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East Asia

East Asia. UNIT 9. Physical Characteristics. Mountains influence the region population settlement patterns ability of people to move climate. Mountains Himalayas Western and Eastern Ghats Mount Fuji-Japan. Varied climate regions --ranging from tropical wet to humid continental

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East Asia

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  1. East Asia UNIT 9

  2. Physical Characteristics • Mountains influence the region • population settlement patterns • ability of people to move • climate

  3. Mountains • Himalayas • Western and Eastern Ghats • Mount Fuji-Japan

  4. Varied climate regions--ranging from tropical wet to humid continental • Many natural hazards--monsoons, typhoons, volcanoes, and earthquakes

  5. Monsoon--a seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that influences large climate regions • Typhoon--a destructive tropical storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean or the China Sea, similar to a hurricane

  6. Influence of water--(rivers, seas, and ocean currents) on agriculture, trade, and transportation

  7. Important bodies of water--Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, Ganges River, Indus River, Brahmaputra River, Pacific Ocean, Yangtze River (Chaing Jiang), Mekong River, Yellow River (Huang He)

  8. Area have abundant arable land • areas of loess • Plateau of Tibet hard to live on • Gobi Desert--second largest in the world

  9. Economic Characteristics • Varied economies in the region ranging from subsistence/commercial agriculture to high-tech industrial manufacturing • Active participation in global markets

  10. Many newly industrialized countries--South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore • Japan is the economic leader of the area • China is in a transition period--from a centrally planned economy to more of a tradition free market economy

  11. Agricultural advancements and technology are enabling greater food production-- “Green Revolution” • Environmental degradation • deforestation • fishing is important

  12. Many countries are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which was set up with the US • main crops are rice and tropical crops such as bananas

  13. Disputed Areas • North Korea and South Korea —two countries that are conflicted North Korea is communist and South Korea is a democracy. • The Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan- Divided after Communist took over China in 1949 • China and Tibet- China took over Tibet in 1949. There is a movement to encourage the Chinese to return Tibet to the Buddhist. Tibet is the homeland of the Buddhist.

  14. Cultural Characteristics • Areas of extremely dense and sparse population • severe contrast between rural and urban areas • serious religious conflicts--primarily between Hindus and Muslims

  15. deep respect for ancestors • Religious diversity--Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Shinto, Confucianism are the major religions

  16. Important cities--Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; New Delhi,India

  17. Tokyo, Japan

  18. Tokyo, Japan Capital of Japan and part of the most urbanized area on Earth; on the island of Honshu One of the world’s major global cities; home of a major stock market

  19. Tokyo, Japan Historically hit by several major earthquakes, most recently in 1923 The Tokyo area has a larger economy than all but 7 countries Very efficient public transportation; center of culture, trade, and education

  20. Beijing, China

  21. Beijing, China Capital of China and the center of culture, politics and education (although Hong Kong and Shanghai are more important for trade and economics); host of 2008 Summer Olympics Forbidden City in Beijing was the home of many Chinese emperors Tiananmen Square was the center of political protests in recent years

  22. Cultural landscape--Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, Great Wall of China, floating markets, mosques,minarets, pagodas, temples and shrines, terraced rice fields

  23. Angkor Wat

  24. Angkor Wat

  25. Angkor Wat Located in the jungles of Cambodia; built in the 12th century as a Hindu temple Later became a center of Buddhist worship; largest religious structure in the world

  26. Great Wall of China

  27. Himalayas

  28. Mount Fuji

  29. Mount Fuji—outside of Tokyo

  30. Mt. Fuji

  31. Himalayas—Mt. Everest

  32. Gobi Desert

  33. Buddha

  34. Buddha in New Delhi

  35. Shinto Shrine

  36. Temple

  37. Pagoda

  38. Pagoda

  39. Temple

  40. The Great Wall of China was built to keep out invaders.

  41. Great Wall of China Built by a series of Chinese dynasties to keep out Mongol and Turkic invaders from the north around 200 B.C. Possibly as many as one million people died during its construction The Wall was minimally successful in keeping out the invaders About 80% of the Wall is now in disrepair

  42. In Asia, many people live on the water. Vendors on small boats sell goods in areas of Southeast Asia; Many in Thailand and Vietnam Pictured below is a floating market.

  43. Terraced rice fields Terracing creates usable farmland in mountainous areas of China, Southeast Asia High population of Asia demands that land isn’t wasted

  44. Planting rice in a terraced rice field.

  45. Temple in Asia

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