Human Geography of China and Mongolia

1. Human Geography of China and Mongolia Ch. 28.2

2. Which effect will likely result from new airport construction in China? • Airports will contribute to better air quality. • Airports will require tax increases on those regions that plan to build one. • Airports will increase trade and the connections of people to other parts of China and the world. • Airports will increase pressure on the government to allow greater democratic participation.

3. Where was this image likely taken and how does the character of this place reveal its location? • This is likely Japan because of the wide open, grassy fields. • This is likely Mongolia because the culture has a long history of nomadic life. • This is likely South Korea because the culture has a long history of breeding horses. • This is likely Taiwan because the environment lacks resources for stone and wood buildings.

4. Video on Shanghai • 1. What is extraordinary about recent changes in Shanghai? • 2. What is the one form of architecture that occurs across all of East Asia? • 3. What are some examples of a modern and advanced economy in Shanghai?

5. Answers to Shanghai Video • 1. Development has happened very quickly. What might have taken 100 years has been condensed into five. Shanghai is now one of China’s most important cities. • 2. The pagoda is a form of architecture that occurs across all of East Asia. • 3. Answers will vary but might include high-speed trains, skyscrapers, and shopping districts.

7. Human Geography of China • History and Government • Dynasties, or ruling families, were believed to rule under the “Mandate of Heaven,” or approval from the gods. • Confucius (Kongfuzi), China’s most famous teacher and philosopher, founded an ideology based on discipline and proper moral conduct. • Daoism is still practiced today and stresses harmony with nature and simple living. • The Communists took power in China in 1949, but Taiwan and Mongolia are more democratic.

8. Dynasties, or ruling families, were believed to rule under the “Mandate of Heaven,” or approval from the gods.

9. Confucius (Kongfuzi), China’s most famous teacher and philosopher, founded an ideology based on discipline and proper moral conduct.

11. Daoism is still practiced today and stresses harmony with nature and simple living.

12. The concept of Yin and Yang, that harmony exists when there is balance between opposite but interacting pairs, began with Daoism and became a permanent fixture of Chinese culture.

13. The Communists took power in China in 1949, but Taiwan and Mongolia are more democratic. (link to video)

15. Human Geography of China • Population Patterns • The Ethnic Han Chinese comprise 92 percent of the population of China and speak Mandarin. • 90 percent of China’s population lives on one-sixth of the land. • Mongolia’s population is primarily ethnic Mongolian and has a low population density. • Urban migration is rapidly increasing in China. • China’s one-child policy has reduced the growth rate but also causes problems.

16. The Ethnic Han Chinese comprise 92 percent of the population of China and speak Mandarin.

17. 90 percent of China’s population lives on one-sixth of the land.

18. Mongolia’s population is primarily ethnic Mongolian and has a low population density.

19. Urban migration is rapidly increasing in China.

20. China’s one-child policy has reduced the growth rate but also causes problems. As that bulge gets older and moves up the pyramid, and especially as its members leave the workforce, China will face — in spades — the same problem posed for the U.S. by the retirement of the Baby Boomers. The ratio between workers and the retirees they’re supporting will get more and more unfavorable. http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/30/asia/china-one-child-policy-undo/ link to video from CNN

22. Human Geography of China • Society and Culture Today • The government has promoted efforts to increase literacy across all social strata. • The government exerts power over religious and personal freedoms. • China’s rich artistic heritage of poetry, porcelain, and opera are experiencing a resurgence. • The family is the most important social unit. • The one-child rule, along with the preference for boys, has resulted in the death of many female infants through purposeful neglect.

23. The government has promoted efforts to increase literacy across all social strata.

24. Most Chinese speak Mandarin Chinese and write using Chinese characters.

25. The government exerts power over religious and personal freedoms.

26. China’s rich artistic heritage of poetry, porcelain, and opera are experiencing a resurgence.

27. The family is the most important social unit.

28. The one-child rule, along with the preference for boys, has resulted in the death of many female infants through purposeful neglect.

29. Mongolian People are mostly Tibetan Buddhists.

31. Human Geography of China • Economic Activities • China’s large agricultural workforce produces the most rice, wheat, and tea worldwide. • China is the world’s largest exporter and uses its undervalued Yuan to keep export prices down. • Human rights issues are a troubling concern, as those who speak out are treated harshly. • Former British colony Hong Kong is in a Special Economic Zone, meaning it welcomes foreign investment with minimal governmental interference.

32. China’s large agricultural workforce produces the most rice, wheat, and tea worldwide.

34. China is the world’s largest exporter and uses its undervalued Yuan to keep export prices down.

35. Human rights issues are a troubling concern, as those who speak out are treated harshly.(link to video)

36. Former British colony Hong Kong is in a Special Economic Zone, meaning it welcomes foreign investment with minimal governmental interference.

37. Mining in Mongolia

38. Grazing livestock in Mongolia