EAST ASIA

LESSON OBJECTIVES Explain the population characteristics,

culture, and territory situations of China and Japan

Describe characteristics of Confucianism and Daoism

Analyze positives and negatives of China’s One Child Policy

Formulate an opinion regarding China’s One Child Policy

CONFUCIUS SAYS…Man who run in front of car get tired Man who run behind car get exhausted Man who keep feet firmly on the ground have trouble putting on pants Man with one chopstick go hungry 

CHINA Physical Characteristics

Land area = about the size of the United States

Physiographic Regions North China Plain

Southeast Uplands

Tibetan Plateau

Northwest China

WATER RESOURCES Huang He (Yellow) River

Loess soils Very fertile

Named ‘Yellow River’ because loess is yellow “China’s Sorrow”

Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River World’s 3rd Longest River Three Gorges Dam

Impacts

CHINESE HISTORY Review

Huang He Culture HearthSeries of Dynasties and Kingdoms

The Long MarchNationalists declared China a republic

But…the party split… some favored Karl Marx

Long March- Communists fleeing North

The Great Leap Forward Mao Zedong had introduced Communism

The People’s Republic of China New economic organization

People’s Communes Failure

The Cultural Revolution Purpose: Create a socialist society Red Guards

Radicals, enforced Mao’s policiesOrdered to destroy the Four Olds

Ideology, thought, habits, customs Teachers, artists, writers killed Failure

CURRENT-DAY CHINA

Population Characteristics: 1.3 billion people

Most populated country

95% live in Eastern Half 50% Urban

Hukou (Household Registration System) Citizens are classified as rural or urban

One Child Policy

Political and Economic Characteristics People’s Republic of China (PRC) Communist state

But…Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

Pollution Problems Air pollution

Coal accounts for 80% of China’s Energy Acid Rain in SE China Industrial Regions- unrestricted and uncontrolled air emissions

POLITICAL ISSUES The One China Policy

Tibet Ruler: Dalai Lama (theocrat) Autonomous Region Tibet wants independence

Taiwan Independent, Republic of China China considers it a “Runaway Province” U.S. opposes Chinese takeover of Taiwan

Hong Kong British returned Hong Kong in 1997 “One country, two systems”

JAPAN Physical Characteristics

Archipelago 4 main islands

Pacific Ring of Fire Earthquakes and volcanoes

Population Characteristics World’s most homogenous population

99% Japanese World’s highest life expectancy

Females- Males-

Growth Rate VERY low growth rate, .1% (ZPG)

Political and Economic Characteristics

Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government

Very few natural resources Must import 97% of raw materials and energy supplies

Culture Respect for the elderly Recycling and waste-treatment programs Uniformity Shinto Religion

THE KOREAN PENINSULA History

Divided after WWII at the 38th Parallel North- USSR South- U.S.

Korean War 1950-1953 DMZ (De-Militarized Zone)

Cease-fire line is now at the border

Regional Complimentarily North- minerals South- best farmland

* South is more developed

‘The Hermit Kingdom’ Communist State Heavily armed

1.1 million troops 10 year mandatory military service Nuclear capabilities?

Withdrew from Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

SOUTH KOREA Democratic Republic Economic Tiger

REUNIFICATION IN THE FUTURE?

NORTH KOREA

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTIn 1-2 paragraphs, write your opinion of China’s One Child

Policy. Use evidence from the article to support your

opinion. Be prepared to discuss your opinion in a Fishbowl discussion next

class.

CLOSING ACTIVITYWhat do you think China’s

population pyramid will look like in the year 2025? Will

the One Child Policy be effective or not? Show your

opinion by drawing a population pyramid.