East Asia Intro
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East Asia Intro
Physical Geography
• Basic Pattern of Landforms– High Mts &
Plateaus W/S– Alluvial plains E
Physical GeographyIslands and Peninsulas
-Korean Peninsula -Hong Kong -Hainan (Island) -Taiwan
Physical Geography• General Pattern of Climates
– Similar to US
Physical Geography• Some of the World’s largest river systems
– Yangtze; Asia’s longest– Huang He (Yellow)– XI Jiang (West River)– Pearl River
Physical Geography
• Ring of Fire
Natural Hazards
Typhoon
Natural HazardsKanto Earthquake ; September 1 1923
Natural Hazards• On 11 March 2011 a 9.0 magnitude
Earthquake hit Japan
• Killed thousands, displaced more than 320,000, washed away infrastructure, millions without running water.
Natural Hazards2011 Tsunami• The estimated direct cost of the damage is
$125-235 Billion
Economic Geography
• Commercial Agriculture– Rice
Economic Geography
• Commercial Agriculture– Wheat
Economic Geography
• Aquaculture
Economic Geography
• Tea and Cotton in warmer south
Economic Geography• China’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
– Areas allowed to operate in a capitalist economy and accept foreign investment and know how
– Foreigners provide equipment and knowledge, China provides cheap labor costs
Economic Geography
• Japan – world’s 3rd largest economy; was surpassed by China in 2011
Economic Geography
• Japanese Auto Industry– Toyota is now world’s largest auto producer
Economic Geography
• Japan has one of the world’s largest fishing fleets
• 15% of the Global catch
Economic Geography
• Japanese Electronics
Economic Geography
• Newly Industrialized countries = NIC’s = Four Dragons = Four Tigers– Hong Kong, S Korea, Singapore, Taiwan – A rapidly growing economy specializing in small
electronic manufacturing and light industry
Age Structure/Pop. Distribution
Age Structure/Pop. Distribution
• Some of the greatest Population Density in the World
Age Structure/Pop. Distribution
Age Structure/Pop. Distribution
• China’s Population Pyramid
Age Structure/Pop. Distribution
• Japan Population Pyramid
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7tYwnqot6M
Age Structure/Pop. Distribution
History/Govt
• North Korea
-Chief of State/Supreme Leader-Kim Jong Un
-economy suffering, people suffering
-continues to test nuclear weapons
History/Govt
• CHINA– Leader = Xi Jinping (since March 2013)– Quickly abandoning command economy and
becoming capitalists
History/Govt
• Japan– Chief of State: Emperor Akihito (since 1989)– Head of Gov’t: Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (Since
Dec2012)
-Anthem: “Kimigayo” (The Emperors Reign)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FFHC2D12Q&feature=related
Emperor AkihitoPrime Minister Nayoto kan
History/Govt
• N. Korea and S. Korea
split after WWII
(38th Parallel)– N. Korea communist– S. Korea democracy
Conflict
• Chinese environmental record– Industrialize first, environment second
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNgqPbBgnPU
Conflict
• North Korea’s nuclear ambitions
Conflict
• China’s Human Rights Records• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/ai-wei-wei/?
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Conflict
Three Gorges Dam