Transcript China - Schools

North Korea
China
Mongolia
South Korea
Taiwan
Japan
Himalaya
Mountains
Himalayas“House of Snow”
• Separate South Asia from the rest of
Asia
• Mount Everest- world’s highest peak
• Headway to many major river
systems including: Ganges,
Brahmaputra, Red, Irrawaddy, and
Yellow
• Himalayas were
created as the
South Asian
subcontinent
collided into the
Eurasian
continent.
Plateau
of Tibet
Plateau of Tibet
“Roof of the World”
• Highest and largest plateau in
world
• ~2.5 million square miles large
(4x Texas)
• Headway to the Salween,
Mekong, and Yangtze River
systems
Mountain Ranges
• Tian Shan- “Heaven Mountains”
–“Shan” means mountain
– Located in west China
– Part of the Himalaya Range
• Kunlun Mountains- One of the longest
ranges in China
• Pamir Mountains- “Roof of the world”
– Fedchenko Glacier- longest glacier outside
of the polar regions
– Covered with snow year round
Pacific Ring of Fire
• Large number of earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions which occur
along the basin of the Pacific
Ocean.
• 90% of the world’s earthquakes
occur in this region
• 75% of the world’s most active
volcanoes lie in this region
Ring of Fire- Japan
• 10% worlds most active volcanoes
• ~1500 earthquakes every year
• Mount Fuji- Japan’s highest
peak/volcano at 12,389 feet
– Lies SW of Tokyo
• March 11, 2011- earthquake with a 9.0
magnitude
– Strongest earthquake in Japan’s history
– 5th strongest earthquake in world
Ring of Fire- Philippines
and Indonesia
• Philippines
–Mount Pinatubo- Early 90’s, 2nd
largest eruption in history
• Indonesia
–Most active volcanoes in the
Ring of Fire
Plains and Rivers
• Most of the population lives on
river plains or along rivers
Human Geography
• This region makes up 11% of the land in
the world
• 25% of the world’s population lives in this
region.
• 20% of the world’s population lives in
China
– Uneven population in China
• East: 250 people per square mile
• West: Less than 25 people per square mile
• Dense in the lowland areas with mild and wet climates
Japan
• 4 main islands: Run North to South
– Hokkaido
– Shikoku
– Kyushu
– Honshu – largest, most populated
• 70% of Japan is mountains
• 30% is coastal plains
Japan
• ½ the population of the US but is only
the size of California
• Uneven population distribution
• Overall population density- 858 people
per square mile
• Coastal population density- 5,800
people per square mile
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126 million people
67% Urban
Largest City- Tokyo (capital) 36.5 million
Religion- Shintosim 84%, Buddhism 72%
Language- Japanese
Government- Constitutional Monarchy
with a parliamentary government
Japan
• Imports 60% of its food
• Supplies 15% of the worlds fish
• 3rd largest economy in world
– (USA #1, China #2)
• Main natural resource- Fish
Japan – Climate
• Precipitation – 40-60 inches/year
• Typhoons – Eastern version of
hurricane (summer-fall)
China
• 4th largest country in world in land
size
–(Russia #1, Canada #2, USA #3)
• Largest country in world in population
size
–1 billion people
• Largest cities: Shanghai 16.5 million,
Beijing (capital) 12.2 million
• Language- Mandarin Chinese
China
• Official Religion- Atheist (due to
communist government)
• 47% urban
• Government- Communist State
• Economy- moving toward a market
economy from a command economy
–2010- worlds largest exporter
–Largest producer of rice in the world
China’s Major River
Systems
Yangtze “Chang Jiang” River
• Longest river in Asia and 3rd largest in
world
• Chang Jiang means “long river”
• Headway-Plateau of Tibet
• Mouth-East China Sea
• 1/3 of China’s populations lives along
the river
China’s Hydroelectricity
• Three Gorges Dam
• Located on Yangtze River
• When completed it will be the largest dam
in the world; full operation by 2012
Yellow “Huang He” River
• 2nd largest river in China;
6th in world
• Mouth- Bohai Sea
• “Cradle of Chinese
civilization” because it
was the most prosperous
region of early ancient
civilizations
• Appears to be yellow from
Loess
China’s Social Issues
• Censorship is strictly enforced –
Google stopped operation for a period
of time in protest
• Dissenters are not tolerated and can
face jail time
• China controls Tibet even though they
want autonomy and therefore China
views the Dali Lama as a dissenter =
bad news for the Dali Lama
Tiananmen Square
• 1989, Beijing China
• Protests led mainly by students and
intellectuals in an attempt to incite political
reforms on the communist government
• 241 dead, 7000 wounded (official from China)
Chinese Alligator
Giant Panda
3 animals only
found in China
(extinct elsewhere)
Chinese Paddlefish
Taiwan
• Political status is
disputed because since
1949, China has claimed
ownership
• 23 million people
• 98% Han Chinese
ethnicity “native
Taiwanese”
• Language- Mandarin
Chinese and Taiwanese
• Religion- 93% Buddhism,
Taoism, Confucianism
South Korea
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49 million people
83% urban
Largest city- Seoul (capital) 9.7 million
Religion- Christianity 26%
Language- Korean (English is widely
taught in school)
• Government- Republic
• One of the worlds top 20 largest
economies
North Korea
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24 million people
60% urban
Language- Korean
Government- Communist State
Large amounts of money is spent on
the military
The Korea’s
• 2 countries created on 1
peninsula
East Asia Vegetation
• Due to mountainous terrain throughout East
and Southeast Asia
• Terraces Farming– vegetation or crops being
grown on the side of a mountain
East Asia Vegetation
• Rice is the
staple crop
throughout
Southeast
and East Asia
• Rice is grown
in Paddy
Fields