Transcript Physical Geography of East Asia

Thursday 10-05-2012
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On your desk:Ch 27 notes, pen/pencil
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Warm-up: Current Events: Take notes on
CNN student news.
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Physical Geography of East Asia
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Major Geographic
Characteristics
of East Asia
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World’s MOST POPULOUS REGION
One of the world’s earliest culture
hearths
Population concentrated in the East, in
river basins, coastal areas, and special
economic zones
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Sub-regions of East Asia
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CHINA PROPER- Eastern half; the core of
China
XIZANG (TIBET)- Tall mountains and high
plateaus; sparsely populated
XINJIANG- Vast desert basin and mountain
rims; gateway to the Islam world
MONGOLIA- Mostly desert
The JAKOTA TRIANGLE
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Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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LONGITUDINAL EXTENT (East to
West) Comparable to the U.S.
LATITUDINAL RANGE (North to South):
Comparable to Northern Quebec to
Central Caribbean
Bordered by oceans, high mountains,
steppe country, and desert
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Rivers
 Huang
 Chiang
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He - Yellow
Jiang- Yangstze
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Notice location of the 2 rivers….. Compare them to next slide.
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Gobi
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Karst Landscape
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Eastern China
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Northern China: The Great Wall
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Tibet
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CLIMATE
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CLIMATE TYPES INCLUDE: B (Dry); C
(Humid temperate); D (Humid cold); and H
(Unclassified Highlands)
Includes the largest area of highland climate in
the world
Desert conditions prevail in the Northern and
Western interior
Coastal, peninsular, and insular East Asia
have more moderate climates than the interior
regions
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Step terraces are designed to allow water to flow by gravity through all the
fields,
generally reentering a stream at a lower level.
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Rice Fields
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XIZANG (TIBET)
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A harsh physical environment
Sparsely populated
Came under Chinese control during the Manchu
Dynasty in 1720
Gained separate status in the late 19th Century
China’s Communist regime took control in the 1950s
Cornerstone of Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, and
monasteries
Now an autonomous region
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The Potala
Palace in
Lhasa, Tibet, is
the ceremonial
home of the
14th Dalai
Lama, now in
exile in India.
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Highland Pasture in Tibet
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XINJIANG
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Comprises one-sixth of China’s total land
area
A region of high mountains and basins
Chinese only account for 40% of the
population
Muslims account for half of the population
Has extensive reserves of oil and natural gas
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MONGOLIA
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Steppe and desert physical environment
Sparsely populated with an estimated 2.5
million inhabitants
Part of the Chinese empire from late1600s
until 1911
Functions as a buffer state between Russia
and China
Economy is focused on herding and animal
products
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THE JAKOTA TRIANGLE
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CHARACTERISTICS
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Small, Confined land area (Japan and Taiwan are
islands and the Koreas are on a Peninsula)
Hazardous region- earthquakes, tsunamis and
typhoons
Great cities and high-tech industry
Enormous consumption of raw materials, but few
raw materials produced locally
Global links and rapid development
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Mt. Fuji
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Known Hazards
for this Region
 Earthquakes
 Tsunamis
 Volcanic
Activity (Japan)
 Typhoons
 Floods
 Drought
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Natural Resources
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China rich in resources
Oil, coal, metals
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Three Gorges Dam
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Homework:
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Study for Map Test!!
Also prepare for a class debate/discussion:
On a sheet of paper, make a Tchart:
Title: Effects of China’s 3 Gorges
Dam (positive/negative on either
side of T)
Read p.628-630- take notes on T
chart
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Objective: I can use a decision making process to
consider advantages and disadvantages of the Three
Gorges Dam to evaluate the effectiveness of a
solution.
Process:
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On a sheet of paper, make a T-chart:
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Title: Effects of China’s 3 Gorges Dam
(positive/negative on either side of T)
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Read p.628-630- take notes on T chart
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Next class : On sticky note, make an overall decision
more positive or more negative—say WHY you chose
your decision
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Put sticky note on the continuum on front board.
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Be ready to defend your decision.
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