Transcript South, Southeast, and East Asia

East Asia
UNIT 9
Physical Characteristics
 Mountains influence the region
population settlement patterns
ability of people to move
climate
 Mountains
Himalayas
Western and Eastern Ghats
Mount Fuji-Japan
 Varied climate regions--ranging
from tropical wet to humid
continental
 Many natural hazards-monsoons, typhoons, volcanoes,
and earthquakes
 Monsoon--a seasonal shift in
the prevailing winds that
influences large climate
regions
 Typhoon--a destructive
tropical storm occurring in the
western Pacific Ocean or the
China Sea, similar to a
hurricane
 Influence of water--(rivers,
seas, and ocean currents) on
agriculture, trade, and
transportation
 Important bodies of water-Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay
of Bengal, Ganges River, Indus
River, Brahmaputra River, Pacific
Ocean, Yangtze River (Chaing
Jiang), Mekong River, Yellow
River (Huang He)
 Area have abundant arable
land
 areas of loess
 Plateau of Tibet hard to live on
 Gobi Desert--second largest in
the world
Economic Characteristics
 Varied economies in the region
ranging from
subsistence/commercial
agriculture to high-tech
industrial manufacturing
 Active participation in global
markets
 Many newly industrialized
countries--South Korea,
Taiwan, Singapore
 Japan is the economic leader
of the area
 China is in a transition period-from a centrally planned
economy to more of a tradition
free market economy
 Agricultural advancements and
technology are enabling greater
food production-- “Green
Revolution”
 Environmental degradation
 deforestation
 fishing is important
 Many countries are members
of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) which was set up
with the US
 main crops are rice and
tropical crops such as
bananas
Disputed Areas
•North Korea and South Korea —two countries that are
conflicted North Korea is communist and South Korea is a
democracy.
•The Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan- Divided after
Communist took over China in 1949
•China and Tibet- China took over Tibet in 1949. There is a
movement to encourage the Chinese to return Tibet to the
Buddhist. Tibet is the homeland of the Buddhist.
Cultural Characteristics
 Areas of extremely dense and
sparse population
 severe contrast between rural
and urban areas
 serious religious conflicts-primarily between Hindus and
Muslims
 deep respect for ancestors
 Religious diversity-Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism,
Christianity, Taoism, Shinto,
Confucianism are the major
religions
 Important cities--Tokyo,
Japan; Beijing, China; New
Delhi,India
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
 Capital of Japan and part of the
most urbanized area on Earth; on
the island of Honshu
 One of the world’s major global
cities; home of a major stock market
Tokyo, Japan
 Historically hit by several major
earthquakes, most recently in 1923
 The Tokyo area has a larger
economy than all but 7 countries
 Very efficient public transportation;
center of culture, trade, and
education
Beijing, China
Beijing, China
 Capital of China and the center of
culture, politics and education (although
Hong Kong and Shanghai are more
important for trade and economics); host
of 2008 Summer Olympics
 Forbidden City in Beijing was the home
of many Chinese emperors
 Tiananmen Square was the center of
political protests in recent years
 Cultural landscape--Taj
Mahal, Angkor Wat, Great
Wall of China, floating
markets, mosques,minarets,
pagodas, temples and
shrines, terraced rice fields
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
 Located in the jungles of Cambodia; built
in the 12th century as a Hindu temple
 Later became a center of Buddhist
worship; largest religious structure in the
world
Great Wall of China
Himalayas
Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji—outside of Tokyo
Mt. Fuji
Himalayas—Mt. Everest
Gobi Desert
Buddha
Buddha in New Delhi
Shinto Shrine
Temple
Pagoda
Pagoda
Temple
The Great Wall of China was built to keep out
invaders.
Great Wall of China
 Built by a series of Chinese dynasties to
keep out Mongol and Turkic invaders
from the north around 200 B.C.
 Possibly as many as one million people
died during its construction
 The Wall was minimally successful in
keeping out the invaders
 About 80% of the Wall is now in disrepair
 In Asia, many people live on the water.
Vendors on small boats sell goods in
areas of Southeast Asia; Many in
Thailand and Vietnam Pictured below is a
floating market.
Terraced rice
fields
 Terracing creates usable farmland in
mountainous areas of China, Southeast
Asia
 High population of Asia demands that
land isn’t wasted
Planting rice in a terraced rice field.
Temple in Asia
Religious Temple
A religious
shrine in an
intersection.
What sign of
globalization do
you see in the
photo?
 Today, China's half-a-million square
kilometer Loess plateau is very favorable
for farms and grazing if the rainfall is
enough, Nearly the whole Loess Plateau
is being exploited by agriculture and it
has about one-fifth of China's tillable land
and supports more than one-fifth of its
population.
Blowing sand
from the Gobi
Desert creates
loess landforms in
China.
 Cultural heritage
Silks
Batik
wood and ivory carving
ideograms--unique
alphabets
jewels
Batik
 Batik: “painting” technique using melted
wax on fabric; common in Indonesia and
Malaysia
 Batik fabric is made in India.
Chinese silk rug
Silks: famous Chinese
silk has been traded for
thousands of years
 Wood and ivory carving: India is famous
for ivory carvings from the
 tusks of elephants; ivory trade has been
illegal in most countries since 1989
Drought
Silk
 Ideograms
 A character or symbol representing an
idea or a thing without expressing the
pronunciation. A stop sign is an example
of an ideogram.
Chinese calligraphy
characters and translation.
Jewels
Many jewels are mined
in Asia.
Jewels were frequently
used in art in Asian
countries such as
India and China
Sapphires and rubies
are found in
Southeast Asia