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China, Mongolia, Taiwan. POPULATION DENSITY MAP. CHINA. Third largest country in area Largest in population 1.5 Billion (Less than 7 billion on the planet) All population is in China’s eastern 1/3 Mostly in the NORTH CHINA PLAIN Western 2/3 is mountainous and desert
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CHINA • Third largest country in area • Largest in population 1.5 Billion (Less than 7 billion on the planet) • All population is in China’s eastern 1/3 • Mostly in the NORTH CHINA PLAIN • Western 2/3 is mountainous and desert • Only 10% of land is arable
CHINA • Unique animals • Panda Bear • Two Humped Camels • Tigers
CHINA • Innovations Silk Fireworks Gun powder • Farms Silk – mulberry leaves Fishing – aquaculture Rice & large variety of crops Mid-west nomadic herding
CHINA • Landforms • Major Rivers • Yellow (Huang) – northern most • Empties into the Yellow Sea • Yangtzee (Chang) – central China • Called “China’s Sorrow” due to flooding • Most fertile • Xi (shee) – southern most • Desert • Gobi – natural border of Mongolia to the North • Caused by rain shadow of the Himalayas • Mountain • 40 % of China is mountain • Himalaya form a natural southern boundary • Plateau of Tibet is the highest plateau • Plain • North China Plain – Majority of China’s population • Manchurian Plain – sight of many conflicts between Russia and Japan
Current Chinese Issues • 1. “Three Gorges Dam” • Located along the Yangtze • Good • Help control flooding (stop “China Sorrow”) • World’s largest dam • World’s largest source of Hydroelectricity • Bad • Loss of artifacts • Destroy rare plant and animal life • Displace millions of families • 2. Government • Communist (controls everything) • 3. Overpopulation
MONGOLIA • 1. Capital - Ulan Bator, Ulaanbaatar or U.B. • 2. Population – 3 million • 3. Gobi desert separates it from China. • 4. History • Once feared Nomadic warriors. Genghis Khan created the largest empire the world has known. Because of this China built the Great Wall. • Joined U.S.S.R.’s “Communist Block” during the Cold War • Nomadic Herding is the primary economy for most Mongolian
TAIWAN • Population – 23 million and about the size of Vermont • Capital Taipei • Been under control of Japan and China. Today they are independent and primarily an exporting and manufacturing country.
EASTERN ASIAN GEOGRAPHY KOREA
EASTERN ASIAN GEOGRAPHY • KOREA • Peninsula separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan • Separated into North Korea (communist) and South Korea at the end of WWII. The US joined the Korean War in 1950 to keep “Contain” communism. • War ended in 1953 and a demilitarized zone (DMZ) was created at the 38th parallel (38 degrees latitude) • Wildlife has thrived in this area. WHY?
EASTERN ASIAN GEOGRAPHY • JAPAN Physical Geography • Island country made up of four large islands • Honshu is the largest of the four islands • Very mountainous – known for skiing • Climate • Chishima (Oyashio) Current – cold ocean current along the north. Makes summers mild and winters harsh. • Japan (Kuroshio) Current – warm ocean current along the south that makes winters mild and summers hot and humid.
Japanese History • Japan was isolated from the world until 1853 when Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Tokyo Bay • Political system similar to medieval feudal Europe. • Emperor – like a king but viewed as a god • Shogun – powerful warlords • Daimyo – wealthy landlords
Japan Modern History continue • Samurai – professional warriors • Saved from three Mongol attack (probably cyclones and tsunamis) • Kamikaze – Devine Wind – • Members of the Axis Powers of WWII • Suicide dive bombers • honorable to die - Samurai • U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
