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East Asia

East Asia. Natural Resources and Land Use. Three economic questions asked by countries when planning their economies: What will be produced? How will it be produced? For whom will it be produced? The answers to these questions depend largely on the following:

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East Asia

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  1. East Asia Natural Resources and Land Use

  2. Three economic questions asked by countries when planning their economies: • What will be produced? • How will it be produced? • For whom will it be produced? • The answers to these questions depend largely on the following: • natural resources and land use. • To improve their economies, governments have to decide how to use these.

  3. Natural Resources • East Asia has a lot of natural resources. • Coal • Oil • Water • power • Raw Materials = Manufacturing • Fertile land and water = food

  4. Korea’s Natural Resources • Coal and Iron - North. • Tungsten and Graphite - South • NO sharing between countries • N. Korea is a develop(ing) country. • S. Korea is a develop(ed) country.

  5. Mineral Resources in Japan • Modern industrial society. • World’s largest importer of: • Coal • natural gas • Oil • Imports 95% of the minerals needed to run its major industries. • Iron ore, tin, and copper.

  6. China’s Mineral Resources • China has a large domestic supply of mineral resources. • One of the world’s largest deposits of coal. • China also has oil deposits and exports some of it to other countries.

  7. Hydroelectric Power • East Asia’s swiftly moving rivers are ideal for power production & industrial development. • Hydroelectric dams are very expensive. • China is building the 3 Gorges Dam. • 1.5 miles wide & 600 feet high. • Produce electricity & flood control.

  8. Aquaculture • Aquaculture, or fish farming is important to E.Asia. • It expanded in the 1980-90s due to pollution and over fishing. • China, Japan, S. Korea, and Taiwan are among the leaders in Aquaculture. • Produce: • Fish, shrimp, oysters, mussels, clams.

  9. Produce Food • High population - East Asia needs to farm every bit of available land • Terrain - East Asian nations can only farm 20% or less of available land. • Terrace farming is a common method. • Double cropping is also used to increase output where conditions allow.

  10. Terrace Farming

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