EAST ASIA

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 Only 10% of land is arable

Unique animals Panda Bear Two Humped Camels Tigers long-eared jerboa

CHINA Innovations Farms Silk Fireworks Gun powder Silk – mulberry leaves Fishing – aquaculture Mid-west nomadic herding Rice & large variety of crops Rice is an example of intensive agriculture – requires large amounts of human labor

AQUACULTURE

Interesting Fact of the Great Wall Prior to its unification 221 BC the wall was a network of seven separate walls Often called “the longest cemetery on earth” Over the last 2,000 years approximately 31,070 miles of wall was built. Earth's circumference is only 24,854 miles 12 century the wall was neglected. In A.D. 1211 and 1223 Mongolia, led by Genghis Khan ruled until the Ming dynasty defeated them. His army was able to step over the wall in some locations

5. The wall can not be view from space 6. The mortar was made of rice flour not bone as some myths say 7. Most of the wall we see today was made by the Ming Dynasty (17th century) 8. It is 25 feet high in some places and ranges from 15-30 feet wide 9. Numerous temples were built along the Wall for the worship of the war god, Guandi

CHINA Landforms Major Rivers Desert Mountain Plain Yellow (Huang) – northern most Empties into the Yellow Sea Called “China’s Sorrow” due to flooding Yangtze (Chang) – central China Most fertile Site of Three Gorges Dam Desert Gobi – natural border of Mongolia and north China “waterless place” 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 – Japan set up a Puppet Government

Gobi

Current Chinese Issues 1. “Three Gorges Dam” Located along the Yangtze Good Help control flooding 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

Three Gorges Dam

Shi’an Terracotta Army

MONGOLIA

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 mill. Controversy over who controls it Capital Taipei Has been under the control of Japan and China. Today they are independent and primarily an exporting and manufacturing country.

KOREA

KOREA

KOREA CONTINUE Peninsula separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan (or East Sea as it is known in Korea) Separated into North Korea (communist) and South Korea at the end of WWII. The US joined the Korean War in 1950 as the first phase of the “Containment” of 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?

KOREA SOUTH KOREA NORTH KOREA Democracy/Free Market Strictly Communist Called the ASAIN TIGER due to large economic growth Highly industrialized Densely populated Strictly Communist Struggling economy Low industrialization

JAPAN (Land of the rising sun?)

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 Samurai – professional warriors

Samurai

Japan Modern History continue On three occasion Japan was saved from Mongol attack (probably cyclones and tsunamis) Kamikaze – Divine 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

Kamikaze

JAPANESE EMPIRE WWII

Japan Population Solutions