Front of Board TPO: We will interpret different types of maps to answer geographic questions using a PPT & Atlas to produce a GeoQuest. EQ: What geographic features are unique to East Asia? What environmental impacts has the 3 Gorges Dam had on China? STAAR: What environmental issue is affecting the environment of China? Reflection: Do you think the 1 Child Policy could exist in the USA? Vocabulary: atheism, isolationism, Buddhism, hydroelectricty
Fast Facts Countries – China, Japan, North & South Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan Population – 1.6 Billion Main Religion – Buddhism (most practiced), Atheism (no belief in a God), Christianity
Landforms Mountain Ranges Rivers Islands Kunlun Mtns. Qinling Shandi Yellow River Yangtze River Islands Hainan Taiwan Japan
Climate & Vegetation Climate Gobi Desert Similar to USA Same latitudes & climate zones Gobi Desert In northern China Extremely arid
Three Gorges Dam Built on the Yangtze River Positive Impacts Controls flooding Produces hydroelectricity Increase trade Negative Impacts soil erosion factory waste pollution
China Population – 1.3 billion (most populous in world) Economy – based on agriculture & industry Government – Communist GDP – 10.35-12 trillion
One Child Policy Created in 1979 Only 1 child per family Reduced population growth Not enforced as much now What issue may come of this? Males will outnumber females
Japan Population – 127 million NOT ethnically diverse (few minorities) Economy – 3rd largest in the world Based on manufacturing & industry Very Urban
Taiwan Ethnically Chinese 1949 – Communists take control of China Nationalists ( those fighting for a Republic against Communists) lost and migrated to Taiwan China still claims Taiwan
North & South Korea Located on the Korean peninsula 1950 – North invades South Starts Korean War Treaty signed in 1953 North Korea – Communist Weak economy (practice isolationism) South Korea – Democracy Strong economy (trades globally)