GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA Lesson #1 World History

Part #1 - China

Land Features GOBI DESERT HIMALAYAS PACIFIC OCEAN LAND FEATURES Plateau of Tibet PACIFIC OCEAN

BIGGEST RIVERS Yellow River = Huang He River Pearl River = (Xi) Xi River (Xi)

Cities MAJOR CITIES Beijing Shanghai Hong Kong

Most live in Eastern 20% Population Density Plateau of Tibet

China is always crowded

Vacations can be a headache

… and you just have to learn to deal with crowds…

BIG crowds

EAST ASIA MAP – China (p. 321 and 324 and 313) Political Locations (surrounding nations, cities) Manchuria Taiwan Philippines Indonesia

EAST ASIA MAP China Physical Locations (rivers, mountains, seas)

Part #2 - Japan

Topography Of Japan The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Topography The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

________ Mountainous: translation: Little “Arable” Land 80% ________ Mountainous: translation: Little “Arable” Land The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Land Area and Utilization The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Clever answer to farming on mountain sides: Terrace Farming of Rice The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

The Japanese “Farm the Sea” The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Tokyo Fish Market

…about the size of Eastern United States Japan …about the size of Eastern United States The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

The main Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

Bodies of Water North Korea Sea of Japan South Korea Korean Strait The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Pacific Ocean Inland Sea

MajorCities Hiroshima Tokyo Nagasaki The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Hiroshima Tokyo Nagasaki

Bullet Train National Lines Fast Travel Throughout Japan The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. Shinkansen: Bullet Train Bullet Train National Lines

Mt. Fuji The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Swift-Moving Rivers: provide Hydroelectric Power The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Demographics The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s Population Density The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Population Comparisons The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

The Geography of Japan The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Isolation/Protection Archipelago JAPAN IS AN _____________________ - large island chain EFFECTS:__________________________ Isolation/Protection

Global Tectonic Plates Japan -- On the Pacific __________________________ Ring of Fire The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. More than 100,000 killed

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China. 7.2 Richter scale 5,500 killed

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Tsunamis – Tidal Waves The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japan’s obsession with the tranquil The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Japanese Garden for Meditation

Japanese Zen Garden

Japanese Rock Garden

Japanese Moss Garden

Miniature Garden Usually Rock/Sand

Chopstick techniques The next couple of slides are a comparison of the countries that we will be visiting. Notice how small all are compared to China.

Chopsticks (“hashi” in Japanese) Don’t do this…