Geographic Regions of the World Physical and political characteristics.

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Geographic Regions of the World Physical and political characteristics

East Asia

Present-day countries China Japan North Korea South Korea Mongolia Taiwan

North and South Korea

What makes East Asia? Pacific Ocean in the east Port cities on the eastern coast Navigable Rivers Desert climate in the northwest Mixture of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity and Shintoism

Southeast Asia

Present-day countries Vietnam Laos Cambodia Thailand Burma Malaysia

What makes Southeast Asia? Separated by mountains & rainforest from the rest of mainland Pacific & Indian Oceans Mixture of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam Influenced by Indian and Chinese cultures

Southern Asia

Present-Day Countries India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka

What makes Southern Asia Cut off by Himalayas and Hindu Kush Dravidians—Aryans—Muslims Cyclical view of Hinduism and Buddhism until the Islamic incursions

Central Asia

Present-Day Countries Former Soviet Republics of Asia Afghanistan (NOT in the Middle East)

What makes Central Asia? Steppe and desert somewhat cut off from surrounding areas Origins of people of South Asia (Aryans) Almost all European and Turkic people were war-like Radical Islamic

Southwest Asia & Egypt (Middle East)

Present-day countries Anatolian Peninsula (Turkey) Levant: Israel, Palestine and Lebanon Arabian Peninsula Syria, Iraq, Iran Egypt NOT Afghanistan

What makes Southwest Asia? Desert climate Surrounded by warm-waterways Access to Mediterranean, Indian Ocean Defined by Islam (North Africa is extension) Origin of the 3 monotheistic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam)

North Africa

Present-day Countries Morocco Algeria Tunisia Libya Egypt

What makes North Africa? Sahara Desert Mediterranean Sea Extension of Arab Middle East, influenced by trans-Saharan trade and Islam

West Africa

Present-day countries Senegal & the Gambia Guniea Bissau & Guinea Sierra Leone & Liberia Cote’ D’Ivoire & Ghana Togo & Benin Nigeria Burkina Faso MAYBE: W. Sahara, Mauritania, Mali & Chad

What makes West Africa? Coastal rainforest Savannah Sahel and Steppe Traditionally African until Islam pushed in from the north and Christianity and westernization arrived in the 19 th century

Central Africa

Present-day countries Cameroon Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Central African Republic Rwanda Burundi Chad (maybe) Angola (maybe)

What makes Central Africa? Congo basin, mostly rainforest, wet savannah Traditionally African with some Christian influence

East Africa

Present-day countries Kenya Uganda Tanzania

What makes East Africa? Indian Ocean Coastal trade Bantu/Arab/Indian-Islamic Most influenced by the I/O trade routes than European colonization Sunni Islam on coast and tribal (animistic) in the interior

Southern Africa

Present-day countries Namibia Botswana Zimbabwe Mozambique Swaziland Lesotho Republic of South Africa

What makes South Africa? South of C/E Africa Tribal religions, Islam, little Christianity from W. Europe

Western Europe

Present-day countries Ireland United Kingdom Norway Belgium Denmark Netherlands Luxemburg France Portugal and Spain Italy Switzerland NOT Germany or Austria

What makes Western Europe? West of the Rhine, Scandinavia and Italy Area most affected by the Roman Empire and RCC This is what “western” in culture refers to

Central Europe

Present-day countries Germany Austria Czech Republic Slovakia Hungary Serbia Albania Croatia Slovenia Macedonia Poland

What makes Central Europe? East of the Rhine as far as RCC influence extends Directly influenced by the Reformation, Counter-Reformation and the Enlightenment

Eastern Europe & Russia

Present-day countries Russia Romania Bulgaria Lithuania Estonia Latvia Belarus Ukraine Moldavia Caucus nations NO LONGER: Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Yugoslav nations

What makes Eastern Europe? Eastern extremities of central Europe across Eurasia to the Pacific Orthodox Christianity, some Islam, no direct influence of Reformation/Enlightenment but they have a secondary influence

Latin America and the Caribbean

Present-day countries All of the western hemisphere south of the United States

What makes Latin America & the Caribbean? North American and African cultures with heavy overlay of Spanish and Portuguese influences RCC and Iberian outlook

North America

Present-day countries United States Mexico

What makes North America? British/Western European cultures Enlightenment/Revolutionary attitude Exclusive Western European philosophy

Australia & Oceania (Polynesia)

What makes Australia & Oceania? Islands Mixture of cultures brought in through trade Widely disparate religious philosophy

Avoid pitfalls… “Southern Asia” “South Africa” “Central America” “Balkans” “Mediterranean States” “Afghanistan”