South Asia

Satellite View of South Asia

The Size of South Asia

South Asia: Physica l Map

Bodies of Water Indus R. Ganges R. Brahmaputra R. Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal

The Ganges River System 1,560 miles long

“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

The Brahmaputra River System 1,800 miles long

Floods on the Brahmaputra: 2003

Flooding on the Brahmaputra

The Indus River System 1,975 miles long

Valleys / Plains Indo-Gangetic Plain

Hindu Kush

The Khyber Pass

The Himalayas  “him” [snow]  “aalaya” [home]  Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest mt. peak in the world.

The Himalayas

Deserts / Plateaus Thar Desert Deccan Plateau Tibetan Plateau

The Deccan Plateau  31,800 square miles in size.  Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.  From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].

The Tibetan Plateau  The “Roof of the World.”  average elevation is 16,400 feet.

The Thar Desert  The Great Indian Desert  feet in elevation.  up to 127ºF in July.

Completed Map Indus R. Ganges R. Brahmaputra R. Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Himalayas Mt. Everest ▲ Karakoran Mts. Hindu Kush Vindhya Hills Eastern Ghats Western Ghats Khyber Pass I I Thar Desert Deccan Plateau Tibetan Plateau Indo-Gangetic Plain Punjab Kashmir

Climate Regions of South Asia

Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April

Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.

Global Areas of Malaria

Major Farming Systems of South Asia

Economic Activities & Resources

Silk Cultivation

Population Density

Literacy Rate in India

Satellite View of China

China vs. the U. S. in Size China United States SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

Comparing China & the U. S. China United States Size 3.7 million square miles 3.6 million square miles Main physical barrier HimalayasRockies Main River Yangtze / East - West Mississippi / North – South Population East Coast Connectivity problems North - South East - West

Countries & Regions Tibet Mongolia Southeast Asia Indian Subcontinent Russia N. Korea S> Korea Taiwan Philippines

CitiesCities BEIJING Harbin Nanjing Guangzhou Xi’an Shanghai Taipei Lhasa Hong Kong Macao

Completed Political Map BEIJING Harbin Nanjing Guangzhou Xi’an Shanghai Taipei Lhasa Hong Kong Macao Tibet Mongolia Southeast Asia Indian Subcontinent N. Korea S> Korea Taiwan Philippines

China’s Topography

Bodies of Water Huang-He River Y e l l o w S e a Yangtze River Pacific Ocean Amur River Xi River South China Sea Sea of Japan

The Polluted Yellow River!

Mountains & Peaks Tian Shan Altai Mts. Greater Khingan Kunlun Shan Himalayan Mts.

The Great Wall of China

Deserts & Plateaus Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert

Valleys / Plains / Basins Manchurian Plain North China Plain Tarim Basin Sichuan Basin

North China Plain

Agricultural Regions in China Shabdong Peninsula G r a n d C a n a l G r e a t W a l l CHUNG KUO

Completed Topographic Map Huang-He River Yellow Sea Yangtze River Pacific Ocean Amur River Xi River South China Sea Sea of Japan Tian Shan Altai Mts. Greater Khingan Kunlun Shan Himalayan Mts. Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert Manchurian Plain North China Plain Tarim Basin Sichuan Basin Shabdong Peninsula Grand Canal Great Wall CHUNG KUO

China’s Climate Zones

Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

Winter Monsoons

Summer Monsoons

Precipitation in China

Agricultural Regions in China

Arable Land

“Brown” China vs. “Green” China Rice Dominant Wheat Dominant Pasture and Oasis Double-crop rice SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

South China

Major Chinese Industries

Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China

China as % of World Population

Top 10 Populated Nations

Population Density

Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

Japan and the United States

Japan’s Topography

Bodie s of Water Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R.

Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Mountai ns And Peaks

Plains Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Ishikari Plain Osaka Plain

Island s Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

Cities Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

Final Map Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R. Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain Ishikari Plain Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa Russia China N. Korea S. Korea Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land

Mt. Fuji

Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

Japan’s Land Area and Utilization

Japan by Satellite

Global Tectonic Plates Japan -- On the “Fire Rim of the Pacific”

Japanese Earthquakes:

Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 Over 100,000 dead!

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 ► 7.2 Richter scale ► 5,500 deaths

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

Japan’s Oceanic Currents

Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities

Precipitation

Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Fall Winter SpringSummer

Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse: Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

Terrace Farming of Rice

The Japanese Farm the Sea Tokyo Fish Market

Natural Resources

Raw Materials

Japan’s Population Density

Japan’s Population Trends

Japan’s Population Over 65 versus the United States

Japan’s Growing Older Japan’s Age Breakdown Under 15 years15.8% 15 – 59 years63.3% 60 and over years 20.9%

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