1. Countries
China
Japan
Mongolia
North Korea
South Korea
Taiwan

2. East Asia

3. China 3rd largest country in the world
China = 3.7 million square miles
U.S. = 3.6 million square miles
Rugged terrain
Himalayas and other mountain ranges throughout
Only 12% of land is arable
Lots of deserts
Very reliant on rivers to reach the interior

4. The Three Chinas The Coast The Center The West
Forefront of modernization.
Political and economic center.
Rich, urbanized, and open to the world.
The Center
Agricultural and demographic hearth.
Poor and rural China.
The West
Sparsely populated.
Region of minorities.
Most mineral resources.
Coast
West
Center

5. Japan Archipelago- chain of islands
Linked together by bridges and tunnels
Isolated nation
Very mountainous
Size of California

6. Korea ‘The shrimp between two whales’
Consists of peninsula and 3,000 islands
Split into two parts- divided during Cold War
Size of Indiana

7. Taiwan Island off southeast coast of China Mountainous
25% usable for agriculture
Size of Idaho

8. Mongolia Deserts Mountains
Northern region has a climate similar to Siberia
Size of state of Texas twice

9. Ring of Fire Area where different plates are constantly moving
Subduction- one plate goes beneath the other leaving space for the magma to escape
Line of huge volcanic activity with lots of earthquakes and tsunamis

10. Human Environment Interaction
People have interacted with their environment in many ways throughout time.
Adapt- people adjust their lifestyle to the environment
Depend- people rely on their environment to survive
Modify- people change the environment to fit into their lives.