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World Regional Geography East Asia C.J. Cox Instructor Week #8
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East Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography Regions & States
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East Asia
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Ten Geographic Qualities
1. Eastern Flank of Eurasia 2. Over 1/5 of the world’s population lives in this region
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Ten Geographic Qualities
3. One of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations 4. Foreign intervention of European colonialism, Japanese imperialism & Russian expansionism 5. Communist revolution after WWII
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Ten Geographic Qualities
6. Dominantly rural society with very large urban cities and quickly developing industrialization 7. Region of enduring traditions - values, religions 8. Economic powerhouse of the 21st century
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Ten Geographic Qualities
9. A region about the size of the US with 5 times the population 10. Internally oriented Asian cultural values
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Relative Location of East Asia
Centrally located between South Asia, and the Pacific Ocean North of South East Asia and south of Russia
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East Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography Regions & States
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Physical Geography of East Asia
Plate Tectonics Plateaus Deserts Mountains Rivers Lakes Climates
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Physical Geography Plate Tectonics
Clashing or colliding plates of Eurasian and Philippine Plates and Pacific Plates Volcanic archipelago caused by subduction of plates.
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Himalyas & Tibetan Plateau
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Physical Geography Deserts Gobi Desert
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Physical Geography of East Asia
Rivers Yangstze River Huong Ho (Yellow) Xi Juang River Landforms Sichuan (Red) Basin Tibetan Plateau Himalayan Mts. Kunlun Mts.
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Irrigated Farmland
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Physical Geography of East Asia
Climates Desert Climates dominate interior Coastal is a Humid subtropical climate (C) wet all year averages above freezing Northern China and the Tibetan Plateau are dominated by the D climates
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Climates of East Asia
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Vegetation Map
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East Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography Regions & States
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Cultural Geography of East Asia
INTERESTING FACTS More people speak Mandarin Chinese than any other language (native speakers) One in every five people in the world today is Chinese The Japanese have a larger GNP per capita than the US
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Cultural Geography of East Asia
Population Languages Religion Agriculture Economics Historical Geography
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Population Concentrations
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Cultural Geography of East Asia
Population 1.4 billion concentrations on coasts & rivers one child policy in China lowers growth rate - but numbers remain large Japan is at zero population growth
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East Asia Population Characteristics Birth rates 16/1000
Death rates 7/1000 Natural Increase .9% Infant Mortality 29/1000 Doubling Time 74yrs Pop <15 25% Pop > 65 7%
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Cultural Geography of East Asia
Languages Sino-Tibetan Language Family Chinese Tibeto-Burmese Altaic Language Family Japanese Korean Mongolian
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Religions
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Religions
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Cultural Geography of East Asia
Religion Buddhism dominates East Asia Minor religions shintoism in Japan confusionism Taoism Religious landscapes
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Cultural Geography of South Asia
Religion Religious landscapes
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Cultural Geography of East Asia
Agriculture subsistence farming intensive rice farming Wheat is the dominant grain in Northern China Government owned communes vs. private enterprises Japanese subsidization of rice farmers
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Agriculture in East Asia
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Rice Paddies in China
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Washing & drying vegetable along the river
Southern China
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Cultural Geography of East Asia
Economy primary industry resource rich trade large labor population
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China
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Income levels
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Historical Geography Chinese Empires Colonial Colonization & Trade
Japanese Empire of the 20th Century Emmergence of Communist China Japanese Economic Imperialism China & Japan as world powers The East Asian Economic Powerhouse
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East Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography Regions & States
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Political Geography of East Asia
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East Asia Ten Geographic Qualities Physical Geography
Cultural Geography Regions & States
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World Regional Geography East Asia C.J. Cox Instructor Week #7
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