1. Last Time
Chinese population continued
Chinese economic geography

2. Today – East Asia Continued
Hong Kong
Chinese but a special case
Japan
Environment, settlement, history & economy
Korea
Environment, settlement, history, & economy
Taiwan

3. Hong Kong
History/culture
Economy/settlement

10. Japan
Physical geography
Climates from like Maine to Florida
Located on several plate margins =>
Many earthquakes & volcanoes
Mostly mountains

14. “Ring of Fire”

15. ‘Quakes

16. Recent quake
3/29/06!
4.7

18. Japan
Settlement and population
About 2.5 x NC in size (~ California) but with 127 m population
High physiological density
Core area of Japan = “Tokaido”
Tokyo
Age structure — Japan’s low mortality and fertility => rapidly aging population

19. Japan
Settlement and population
About 2.5 x NC in size (~ California) but with 127 m population
High physiological density
Core area of Japan = “Tokaido”
Tokyo
Age structure — Japan’s low mortality and fertility => rapidly aging population

22. Japan Culture and history borrowing and adapting from Asian mainland
Very insular as well
Lack of resources for industry => history of conquest and colonization
Economic geography
GNP/capita one of world’s highest
Very much relies on imports and exports
Future problems

24. Japanese Empire in WW II

26. Korea
Physical geography
climate more extreme
S Korea less mountainous than N
S Korea possesses far better and more farm land

29. Korea
Settlement and population
S Korea ~ 2/3 size of NC; N Korea ~ same as NC
S Korea ~ 48 m; heavily urban
N Korea ~ 23 m
Cultural historical factors
Economy

32. Taiwan (Formosa)
Physical geography
Settlement and population
History and culture
Economics