1. Last Time
Hong Kong
Chinese but a special case
Japan
Environment, settlement, history & economy

2. Today – East Asia Continued
Korea
Environment, settlement, history, & economy
Taiwan

3. Korea
Physical geography
Climate more extreme than Japan
S Korea less mountainous than N
S Korea possesses far better and more farm land

6. Korea
Settlement and population
Koreas
Densely settled
High physiological density
S Korea
~ 2/3 size of NC
~ 48 m; heavily urban
Seoul ~ 12 m => primate city

10. Korea
Settlement and population
N Korea
~ same size as NC
~ 23 m

12. Korea
Cultural historical factors
Independence
Yet conquest & domination
Economy
S. Korean economic “miracle”
Unification issues

14. Taiwan (Formosa)
Physical geography
Tropical/sub-tropical climate: Warm and wet
Hilly (tectonic) landscape
Settlement and population
History and culture
Economics

18. Taiwan (Formosa)
Settlement and population
1/4 size of NC but with > 20 m pop
High physiological density
History and culture
Chinese occupation from 1600s
Japanese occupation
Current “Nationalist” gvernment
Economics
Another Asian “tiger”
Unification issues