1. GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA
Lesson #1
World History

2. Part #1 - China

3. Land Features GOBI DESERT HIMALAYAS PACIFIC OCEAN LAND FEATURES
Plateau of
Tibet
PACIFIC
OCEAN

4. BIGGEST RIVERS Yellow River = Huang He River Pearl River = (Xi)
Xi River
(Xi)

5. Cities
MAJOR CITIES
Beijing
Shanghai
Hong Kong

6. Most live in Eastern
20%
Population Density
Plateau of
Tibet

7. China is always crowded

8. Vacations can be a headache

9. … and you just have to learn to deal with crowds…

10. BIG crowds

14. EAST ASIA MAP – China (p. 321 and 324 and 313)
Political Locations (surrounding nations, cities)
Manchuria
Taiwan
Philippines
Indonesia

15. EAST ASIA MAP
China
Physical Locations
(rivers, mountains, seas)

16. Part #2 - Japan

17. Topography Of
Japan
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18. Japan’s Topography
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19. ________ Mountainous: translation: Little “Arable” Land
80%
________ Mountainous: translation: Little “Arable” Land
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20. Japan’s Land Area and Utilization
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21. Clever answer to farming on mountain sides: Terrace Farming of Rice
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22. The Japanese “Farm the Sea”
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Tokyo Fish Market

23. …about the size of Eastern United States
Japan
…about the size of Eastern United States
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24. The main Islands Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa
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Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa

25. Bodies of Water North Korea Sea of Japan South Korea Korean Strait
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Pacific Ocean
Inland Sea

26. MajorCities Hiroshima Tokyo Nagasaki
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Hiroshima
Tokyo
Nagasaki

27. Bullet Train National Lines
Fast Travel Throughout Japan
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Shinkansen: Bullet Train
Bullet Train National Lines

28. Mt. Fuji
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29. Swift-Moving Rivers: provide Hydroelectric Power
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30. Demographics
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31. Japan’s Population Density
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32. Population Comparisons
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33. The
Geography
of Japan
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34. Isolation/Protection
Archipelago
JAPAN IS AN _____________________
- large island chain
EFFECTS:__________________________
Isolation/Protection

35. Global Tectonic Plates Japan -- On the Pacific
__________________________
Ring of Fire
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36. Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923
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More than 100,000 killed

37. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
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7.2 Richter scale
5,500 killed

38. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
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39. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves
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40. Japan’s obsession with the tranquil
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41. Japanese Garden for Meditation

42. Japanese Zen Garden

43. Japanese Rock Garden

44. Japanese Moss Garden

45. Miniature Garden
Usually Rock/Sand

46. Chopstick
techniques
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47. Chopsticks (“hashi” in Japanese)
Don’t do this…