1. The Impacts of Geography on East and Southeast Asia By Lauren R. Delos Reyes and Emily Sprainis Orso 1 st Period Terraced farming of rice in China. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LongjiTerraces.jpg]

2. Physical Geography Himalaya Mountains, the Gobi Desert, and the Pacific Ocean have contributed to China’s Isolation. Himalaya Mountains, the Gobi Desert, and the Pacific Ocean have contributed to China’s Isolation. The Great Wall of China kept invaders out as it stretched thousands of miles across and was a human-made factor to isolation. Terraced farming allows unproductive land become arable and it conserves soil as well as making irrigation easier. http://www.mapsofworld.com/asia-political-map.htm Building huge walls, creating skyscrapers on springs, establishing strict building codes, having tide gauges, and drills are among the adaptations Japan has created to live in the Ring of Fire.

3. Human-Environment Interaction Modifications: Modifications: –Lack of Arable Land  terraced farming –Does it work in developed or developing areas?  Both, cheap method of farming that can be utilized. –Tectonic Activity  Skyscrapers on springs –Does it work in developed or developing areas?  Only developed as this would take place in the city and is certainly expensive. Clip: Terraced FarmingTerraced Farming

4. Population Japan Japan –Graying Population  A solution: –Give women $5,000 upon having their fourth child. –This solution may not work because many families are moving to the city because Japan is trying to industrialize and most families do not have time to raise four children. A population pyramid displaying Japan’s population in the year ahead. [http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ja/Age_distribution]

5. Religions ReligionShintoBuddhismConfucianism LocationJapanJapan, China, Vietnam China Beliefs Spirits and demons of nature Deities Four Nobel Truths Eightfold Path Nirvana Stresses morals and political ideas Respect ancestors and authority Differences shared with other religions Developed from Japanese beliefs No god of creation No organization of clergy Similarities shared with other religions Spread and diffused through out East and Southeast nations A torii, a gate that symbolizes as an entry to the spiritual world. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Itsukushima_torii_angle.jpg

6. Communism Communist leaders establish Soviet Union. December 1922 Zedong converts China into communism. 1949 Vietnam War begins. 1959 PeopleGovernmentEconomy Under famine In isolation Limited Freedoms Spreading communism Soviet Union influenced Agrarian Society Limited choice for consumers Self-sufficient lifestyles Impacts of Communism

7. Economic Development 2 barriers to economic development: 2 barriers to economic development: –in this area, isolation is a huge barrier to economic development because these countries are surrounded on all sides by some type of physical barrier. –There aren’t enough natural resources in the area to transport to the rest of the world. 2 factors that aid in economic development: 2 factors that aid in economic development: –technology will aid in the economic development in these countries, because you could use things such as airplanes and ships to ship goods. –If the location of the certain place is near water, then it would be wise to use ships to get goods to new places. And in some places it would be better to use things like airplanes to get over mountains, because it would be easy. http://e- courses.cerritos.edu/clovetere/christy/SlidesShow/02JAKOTA%20 Triangle.jpg

8. Conclusion: Problems Economic: 1. Lack of Trade Isolationism has kept China from trading with other countries, restricting their economy 2. Lack of industrialization Due to isolationism, China is not as industrialized as some of the major powers in the world.Social: 1. Graying Population In some countries like Japan, the population is decreasing instead of increasing, and this causes a problem for there will not enough working people. 2.Overpopulation When a population is so massive that there is not enough space, resources, jobs, etc.Political: 1. Communism Ideally, communism seems perfect but when brought in to reality, it often turns into dictatorship due to the government being corrupted by its massive power. Consumers have limited choices, they suffer under isolationism, there are limited freedoms, often being famine is just few of the outcomes of this. 2. War Because of the isolation that China faced in previous years, there have been many wars

9. Conclusion: Solutions Economic Technology is needed to make trading easier, such as airplanes, ships, and trains to get through the land and water, which is what previously isolated them.Social The government should promote reproduction to increase the birth rate in nations such as Japan that face this issue.Political The best way to solve the problem of communism is to use a different political form of government. Rarely do those in charge actually let their power be stripped from them, so the people would have to resort to a rebellion in order to get the desired results.