1. Human Geography: Mongolia, Taiwan, & North and South Korea

2. Mongolia

3.  The Mongols were nomadic herders for thousands of years  Mongol history was changed forever by Genghis Khan, a title that means “supreme conqueror.”  The Chinese ruled Mongolia for hundreds of years, but in 1911 the Mongolians got their independence

4. Mongolia:  Annual Naadam festival of the Three Games of Men  Dates back 2,300 years

5. Mongolia  Influences from Soviet Union? Influences from China?  Mongolia was Communist until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989  Influences from China?  Chinese ruled Mongolia for hundreds of years after the Mongol Empire  Led to Chinese cultural influence

6. Mongolia  Since the fall of Communism, Mongolia has tried to make the transition to a free- market economy.  Daily life is devoted to herding livestock and extreme climate makes this difficult.

7. Taiwan  Culture of Taiwan is almost exclusively Chinese  The capital city of Taipei includes Buddhist temples as well as museums of Chinese art.  Most of the people speak the official language of Northern Chinese (also called Mandarin).  More than 90 percent practice a blend of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism.

8. Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong Beginning of 20 th Century, fighting occurs between: – Chiang Kai-shek, the Leader of the Nationalists (can have private owndership) & – Mao Zedong: Leader of the Communists (no private ownership) Communism wins, nationalist gov’t flees to Taiwan Because of this, China still does not recognize Taiwan as a country but rather a province of themselves.

9.  Considered an “economic tiger.”

10.  Part of the Pacific Rim: economic and social region of Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and West Coast of U.S.  Taiwan has opened itself to many Western influences.  Baseball has become popular in Taiwan Taiwan

11. Koreas: North and South 1.“The Hermit Kingdom”: isolated themselves 2.Non-Stop Invasion(s) – Japan/China (Korea is a buffer b/w them, lost of invasions) – Influence religion, art, music, etc. (Confucianism, Buddhism) 3.WWII (Japan ruled until they lost WWII) – North= Soviet Union / South= United States

12.  Led to the Korean War in 1950  Ended with treaty in 1953 dividing the peninsula on the 38 th parallel  Hostility remains between the 2 The Koreas: North and South

13.  South more Western- like, more developed, industry  An “economic tiger” South Korea

15. Korean Peninsula at night

16. Government: Hereditary juche (military order & reliance only on North Korea’s resources) single- party state - Eternal President: Kim Il-sung 1948-1994 - Eternal WPK General Secretary Kim Jong-il 1994-2011 - Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un 2011-present http://www.korea-dpr.com/ http://www.korea-dpr.com/ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/12/north-korea-publicly- executes-80-for-crimes-like-watching-films-owning- bible/?fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=other_multiline&action_o bject_map={"10151705399216135":178802308991809}&action_type _map={"10151705399216135":"og.likes"}&action_ref_map=[]