1. South, Southeast, and East Asia

2. Physical Characteristics  Mountains influence the region  population settlement patterns  ability of people to move  climate

3.  Mountains  Himalayas  Western and Eastern Ghats  Mount Fuji-Japan

4.  Varied climate regions--ranging from tropical wet to humid continental  Many natural hazards-- monsoons, typhoons, volcanoes, and earthquakes

5.  Monsoon  a seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that influence large climate regions  Typhoon  a destructive tropical storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean or the China Sea, similar to a hurricane

6.  Influence of water  (rivers, seas, and ocean currents) on agriculture, trade, and transportation

7.  Important bodies of water  Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, Ganges River, Indus River, Brahmaputra River, Pacific Ocean, Yangtze River (Chaing Jiang), Mekong River, Yellow River (Huang He)

8.  Area has abundant arable land (land to grow food)  Plateau of Tibet hard to live on  Gobi Desert  Located in northern China and  southern Mongolia  second largest in the world

9. Economic Characteristics  Varied economies in the region ranging from subsistence/commercial agriculture to high-tech industrial manufacturing  Active participation in global markets

10.  Many newly industrialized countries…  South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore  China / Japan are the economic leaders of the area  China in transition period from a centrally planned economy to more of a free market

11.  Agricultural advancements and technology are enabling greater food production-- “Green Revolution”  Environmental degradation  deforestation  fishing is important

12.  Many countries are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which was set up with the US  main crops are rice and tropical crops such as bananas

13. Cultural Characteristics  Areas of extremely dense and sparse population  severe contrast between rural and urban areas  serious religious conflicts-- primarily between Hindus and Muslims

14.  deep respect for ancestors  Religious diversity  Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Shinto, Confucianism are the major religions

15.  India has a strict caste system--(similar to a class structure)  once born into a caste it is next to impossible to move out of that caste

16.  Cultural heritage  Silks  Batik  wood and ivory carving  ideograms--unique alphabets  jewels

17.  Important cities  Tokyo, Japan  Beijing, China  New Delhi,India

18.  Cultural landscape--Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, Great Wall of China, floating markets, mosques,minarets, pagodas, temples and shrines, terraced rice fields

19. Angkor Wat

21. Great Wall of China

22. Taj Mahal

24. Batik

25. Himalayas

26. Himalayas—Mt. Everest

27. Mount Fuji

28. Mount Fuji—outside of Tokyo

29. Mt. Fuji

30. Gobi Desert

31. Buddha

32. Buddha in New Delhi

33. Shinto Shrine

34. Temple

35. Pagoda

36. Pagoda

37. Temple