2. South Asia

3. Satellite View of South Asia

4. The Size of South Asia

6. South Asia: Physica l Map

7. Bodies of Water Indus R. Ganges R. Brahmaputra R. Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal

8. The Ganges River System 1,560 miles long

9. “Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

10. The Brahmaputra River System 1,800 miles long

11. Floods on the Brahmaputra: 2003

12. Flooding on the Brahmaputra

13. The Indus River System 1,975 miles long

14. Valleys / Plains Indo-Gangetic Plain

15. Hindu Kush

16. The Khyber Pass

17. The Himalayas  “him” [snow]  “aalaya” [home]  Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest mt. peak in the world.

18. The Himalayas

19. Deserts / Plateaus Thar Desert Deccan Plateau Tibetan Plateau

20. The Deccan Plateau  31,800 square miles in size.  Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.  From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].

21. The Tibetan Plateau  The “Roof of the World.”  average elevation is 16,400 feet.

22. The Thar Desert  The Great Indian Desert  200 - 1500 feet in elevation.  up to 127ºF in July.

23. Completed Map Indus R. Ganges R. Brahmaputra R. Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal Himalayas Mt. Everest ▲ Karakoran Mts. Hindu Kush Vindhya Hills Eastern Ghats Western Ghats Khyber Pass I I Thar Desert Deccan Plateau Tibetan Plateau Indo-Gangetic Plain Punjab Kashmir

25. Climate Regions of South Asia

26. Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April

27. Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.

28. Global Areas of Malaria

30. Major Farming Systems of South Asia

31. Economic Activities & Resources

32. Silk Cultivation

34. Population Density

36. Literacy Rate in India

37. Satellite View of China

38. China vs. the U. S. in Size China United States SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

39. Comparing China & the U. S. China United States Size 3.7 million square miles 3.6 million square miles Main physical barrier HimalayasRockies Main River Yangtze / East - West Mississippi / North – South Population East Coast Connectivity problems North - South East - West

40. Countries & Regions Tibet Mongolia Southeast Asia Indian Subcontinent Russia N. Korea S> Korea Taiwan Philippines

41. CitiesCities BEIJING Harbin Nanjing Guangzhou Xi’an Shanghai Taipei Lhasa Hong Kong Macao

42. Completed Political Map BEIJING Harbin Nanjing Guangzhou Xi’an Shanghai Taipei Lhasa Hong Kong Macao Tibet Mongolia Southeast Asia Indian Subcontinent N. Korea S> Korea Taiwan Philippines

44. China’s Topography

45. Bodies of Water Huang-He River Y e l l o w S e a Yangtze River Pacific Ocean Amur River Xi River South China Sea Sea of Japan

46. The Polluted Yellow River!

47. Mountains & Peaks Tian Shan Altai Mts. Greater Khingan Kunlun Shan Himalayan Mts.

48. The Great Wall of China

49. Deserts & Plateaus Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert

50. Valleys / Plains / Basins Manchurian Plain North China Plain Tarim Basin Sichuan Basin

51. North China Plain

52. Agricultural Regions in China Shabdong Peninsula G r a n d C a n a l G r e a t W a l l CHUNG KUO

53. Completed Topographic Map Huang-He River Yellow Sea Yangtze River Pacific Ocean Amur River Xi River South China Sea Sea of Japan Tian Shan Altai Mts. Greater Khingan Kunlun Shan Himalayan Mts. Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert Manchurian Plain North China Plain Tarim Basin Sichuan Basin Shabdong Peninsula Grand Canal Great Wall CHUNG KUO

55. China’s Climate Zones

56. Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

57. Winter Monsoons

58. Summer Monsoons

59. Precipitation in China

61. Agricultural Regions in China

62. Arable Land

63. “Brown” China vs. “Green” China Rice Dominant Wheat Dominant Pasture and Oasis Double-crop rice SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

64. South China

66. Major Chinese Industries

67. Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China

69. China as % of World Population

70. Top 10 Populated Nations 20012050

71. Population Density

74. Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”

75. Japan and the United States

76. Japan’s Topography

77. Bodie s of Water Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R.

78. Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Mountai ns And Peaks

79. Plains Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Ishikari Plain Osaka Plain

80. Island s Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa

81. Cities Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

82. Final Map Sea of Japan Ishikari R. Korean Straits Pacific Ocean Inland Sea Tone R. Shinano R. Kitani Mts. Kitakami Mts. Mikuni Mts. Chugoku Mts. Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Osaka Plain Ishikari Plain Hokkaido Honshu Shikuku Kyushu Okinawa Russia China N. Korea S. Korea Sapporo Hiroshima Kobe Tokyo Nagasaki Kyoto Yokohama Nagoya Osaka

83. Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land

84. Mt. Fuji

85. Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power

86. Japan’s Land Area and Utilization

87. Japan by Satellite

88. Global Tectonic Plates Japan -- On the “Fire Rim of the Pacific”

89. Japanese Earthquakes: 1961- 1994

90. Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923 Over 100,000 dead!

91. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995 ► 7.2 Richter scale ► 5,500 deaths

92. Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995

93. Tsunamis – Tidal Waves

95. Japan’s Oceanic Currents

96. Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities

97. Precipitation

98. Different Climates and Seasons in Japan Fall Winter SpringSummer

100. Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain

101. Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse: Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture

102. Terrace Farming of Rice

103. The Japanese Farm the Sea Tokyo Fish Market

105. Natural Resources

106. Raw Materials

108. Japan’s Population Density

109. Japan’s Population Trends

110. Japan’s Population Over 65 versus the United States

111. Japan’s Growing Older Japan’s Age Breakdown Under 15 years15.8% 15 – 59 years63.3% 60 and over years 20.9%

112. SAYONARA