1. ©CSCOPE 2008 Thursday 10-05-2012 On your desk:Ch 27 notes, pen/pencil Warm-up: Current Events: Take notes on CNN student news.

2. ©CSCOPE 2008 Physical Geography of East Asia

3. ©CSCOPE 2008 Major Geographic Characteristics of East Asia World’s MOST POPULOUS REGION One of the world’s earliest culture hearths Population concentrated in the East, in river basins, coastal areas, and special economic zones

4. ©CSCOPE 2008 Sub-regions of East Asia CHINA PROPER- Eastern half; the core of China XIZANG (TIBET)- Tall mountains and high plateaus; sparsely populated XINJIANG- Vast desert basin and mountain rims; gateway to the Islam world MONGOLIA- Mostly desert The JAKOTA TRIANGLE  Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

5. ©CSCOPE 2008 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LONGITUDINAL EXTENT (East to West) Comparable to the U.S. LATITUDINAL RANGE (North to South): Comparable to Northern Quebec to Central Caribbean Bordered by oceans, high mountains, steppe country, and desert

6. ©CSCOPE 2008 Rivers Huang He - Yellow Chiang Jiang- Yangstze

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11. Notice location of the 2 rivers….. Compare them to next slide.

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13. Gobi

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16. Karst Landscape

17. ©CSCOPE 2008 Eastern China

18. ©CSCOPE 2008 Northern China: The Great Wall

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20. ©CSCOPE 2008 CLIMATE CLIMATE TYPES INCLUDE: B (Dry); C (Humid temperate); D (Humid cold); and H (Unclassified Highlands) Includes the largest area of highland climate in the world Desert conditions prevail in the Northern and Western interior Coastal, peninsular, and insular East Asia have more moderate climates than the interior regions

21. ©CSCOPE 2008 Step terraces are designed to allow water to flow by gravity through all the fields, generally reentering a stream at a lower level.

22. ©CSCOPE 2008 Rice Fields

23. ©CSCOPE 2008 XIZANG (TIBET) A harsh physical environment Sparsely populated Came under Chinese control during the Manchu Dynasty in 1720 Gained separate status in the late 19 th Century China’s Communist regime took control in the 1950s Cornerstone of Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, and monasteries Now an autonomous region

24. ©CSCOPE 2008 The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, is the ceremonial home of the 14th Dalai Lama, now in exile in India.

25. ©CSCOPE 2008 Highland Pasture in Tibet

26. ©CSCOPE 2008 XINJIANG Comprises one-sixth of China’s total land area A region of high mountains and basins Chinese only account for 40% of the population Muslims account for half of the population Has extensive reserves of oil and natural gas

27. ©CSCOPE 2008 MONGOLIA Steppe and desert physical environment Sparsely populated with an estimated 2.5 million inhabitants Part of the Chinese empire from late1600s until 1911 Functions as a buffer state between Russia and China Economy is focused on herding and animal products

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30. THE JAKOTA TRIANGLE CHARACTERISTICS  Small, Confined land area (Japan and Taiwan are islands and the Koreas are on a Peninsula)  Hazardous region- earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons  Great cities and high-tech industry  Enormous consumption of raw materials, but few raw materials produced locally  Global links and rapid development

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32. Mt. Fuji

33. ©CSCOPE 2008 Known Hazards for this Region Earthquakes Tsunamis Volcanic Activity (Japan) Typhoons Floods Drought

34. ©CSCOPE 2008 Natural Resources China rich in resources Oil, coal, metals

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36. Three Gorges Dam

37. ©CSCOPE 2008 Homework: Study for Map Test!! Also prepare for a class debate/discussion: 1. On a sheet of paper, make a T- chart: 2. Title: Effects of China’s 3 Gorges Dam (positive/negative on either side of T) 3. Read p.628-630- take notes on T chart

38. ©CSCOPE 2008 Objective: I can use a decision making process to consider advantages and disadvantages of the Three Gorges Dam to evaluate the effectiveness of a solution. Process: 1. On a sheet of paper, make a T-chart: 2. Title: Effects of China’s 3 Gorges Dam (positive/negative on either side of T) 3. Read p.628-630- take notes on T chart 4. Next class : On sticky note, make an overall decision more positive or more negative—say WHY you chose your decision 5. Put sticky note on the continuum on front board. 6. Be ready to defend your decision.

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