East and South East Asia Physical Geography What

East and South East Asia Physical Geography What do the following have in common? Parachute, kite, umbrella, paper, wheelbarrow, fishing reel, playing cards, and fireworks?

East Asia Map: Chapter 29 Page 613 What 6 countries are included in this region? -China -Mongolia -Taiwan -North Korea -South Korea -Japan Bonus Q: Which countries are the most developed?

South East Asia • What 11 countries are included in this region?

China 4 th largest country in the world

Capital • Beijing • “Forbidden City” Pagoda -religious structure represents Buddhism

Wooden five-story pagoda of Hōryū-ji in Japan, built in the 7 th century, one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world *Garden = peaceful = whisper *Tiered tower= religious structure *Some pagodas = tombs

Great Shwedagon Pagoda located in Yangon, Myanmar. The whole structure is coated with 60 tons of pure gold

The Bombardier Pagoda at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Landforms: Mountains and Plateaus Map Page 620 What is the process that forms this rugged terrain collision of tectonic plates. Results of these natural barriers: -limit movement -increase isolation

Highest Elevation *Borders Nepal & China • Mt. Everest

Lowest Elevation • Turfan Depression (Turpan Depression) • 505 ft below sea level / 20, 000 sq miles

Qinling Mountains Separates North China from South China Climate map : Pg 626

Kunlun Mountains Source of two great rivers: Yellow River and Yangtze

Tibetan Plateau -Known as the “roof of the world” -sparsely populated

Deserts • Gobi: North China & SE Mongolia -larger than Texas and California combined! • Taklimakan: Between Tian Shan & Kunlun Mts.

Peninsulas • Because of peninsula’s China has a long coastline that has allowed major port cities Shanghai -largest city -located at the mouth of the Yangtze

Hong Kong • British Colony until 1997

Hainan Island off Southern Coast of China

Huang He River AKA: Yellow River -silt “China’s Sorrow” -terrible floods

Yangtze River *AKA: Chang Jiang river • China’s Longest River • World’s 3 rd Longest

Xi Jiang (West) River Flows eastward & forms an estuary

Three Gorges Dam World’s largest dam / 600 ft high / spans 1 mile Pages 628 -629 + effects: Control flooding Provide electric power Easier to ship goods - effects: Expensive $$$ Relocation of people History lost Environmental concerns http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=3 z 9 K 82 ZVd. MA

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China • • • Construction began in 400’s B. C. Built mostly between 1369 -1644 Approximately 4, 000 miles long 25’ high / 25’ wide at base / 15’ wide at top Watchtowers 100 -200 yards apart / 40’ high Foundations made of granite Sides made of stone and brick Top paved with brick Filled inner walls with dirt http: //app. discoveryeducation. com/player/view? ass et. Guid=58 fbc 3 b 3 -571 a-43 b 9 -a 8 e 4 -8 c 391 ce 9371 e

Tomb of Emperor Shi Huangdi https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Rs. UE-Ztc. UFg

Climate A tropical storm that occurs in western Pacific —similar to a hurricane is called a… TYPHOON Compare climates of E. Asia & N. America Page 626

Ethnic Groups • More than 50 groups • Han is most popular with 94% of population

Population! 1/5 of the World’s Population…DENSE

Population Control • Measures to control began in 1950’s • One-child policy 1 st applied in 1979 http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ARd xu. C 412 z. M http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=EXQXMQnqxg

JAPAN -Economic Power! Dense population Page 630 -631 -60% of people live on 3% of land -clustered along the narrow flat coastal plains

ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations NAFTA is to North America as ASEAN is to South East Asia

SOUTH EAST ASIA Mainland Islands 2 important peninsulas: Indochina Malay -serves as a land bridge between mainland islands

Mekong River -Begins in China and ends in Vietnam -Natural boundary between Myanmar and Laos AND… between Laos and Thailand -People rely on Mekong for farming and fishing http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=N 6 N 2 SX 51 d 7 w

Irrawaddy River Source in Himalayas Forms a Delta Creates an Estuary

• A chain or a group of islands is called an _____. archipelago • Check out how an island is formed: (Image on page 690)

• _______ chain of volcanoes that line ` the Pacific rim. Ring of Fire

Singapore: Smallest nation of SE Asia Microstate “Economic Tiger” -countries with strong economic growth Singapore wished to be independent b/c most of the people of Malaysia were Muslim, while the people of Singapore were mainly Chinese & Buddhists.

Indonesia = World’s 4 th largest population Jakarta (On Java Island) = Capital of Indonesia World’s largest population of Muslims Impact of industrialization of the city!

Industrialization Sweatshops Outsourcing

Cambodia Prach Ly Khmer Rouge = Political Party The Killing Fields Pol Pot = Leader of Khmer Rouge http: //doc-video. cambodia. org/2009/07/cambodia-killing-fields. html Genocide = Ethnic cleansing Created Agrarian Society

Vietnam War - A Struggle of Ideals A Stage of the Cold War

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