EAST ASIA Overview COUNTRIES and CAPITALS China Beijing
EAST ASIA Overview
COUNTRIES and CAPITALS • China – Beijing • Japan – Tokyo • Mongolia – Ulan Bator • North Korea – Pyongyang • South Korea – Seoul • Taiwan - Taipei
China Lights at night from space
CHINA People’s Republic of China • Beijing • One time zone • Population 1. 4 billion • 56 ethnic groups • Mandarin • Confucius • Xi Jinping • Three Gorges Dam – world’s largest hydroelectric dam • Grand Canal – world’s largest canal • Tibetan Plateau – Roof of the World • Macau and Hong Kong • Communist country
Three Gorges Dam • Largest hydroelectric dam • Yangtze River
Beijing Capital city
Forbidden City Former Imperial Palace Major tourist attraction in Beijing
Hong Kong Formerly UK rule
KOREAN PENINSULA • Peninsula divided after WWII – 38 th parallel • North Korea – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Communist) • South Korea – Republic of Korea – Democratic • DMZ – Demilitarized Zone. • Tense border • 150 miles long • Guarded by militaries from each side
KOREAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT Shows division between countries
JAPAN • Tokyo • Archipelago • Major islands • Honshu • Hokkaido • Kyushu • Shikoku • Ring of Fire • Shinto • 98. 5% ethnic Japanese • Samurai – warriors in Japan
JAPAN Physical Map
TOKYO Capital city One of largest in Asia
Mt. Fuji • Stratovolcano • Active
Mt. Fuji § Most popular tourist site in Japan § Sacred site
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