GEOGRAPHY OF ASIA

Lesson #1World History

Part #1 - China

Land FeaturesLAND FEATURES

Plateau of

Tibet

(Xi)

BIGGEST RIVERS

Yellow River = Huang He River

Pearl River = Xi River

Cities

Beijing

Shanghai

Hong Kong

MAJOR CITIES

Population DensityMost live

in Eastern

20%

Plateau of

Tibet

China is always crowded

Vacations can be a headache

… and you just have to learn to deal with crowds…

BIG crowds

EAST ASIA MAP – China (p. 321 and 324 and 313)Political Locations (surrounding nations, cities)

Manchuria

Philippines

Indonesia

Taiwan

EAST ASIA MAPChinaPhysical Locations(rivers, mountains, seas)

Part #2 - Japan

Japan’s TopographyJapan’s Topography

________________ Mountainous: Mountainous: translation: Little “Arable” translation: Little “Arable” LandLand

Japan’s Land Area and Japan’s Land Area and UtilizationUtilization

Clever answer to farming on mountain Clever answer to farming on mountain sides: sides: Terrace Farming Terrace Farming of Riceof Rice

The Japanese “Farm The Japanese “Farm the Sea”the Sea”

TokyoTokyoFish MarketFish Market

Japan Japan

……about the size of about the size of Eastern United Eastern United StatesStates

The The main main IslandIslandss

Hokkaido

Honshu

Shikuku

Kyushu

Okinawa

BodieBodiessofof

WaterWater Sea of Japan

Korean Strait

Pacific Ocean

Inland Sea

South Korea

North Korea

MajoMajorCitirCitieses

Hiroshima Tokyo

Nagasaki

Fast Travel Throughout Fast Travel Throughout JapanJapan

ShinkansenShinkansen::Bullet TrainBullet Train Bullet Train National Bullet Train National

LinesLines

Mt. FujiMt. Fuji

Swift-Moving Swift-Moving Rivers: Rivers: provide provide Hydroelectric Hydroelectric PowerPower

Japan’s Population DensityJapan’s Population Density

Population ComparisonsPopulation Comparisons

61126

1,250

7 40

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

Population in Millions

ThailandJapanChinaHong KongSingapore

• JAPAN IS AN _____________________- large island chain

EFFECTS:__________________________

Global Tectonic PlatesGlobal Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On the PacificJapan -- On the Pacific

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Ginza Ruins After The Great Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo, 1923

More than 100,000 killedMore than 100,000 killed

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 19951995

► 7.2 Richter scale7.2 Richter scale

► 5,500 killed5,500 killed

Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 19951995

Tsunamis Tsunamis – Tidal Waves– Tidal Waves

Japanese Garden for Meditation

Japanese Garden for Meditation

Japanese Zen GardenJapanese Zen Garden

Japanese Rock Garden

Japanese Rock Garden

Japanese Moss Garden

Japanese Moss Garden

Miniature GardenMiniature Garden

Usually Rock/Sand

Chopsticks (“hashi” in Japanese)

Don’t do this…