1. East Asia

2. The East Asian Realm World’s most populous. One of the world’s earliest culture hearths – a place in which important ideas begin and spread to other cultures. Political and economic forces continue to transform traditional cultural landscapes. Intensifying regional differences. Population concentrations in the east, situated in river basins. Unstable political situations. A A

3. The East Asian Realm ■ Physical landforms One of the most rugged topography in the world. Landforms created by tectonic activity. Limited flat land Himalayas

4. The East Asian Realm ■ Demographic issues Overpopulation. Urbanization and migration Missing female population. ■ Environmental issues Strong focus on development. Air quality Access to water Depletion of natural resources.

5. China ■ Geography 3 rd largest country in the world. Comparable surface with Europe and the United States: U.S.: 3.6 million square miles. China: 3.7 million square miles. 65% of the country mountainous. Arable land represents 12% of territory China United States B B

6. China Major Rivers ■ 1- Huang He (Yellow River). ■ 2- Chang Jiang (Yangtze). ■ 3- Pearl River delta system ■ 4- Heilong Jiang (Amur). 1 2 3 4

7. China ■ Regions of China East sea border. West: Deserts and mountains. North: Deserts. South: Himalayas. Maritime border Physical border Cultural border Political border Highland China Takla Makan Han Tai Miao-Yao Tibetan Turkic Mongols Gobi Arid China Taiwan Koreas

8. China ■ Agricultural diversity North: continental climate growing wheat, sorghum and corn. South: subtropical climate growing rice. West with livestock raising and oasis agriculture. China feeds approximately 25% of the world’s population with approximately 7% of the world’s arable land. Rice Dominant Wheat Dominant Pasture and oasis Double-crop rice

9. China ■ The three Chinas ■ The Coast Modernization. Political and economic center. Rich, urbanized and open to the world. ■ The Center Agricultural and demographic hearth. Poor and rural China. ■ The West Sparsely populated. Region of minorities. Most mineral resources. Coast Center West

10. China ■ Contrasts Authoritarian Government / Opening of the Economy. Inward-Looking History / Outward-Looking Future. Rural Interior / Urbanizing Coast. Wheat Growing North / Rice Growing South. Command Market Isolation Openness UrbanRural Wheat Rice

11. China ■ Demographics... More people than the combined population of Europe, the Americas and Japan. The demography of China is a powerful trend (1.29 billion): About 14-17 million people are added each year in 1980s. Average of 13 million people per year in the 1990s. 10 million people per year in the 2000s. About 1.5 billion by 2050. 400 million Chinese live in towns and cities (30-35%). 64% of the population lives in rural areas (950 millions).

12. The Population of China, 0-2050

13. Chinese Population, 1949-2000 (in millions) (projections to 2050)

14. Jakota ■ The Jakota triangle Japan, South Korea, Taiwan. The most advanced segment of the region. Rapid economic development. Great cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Taipei. Enormous consumption of raw materials. State-of-the-art industries. High exports. Global links. Trades surpluses. C C

15. Japan ■ Location “jih-pen” in Chinese: Since Western civilizations encountered China before Japan, the name “Japan” stuck. Nihon (or Nippon), meaning “Source of the sun”. Relative isolation in Pacific Asia: Do not share a land border with any country. Maritime access: Island country Labeled as the Great Britain of the Pacific. Contemporary Flag Imperial Flag

16. Japan ■ Economic domination Small-sized country; the size of California. Average-sized population (127 millions). Very limited array of resources

17. Japan ■ Physical constraints 16% of the land is habitable. Fight against the scarcity of space Most of the Japanese population lives on an area the size of Indiana. Yamato Plain Kanto Plain Nobi Plain Hokkaido Honshu Kyushu Shikoku

18. South Korea ■ Geography “The shrimp between the whales”. About the size of Indiana. Population of 48 million. 100% Korean Religiously divided between Christianity (49%) and Buddhism (47%). 75% urban with 27% of the population living in Seoul (13 million). 5 million Koreans live oversea: 1 million in the United States. China Japan North Korea South Korea Sea of Japan Demilitarized zone

19. Formosa Strait Chungyang Range Taiwan China Taiwan ■ Geographical Context About 150 km (100 miles) from the coast of southeast China. About the size of Idaho. Similar constraints than neighboring countries: 60% of the territory is composed of mountains. Chungyang Range covers about 50% the total land area. 25% usable for agriculture. Bulk of the population lives in the western coastal plain. Quemoy Matsu

20. Tsunami ■ March 11, 2011 ■ 2:46 pm ■ Years since an earthquake of this magnitude has hit the plate boundary of Japan: 1,200 ■ Top speed of a tsunami over the open ocean: About 800 kilometers per hour ■ Length of warning time Sendai residents had before tsunami hit: 8 to 10 minutes USGS COMMUNITY INTENSITY MAP: This map shows the intensity of shaking and damage at 14:46 local time near the east coast of Honshu, Japan's main island, on March 11, 2011. Indigo-blue represents weak to light shaking and no damage. Red represents violent to extreme movement with heavy to very heavy damage. Oranges represent very strong to severe shaking causing moderate damage. Image: USGS

21. Tsunami ■ Consequences: Loss of life and property Economic consequences Nuclear Fallout