Section 3- Natural Resources and Land Use

East Asia Natural Resources Energy Producers –Coal –Oil –Water –Petroleum Other resources –Raw materials for manufactured goods –Water bodies –Fertile land Hydroelectric power project in Indonesia

Resources in Koreas North Korea –Coal –Iron South Korea –Tungsten –Graphite North and South Korea do not share natural resources. The two countries do not get along North Korea is a developing country. South Korea is a developed country.

Developed vs. Developing Developed country- one with many industries and a well-developed economy. Developing country- one that has low industrial production and little modern technology.

Resources in Japan Japan has few mineral resources Imports large quantities of minerals World’s largest importer of coal, natural gas, and oil Imports iron ore, tin, copper

Resources in China China has a large supply of mineral resources One of the world’s largest supplies of coal Coal found in northern part of China China also has oil deposits

Hydroelectricity Electricity produced by using the power of flowing water In 2002, 17% of China’s electricity was from hydroelectric power Three Gorges Dam- under construction

Three Gorges Dam

U.S. Energy Consumption Souurce:

Aquaculture China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan are top aquaculture producers of the world Aquaculture includes: –Farm-raised fish –Shrimp –Oysters –Mussels –Clams –Seaweed

Farmland With so many mountains and plateaus, only small percentages of land can be cultivated 14% of China 12% of Japan 14% of North Korea 19% of South Korea

Terrace Farming Farmers cut horizontal steps called terraces into hillsides to gain a few yards of soil for farming. Farmers even use the road side to farm.

Double Cropping Growing two or more crops on the same land in the same season or at the same time Ex. Farmers often plant one crop between the rows of another crop to in order to grow more food