1. China, India and Southeast Asia

3. Mongolia
North Korea
Japan
China
Nepal
South Korea
Bhutan
Hong Kong
Laos
Bangladesh
Taiwan
India
Myanmar
Vietnam
Philippines
Cambodia
Thailand
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
Brunei
Maldives
Singapore
East Timor
Indonesia

4. I. Physical Geography A. Landforms 1. Physical Features
a. Volcanoes/Earthquakes
1. Japan
(4 Main & 3,000+)
2. Philippines (7,107)
3. Indonesia (17,000+)
Why so many islands?
Why bad?
Why good?
Volcanic explosion in Indonesia Oct 2010—one of the most active volcanos in the world

5. WORST TSUNAMI IN HISTORY
I. Physical Geography
WORST TSUNAMI IN HISTORY
9.3 earthquake; 50 ft. waves; moved over 3,000 miles; over 200,000 people died

6. I. Physical Geography b. mountains 1. in China a. Tian Shan (N. China
to Russia)
b. Kunloon (W. China)
c. Qing Ling
d. Greater Hingan
2. Nepal & N. India
a. Himalayan Mts.
1. longest &
highest mts.
2. Mt. Everest
(29, 029 ft—5.5 mi)
3. K2 (28, 251 ft.)
(1 in 4 deaths)

7. I. Physical Geography Physical Map c. Plateaus/Basins
1. Plateaus less people--it’s dry
2. Tibet (China)--highest plateau
3. Deccan Plateau (India)
4. Gobi Desert (Mongolia)
5. Tarim Basin --(below sea level)
d. Rivers (most pop. near rivers)
1. Yellow (China)
2. Yangtze (China)
3. Mekong (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos)
4. Indus (Pakistan)
5. Ganges (India)
Physical Map

8. I. Physical Geography 2. Climate a. Desert b. Steppe
c. Humid Continental
d. Humid Subtropical
1. Typhoons: tropical storms
a. also called hurricanes
Typhoons:
9 Typhoons hit the SE Asian continent in 2009 and 7 in 2010 (record low)!!
Why are typhoons “worse” in this region?

9. I. Physical Geography e. Rainfall 1. extremes a. Monsoons: winds that
create heavy rains
(summer in/ yr)
b. deserts (<10 in/yr)
Monsoons:

10. II. Economic Geography A. Agriculture
1. low % of land, yet high % of people
working on farms
2. Japan’s farms- 2 1/2 acres
3. IA’s farms-328 acres
4. Rice
a. Paddies: water covered fields
where rice is grown
5. Other products—latex/rubber, tea,
coffee, coconuts, sugarcane, &
spices**
6. Wheat-- China
7. Herds of animals (no cows in India)
Paddies:

11. II. Economic Geography B. Fishing 1. Aquaculture: fish farming in seas
or ponds
Aquaculture:

12. II. Economic Geography C. Industrialization
1. China & Japan-very good, however…
2. “4 Dragons/Tigers” (large growth)
a. Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, & S. Korea
Hong Kong
Singapore

13. II. Economic Geography C. Industrialization
3. “Little Dragons/Tigers”(small growth)
a. Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, & Indonesia
4. Poor--India, Vietnam, Laos,
Myanmar, & Mongolia
Bangkok
Jakarta

14. Darker areas have more population
III. Human Geography
1 child per household
A. Population & Culture
1. population growth/control problems
2. diversity of cultures/ethnic groups
3. human rights (Tibet independence?)
China’s population: 1,336,718,015
US population: 311,050,977
India population: 1,189,172,906
China 362 people/sq. mi. (3.707 mill. sq. mi.)
South Korea 1303 people/sq. mi.
India 1036 /sq. mi.
US 88 /sq. mi. (3.718 mill. sq. mi.)
Darker areas have more population

15. III. Human Geography B. Religion 1. Islam-- Indonesia*, Malaysia,
Brunei, Bangladesh, Maldives,
2. Christianity—Philippines, S. Korea
& E. Timor
3. Buddhism-- Thailand, Myanmar,
Tibet, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam,
Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, &
India
a. began in India (1500 B.C.)
b. Siddhartha Gautama =
Buddha: which means
“Enlightened One”
Buddha:

16. III. Human Geography B. Religion 4. Taoism: China/Taiwan (Daoism)
a. China in 6th century B.C.
b. Tao: the “properway”--order
in nature (Dao)
5. Confucianism: (China)
a. Confucious B.C.
b. a code of ethics
6. Hinduism: India & Nepal
a. worship many spirits (1 god)
b. Dharma/karma--good conduct
c. reincarnation
7. Shinto: Japan-- no founder
8. Atheism: (officially) China & N.
Korea…why?
Tao:

17. Buddhism Islam Shinto Christianity Taoism Atheism Hinduism
Confucianism
Islam
Shinto
Christianity
Taoism
Atheism
Hinduism

18. 1. Hundreds of languages in this area
C. Language
1. Hundreds of languages in this area
2. Chinese--uses characters or pictograms: simple pictures of
objects & ideas (50,000)
中華民國 (Chinese)
한국어를 (Korean)
日本語 (Japanese)
3. Japanese & Korean grammar are similar
4. English -used as official business
language
characters:
pictographs:
**Can do p. 7-8 for extra credit (8 pts)

19. IV. Historical Geography
A. Colonial/Colonization
1. Great Britain-- Myanmar,
Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei &
Hong Kong (1997)
2. Netherlands– Indonesia
3. France--Cambodia, Laos, & Vietnam
4. Portugal-- Timor (island) & SE
China
5. U.S.-- Philippines
(Span.-Amer. War)

20. IV. Historical Geography
B. History
1. Post WWII
a. many areas re-drawn
b. Republic of China (Taiwan)
People’s Republic of China
(China & Hong Kong)
c. Korean War (1950s)
d. Vietnam War (1960s)
e. Timor-Leste (East Timor--2002)

21. Asia Multi-Media Project
Due Friday 11/2
Worth 50 pts.
The sooner you finish your project, the more time you have to review for Monday’s 65 point test! 
*24 map matching
*26 multiple choice (notes)
*15 fill in the blanks (about country)
-capital
-$ name
-Date of Independence
-population (can be rounded)
-area (can be rounded)
-literacy rate (do not round)
-draw/label colors of flag
-1 of each of the following…
--eating habit
--natural resource
--personal appearance
--agricultural product
--holiday
--industry
--gesture
--greeting