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Southeast and East Asia

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Wrap Up #34

Be creative….

Create a story about someone having an adventure in the middle east (include something about the human and physical geography).

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Whip About

Be a risk taker….

What do you know, or what can you specifically ask about Southeast and East Asia?

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Southeast and East Asia

Physical Geography

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Landforms

The region’s mountains lie in the western parts of East Asia.
Most East Asians live in coastal lowland plains.

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Think-Pair-Share

Be an inquirer….

Why do you think most East Asians live in coastal lowland plains?

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Landforms: Video

Southeast Asia includes a mainland of peninsulas and thousands of islands.
Areas of East Asia and Southeast Asia lie along the Ring of Fire and can experience volcanoes and earthquakes.

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Think-Pair-Share

Be reflective….

Would you be willing to move to the islands in southeast Asia knowing there is a threat of volcanoes and earthquakes? Why?

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Seas and Waterways

Oceans and seas provide important shipping routes as well as supplies of fish for food.
China’s major rivers-the Huang He (Yellow) and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze)-support farming but also produce floods.

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Seas and Waterways

The Chinese have built the Three Gorges Dam on the Chang Jiang to prevent flooding and to provide hydroelectric power.

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Natural Resources

Oil deposits are found in China, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
China has iron ore and coal deposits that support its steel industry.

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Natural Resources

Southeast Asia’s tropical rain forests provide valuable woods, such as teak and mahogany.

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Climates

Three dominant air masses affect climate in much of East Asia and Southeast Asia.
Monsoons bring seasonal rainy or dry conditions to some parts of the region.

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Climates

Ocean currents affect climate, especially on islands such as those of Japan.

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Asian Empires: Samurai #1, #2

A series of dynasties ruled China from ancient times to the early 1900s.
In Japan, shoguns led armies of samurai warriors and governed the country.
Southeast Asia, a major trading center, was ruled by several empires and kingdoms.

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Modern Nations

Europeans influence China and Japan and controlled much of Southeast Asia in the 1800s.
Japan adopted Western technology to become a modern military power.

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Modern Nations

China has recently begun free market reforms and boosted its economy.
Japan recovered after World War II and built one of the world’s major economies.

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Modern Nations

South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, known as the “Asian Tigers,” became economic powers in the late 1900s.

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People

Populations in the region grew rapidly in the 1900s. China’s and other countries population growth rates have since slowed.

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People: Japan Video Clip

The region’s river valleys and basins, coastal areas, and cities are very densely populated.
Most countries in the region have many ethnic groups. Japan and the Koreas are exceptions.

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Think-Pair-Share

Be a thinker….

Why do you think Korea and Japan are not ethnically diverse like the other Eastern Asian countries?

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Culture

Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism are major belief systems in east Asia and Southeast Asia. Islam, Shinto, Hinduism, and Christianity are also important in the region.

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Culture

Arts include landscape painting, weaving, carving, pottery, poetry, theater, and dance.
People’s lifestyles reflect traditional modern influences.

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China and its Neighbors

China’s economy has grown rapidly as a result of free market reforms.
China’s Communist leaders tightly control political activities.

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Think-Pair-Share

Be a thinker….

Why do you think free market reforms have improved China’s economy?

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China and its Neighbors

Taiwan has moved toward democracy and has a strong industrial economy.
Herding remains an important economic activity in Mongolia.

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Japan

Japan has a large population but a small amount of livable space.
Japan’s powerful economy is based on the export of manufactured goods.

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Japan

The culture of Japan is a blend of traditional and modern ways.

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The Two Koreas

Korean culture is based on Chinese and local traditions.
Communist North Korea and democratic South Korea have had a tense relationship.

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The Two Koreas

South Korea has a prosperous economy and modern society.

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The Two Koreas

North Korea is ruled by a Communist dictator. Its isolated economy is relatively poor.

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Southeast Asia

Several countries have prosperous economies based on manufacturing and trade.
Civil war and government policies prevent economic growth in some countries.

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Southeast Asia

Much of Southeast Asia’s forests have been lost to deforestation.
In 2004 an undersea earthquake near Indonesia launched a huge tsunami that struck Indian Ocean countries.