East Asia

Mongolia, China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan,

Taiwan (6)

East Asia Political Map

CHINA

Taiwan

Japan

MongoliaNorthKorea

South Korea

Islands of Japan

Japan’s islands are called an .

Made up of 4 MAIN islands

2,000 additional (smaller) islands are also present

Archipelago

Pacific Rim of Fire – Violent earthquakes & volcanoes are frequent

Most islands in region are formed by volcanoes

Japan has 50 active volcanoes & has more than 1,000 earthquakes every year

Earthquake Severity

Richter Earthquake Magnitudes Effects :

Less than 3.5 Generally not felt, but recorded. 3.5-5.4 Often felt, but rarely causes damage. Under 6.0 At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. 6.1-6.9 Can be destructive in areas up to about 100 kilometers across where people live. 7.0-7.9 Major earthquake. Can cause serious damage over larger areas. 8 or greater Great earthquake. Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred kilometers across.

Tsunami – destructive sea wave created by an undersea earthquake

http://science.howstuffworks.com/tsunami2.htm

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/230-how-tsunamis-work-video.htm

China’s Rivers •Yellow River also known as Huang He River

•Carries tons of fine, yellowish brown topsoil known as loess

•Also known as “China’s Sorrow” because of its frequent & terrible floods which have destroyed villages and towns, killing thousands of people

Chang Jiang – Asia’s longest river Flows across a fertile plain & forms what is called China’s “rice bowl” where large quantities of rice & other grains are grown.

CLIMATE:-Typhoons

Tropical storms, like hurricanes, occurring in the Western Pacific

Population – China 30% of people live in cities, the rest on farms

Over 1 billion people Shanghai = 13.5 million

Beijing = 11.2 million (host of the 2008 summer Olympics)

Vocabulary Time!

On a separate sheet of paper, define the following:Typhoon Ring of FireConfucianism TsunamiTaoism UNICEFBuddhism SweatshopSamuraiShogun

To keep the population under control the country has adopted a “one child policy”

Because of concerns about a rapidly expanding population, china in 1979 adopted a policy of one child per family. In addition, the country has age restrictions for marriage. A men must be 22 and a women 20 before they can marry. Those policies have reduced China’s birthrate dramatically.

However, the government policy of one child per family has run into opposition. Rural families, in particular, feel the need for more than one child to help work on their farms. Because of these problems, the government has relaxed the one-child policy.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/planet.in.peril/china.html

Deng Xiaoping

Chinese ruler

Instituted the “One Child Policy”

Repercussions of policy:Forced abortions

Sterilization

Population – Japan

Very urbanized (3/4 of the people live in cities)

Tokyo – most populated urban area in the world with 32 million people

Imperial China

Confucius – Chinese philosopher

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves”

“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and stars”

“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop”

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do”

“Respect yourself and others will respect you”

“Study the past if you would define the future”

“When anger rises, think of the consequences”

The Great Wall of China More than 4,000 miles along China’s northern boarder with Mongolia, whom many conflicts occurred with.

Genghis Kahn: “Universal Ruler”

Most successful Mongol rulerLed the Mongols to conquer most of AsiaGenghis’ characteristics as a ruler:

Brilliant organizerGifted strategistUsed cruelty as a weapon

The Silk Road

Trade with other countries and late Europeans for the valuable materials

Contacts with the West Wanting to stay isolated, East Asian countries discouraged trade with Europeans who were wanting tea and silk Westerners finally were allowed into the area in the mid to late 1800s

Europeans also found fireworks & noodles. Both invented by the Chinese

Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong

Beginning of 20th Century, fighting occurs between :

Chiang Kai-shek, the Leader of the Nationalists &Mao Zedong: Leader of the Communists

“Chairman”

Fought each other over control of China

Mao Zedong’s Communists won, creating The People’s Republic of ChinaChiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists fled to Taiwan

Japan and WWII

Members of the Axis PowersJoined forces with countries such as Germany and Italy

Japan is the location where the United States dropped two atomic bombs to end the war.

Culture of East Asia

Feudal Japan Military ruler = SHOGUN

Supported by professional soldiers (Samurai)

Language

Based on ideograms (pictorial characters, that each carry one meaning)

Religion

Shintoism – traditional Japanese religion (ancestor & nature worship)

Religion Cont. -- Buddhism in Tibet

Tibet was an independent religious state led by the Dalai Lama The area was taken over by communist China and the Dalai Lama is currently in exile in India from there he is traveling the world to help free Tibet

Calligraphy – the art of beautiful writing

China – finely made thin porcelain pottery

Japanese Kabuki theater

Dress in traditional clothing and have dramatic plays

Sumo Wrestling

A traditional sport in Japan, similar to American wrestling but with more rules and honor codes.

Haiku poetry from Japan 17 syllable poetry

Pagoda Architectural style derived from Buddhist temples

Multistory buildings, with each story smaller than the

one below.

Despite all of the traditions, many have taken on western culture b/c of the interaction between the US & Japan

New Culture Japanese Anime – a form of cartoon, that can be fun, but also full of drama, like an American soap opera.

Drift Racing – new form of automobile racing in which the cars slide around corners or ‘drift’

Japanese Population Problems Video

At end of notes make a line.

Title this “Population Problems in Japan”

Write 10 issues / things from the video

Summarize the issues facing Japan after list.