Warm Up: Starting with the river on the left, please name each river

Then tell me the names of the two deserts

The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution

of natural resources, and population distribution on Southern and Eastern Asia

G11A,B

INDIA• India has many types of climate.

• Snow and ice in the northern mountains• Hot dry plains in the central plateau• Steamy tropical weather along the southern coast• Large desert borders Pakistan• Part of the Ganges Plain is humid and almost tropical

• India’s climate is shaped by seasonal winds known as monsoons.

• Monsoon winds can be good for rain but also destructive causing floods

INDIA ~WHERE DO PEOPLE LIVE?

• Most Indians live in major river valleys

• People are moving from rural areas to cities in large numbers searching for work and better opportunities.

• Rivers provide transportation, trade routes, water for irrigation, and water to supply the people in the cities.

• Rivers have become easiest means of disposing of human, animal, and industrial waste.

• Large cities have problems with over-crowding and air and water pollution.

CHINA• China has nearly every type of climate

• High mountains in the south cut China off from India and the moisture that might come from the Indian Ocean

• The Gobi and Taklimakan desert regions in central China are harsh and dry.

• Along the Huang He River is most heavily populated area. (Beijing) ~ known as the industrial region

• Farming = most common occupation for Chinese in southeastern part of China

• Southeastern section has the Yangtze River which flows to Shanghai, China’s largest port.

• This region = site of the Three Gorges Dam- a hydroelectric project designed to bring electricity to China’s rural areas.

• China’s rapid industrialization has meant that many Chinese workers have left their rural homes to find work in the overcrowded cities.

JAPAN• An island nation on far eastern edge of East Asia• Climate affected by ocean currents• Warmer parts of country are able to have longer growing

seasons for farmers• People living in the north rely more on fishing• Japan experiences monsoon rains and even tropical

hurricanes called typhoons.• 80% covered with mountains• Japanese created farmland in mountains by creating

terraces, putting in irrigation channels, and using different fertilizers and farming techniques

NORTH KOREA• North Korea shares a border with China• Short summers and long, cold winters (like the northeastern

corner of China)• Land is mountainous• Less populated than South Korea• Less successful agriculturally due to the mountains• NK earns money from the mining of coal and other minerals

like copper and iron• Most people live along western half of the country where the

mountains slope down to the sea and farming is more successful.

SOUTH KOREA • Has fewer mountains and milder climate due to warm winds

from the ocean• Farming more widely practiced here than in mountainous

north

• Population greater than that of North Korea• 25% of people live in or around the capital, Seoul• These people have advantages (markets, jobs, and

education) that are harder to find in rural areas• Cold winters and warm summers- SK climate is milder

than that of NK because of ocean winds

VIETNAM• Vietnam- further to the southeast- warmer and tropical climate

• Climate & geography join to create rich farm-lands where 90% of the world’s rice is grown

HOW DOES WHERE YOU LIVE AFFECT HOW YOU LIVE?

• Distribution of natural resources plays a major part in determining what sorts of work people do and how comfortably they are able to live.

• Rich farmland= one of the most valuable natural resources• All southern and eastern Asian countries depend on agriculture

to feed growing populations.• India and China have large areas of rich farmland ~ but LARGE

populations• India, China, North Korea and South Korea have good supplies

of coal which is an important fuel and energy source.• coal burning = major cause of air pollution

India China Japan North Korea South Korea

Describe Location

What are the natural resources?

Describe the climate

What are the natural hazards of the country?

• Google: CIA World Fact book• Use the webpage to help you fill in the chart as well

as CRCT page 140