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2 themes of South Asian realm
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population and cultural diversity
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Monsoon Asia
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the lower lands of South Asia; interior has massive mountains and plateaus
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monsoon
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the seasonal reversal of wind and moisture flows; typical of certain subtropical and lower mid-latitudes
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climatic effects of South Asia's monsoons
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amlified by local conditions; it rains more in south than northern parts b/ monsoon moves in then out; winter = dry season; summer = wet season; people concentrated in lowlands towards outer areas b/c it supports population; little rain in interior
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6 human impacts shared throughout Monsoon Asia
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1)topography
2)major river systems 3)broad alluvial valleys (soil laid down below river flood) 4)intensive agriculture 5)irrigation systems 6)population density |
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India's population size/ Demographic Transition Model
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2nd most populous in world after US; pakistan = 140 mil; bangladesh = 140 mil;
high growth rate = high birth rate + low death rate = population increases |
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the 3 realms affected by same massive weather feature:
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South Asia; Southeast Asia; East Asia - all affected by monsoons
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Monsoon mechanism in South Asia:
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continentality; also- location, marginality to Eurasia, seasonality of occurrence, rarity of failures
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key crops in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
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India: rice (in wetter areas); wheat (during short wet season); millet (can grow in drier areas and grows very fast)
Pakistan: mixture of wheat and some millet (more dependent on irrigation) Bangladesh: rice |
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per person agricultural productivity
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is very low; reflects shortage of machinery and abundance of labor
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India's Green Revolution
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figured out a way to double amount of foodstuff per plant; a diff. way of applying technology; change from country that imports food to one that exports; gains: revolutionized production of food; challenges: each plant --> needed a bigger stem --> required more water --> required more fodder --> need more money;
amplified income of those w/access to money- socioeconomic class had an effect |
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India's industrial resources
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-little coal; very little oil and natl gas; have a lot of labor; pretty good accessibility- diff parts of India are well connected; industry has to be near labor
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rural to urban migration in India as a result of 2 things:
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push factor: rural poverty
pull factor: urban manufacturing/service employment -increases demands on infrastructure -causes extreme income contrasts btwn ppl living in major cities |
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Mumbai (Bombay)
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large city w/much poverty; located on western part of India
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Kolkata (Calcutta)
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established on margins of Ganges River delta on Hooghly River
-has intense urban activity- overcrowded and w/aging infrastructure; founded for its commercial and defensive site advantages |
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Delhi
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has crowded streets; cities attractive destinations for migrants- so become overcrowded
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Bangalore
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India's "silicon plateau"; human creativity combined with entrepreneurial initiative, labor, and technology creates jobs
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India: examples of creative ways to create jobs
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ex: Toyota going to India for car part production
-Internet call centers |
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caste
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complicating India's econ. changes; is a categorization of hierarchy- 4 castes that you're born into and can't move out of it: brahman, aristocrats, land lords, peasants, untouchables; concept in Hinduism
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negative effect of caste on economic change:
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the higher degree to which caste system followed, the lower opportunity for ppl w/intrinsic talent to succeed b/c can' leave caste
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2 culture hearths in South Asia:
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Ganges Delta
Indus Valley |
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language helpful b/c
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changes more slowly than moving population
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religion helpful b/c
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reveals people's views of world, aspects of life, culture, society, politics
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2 langage groupings in South Asia
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Indo-European
Dravidian (in southern 1/3 of Asia; has much older presence) |
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effects of language diversity in S. Asia
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majority of ppl speak Hindi, but 15 official languages; lang diversity acts as centrifugal force
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4 major religions in S. Asia
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-Hinduism -dominates realm; found thru-out India
-Islam -prominent in NE and NW parts of S. Asia -Buddhism -hardly present; a little in north and some in Sri Lanka; in N and NE margin -Sikhism - reflects Hinduism and 1 god; on India-Pak border |
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4 signif pts of Indo-european and Dravidian lang groups:
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1)location and past spread
2)many langs in each 3)large numbers in each 4)many exceptions |
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The Khyber Pass
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major land route in n out of S. Asian realm; succession of diffusion waves entered S. Asia from N. West.
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High population densities in S. Asia in:
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1)Ganges River Vally (Hindustan); -across N. India
2)in Bangladesh on Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta 3)in central Pakistan but lower when away from Indus Valley |
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Groups that passed Khyber Pass in S. Asia:
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-Indo-Europeans about 3500 yrs ago; established Hinduism as dominant religion
-Turkic-speaking ppls - 1000 yrs ago; carried Islam into S. Asia via Persian and Afghanistan and established Mughal Empire -Mughal Empire spread across all of S. asia in 200 yrs -European colonial powers tried to stop spread of Islam in 17th/18th cents. |
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Partition
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in 1947 - massive cross-border migration; when independence being gained from Britain, old centrifugal forces resurfaced; Muslims wanted country based on Islam
-left unresolved issues and tension |
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major unresolved issue from partition:
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Jammu and Kashmir; 58-yr dispute still unresolved
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Kashmir and Jammu (before partition):
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1)British colonial rulers claimed rights of ownership
2)Muslims/Hindus coexisted 3)Numerical majority didn't mean political control |
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Jammu and Kashmir (after Independence/partition)
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1) a century ago, Brits sold Kashmir to Hindu maharajah
2) majority of pop = Muslim 3) formal ruler = Hindu maharajah 4) Kashmir's Muslims wanted more secular govt than Pakistan |
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Islamabad
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a forward capital; Pakistan relocated from Karachi to Lahore to Islamabad; well into interior of state;
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Pakistan's centrifugal forces (besides Kashmir):
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1)spill-over effects of instability in Afghanistan
2)a potential separatist region (Baluchistan) 3)tensions in the Sindh btwn long term residents and those who came after partition 4)variations w/in pakistan (religion, wealth, polit. phil) |
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Bangladesh's site factors:
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1)straddles delta area
2)very flat land and low elevation 3)sits right inside tropic of Cancer -size of NC; issues = econ. not cult diversity problems -flat delta land: intensely farmed; severe flooding- keeps soil rich |
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Sri Lanka
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independent island; has centrif. forces based on cult diversity; Buddhist (from N. India arrived in 500 bc) and Hindu in northern edge;
occupies land producing most cash crops; minority Hindu pop (in north and west) are Dravidian-speaking- include Tamil Tigers (rebels seeking for separate state) |
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East Asia Realm - least affected by Europe's impress b/c:
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Europeans came here very late; were never in control of realm, and powerful regional cultures remained strong throughout
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the name China gives itself (Middle Kingdom) reflects 3 things:
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1)natl isolaiton
2)long term relative stability 3)a centering culture- goal to find balance btwn opposing cultures |
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China compared to US in 3 ways:
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size, shape, location
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China can be split into N-S, E-W quadrants- apply to (5 things):
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1) relief/topography
2) climate 3) agriculture 4) pop density 5) cultures |
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China's topography (east vs west):
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east has lowlands
west has huge basins and plateaus (higher lands) broken in between |
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China's climate
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east is wet/ NE is cool-wet; SE is warm-wet
west is dry/ NE is cool-dry; SE is warm-dry SE of both China and US in Cf (no dry season, hot summer) -no west coast so west is drier -has dry winters b/c of monsoon rains |
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China's agriculture
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reflects patterns of climate
SE dominated by rice and tea/wheat NE dominated by wheat west- too cool for growing crops- used for pasture and farming |
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China's population density
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most ppl on eastern side
incredible intensity of land use seen in rice paddies -rice harvest remains labor intensive activity |
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China's cultural patterns most diverse in:
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Southeastern part
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China's earliest core area located there b/c of 2 main rivers
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related to East China Plain about 4000 yrs ago; relates to Chang Jiang River and Huang He River
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Chang Jiang and Huang He share 3 main things:
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1)large rivers
2)fluctuations in flow volume 3)flood their lower course from time to time |
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Chang Jiang River
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-originates in Tibetan Plateau
-flows east, turns south, cuts back and east again -has fluctuations b/c of monsoon season (adds water in summer) -Yangtze Gorges - concentrated rivers flow b4 it reached flatter plains; the Three Gorges Reservoir uses topography and size of Chang Jiang |
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Huang He River
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-has greater fluctuations than Chang Jiang and floods lower course frequently
-goes north and passes thru area of soil (loess- windborne, wind deposited soil)-picks up sediment to deposit downstream across N. China Plain |
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loess
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wind-borne, wind deposited soil from Gobi Desert- carried by monsoon winds to loess plateaus and yellow river
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4 characteristics of Aeolian soils
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1)all small sizes, fine grained particles (b/c wind borne)
2)thickness built by compression over yrs 3)can erode very fast b/c held only by air and sand 4)are quite fertile |
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2 characteristics of China's loess agricultural landscape
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intensive cultivation
potential erosion |
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3 names for Huang He River:
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1)Huang He
2)Yellow River (named by Brits b/c of loess 3)River of Sorrows (related to N. China Plain; sediment builds up ridges- levies get higher than surrounding land- easy to flood and form breaks) |
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2 main dynasties that controlled China:
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1)Han Dynasty (206-220 BC)
2)Qing (Manchu) Dynasty (1644-1911 AD) |
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Great Wall
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built under Qing Dynasty; 3000 mi. long; effective barrier against norther barbarians
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the sequence of loss of control in China:
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encroachment --> extraterritoriality -->
opium trade --> disintegration (dynasties collapsed) --> war and revolution --> territorial re-integration (partial) |
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example of extraterritoriality
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foreign embassies
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China's 4 main current problems
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1) pop. growth and numbers
2) related food supply issues 3) industrial resource base and sector change 4) planning, political re-orientation and growth |
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China's population problems
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-1.3 billion pop; annual pop increase 1.7% to 0.6% now;
-China's transitional model moved from late stage 3 to mid stage 4 -done thru one child policy |
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China's known industrial resources
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impressive quality and quantity;
-coal fields, oil, gas fields; manufacturing growth around eastern urban clusters and much more growth possible |
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China's SEZ - Special Economic Zones
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clustered in South (Fujian, guangdong, Xianggong)0 coastal provinces where economic development is very rapid
-coastal region development- major shift in China's planning |
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China's regional specialization
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coastal region: new, consumer industries (tertiary and 2ndary)
central region: heavy industry (2ndary) Western interior: extraction (primary) |
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Shanghai
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20 mil ppl; changed by econ. development; has experienced rapid growth and become East Asia's predominant entrepot for commerce and finance
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sectoral shifts in economy
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urban centers contain crowded, traditional settings and tremendous growth in office industries; landscapes of new growth reflect sectoral shifts and China's increased participation in world economy
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Hong Kong
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in South; held by Brits as colony for 99 yrs- returned to China in '97; success of Hong kong's econ. b/c of site (on coast thats very indented; more places for ships to dock) and situation
-represents China's concentrated coastal zone econ. transformation on country's southern coast has 6 mil ppl- needed infrastructure investment; -is important b/c of Pearl River Delta region |
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Guangzhou
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grown a lot partly b/c of proximity to Hong Kong
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Jakota Triangle
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off China's eastern coast; 3 small, econ. powerful states: Japan, Korea, Taiwan
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Japan
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largest of Jakota Triangle by size, population, and econ. power
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Japan's settlement sequence
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-northern Kyushu
-southern Honshu -Shikoku and Inland Sea -Kyoto as capital; gradual spread north |
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Meiji Restoration (1868)
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modernization -> central planning/industrialization
growth -> taxation for infrastructure empire -> territorial expansion (Taiwan, Korea, NE China) |
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Japan is archipelago w/4 islands:
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Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu
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Japan's resource categories
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agricultural resources (climate, topography, soils)
industrial resources location population |
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Japan's climate
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favorable for agriculture; weather: humid, affected by monsoon
exception to good weather: tai-fung = typhoon/hurricane -in mid to late summer -good for agriculture |
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Japan's topography
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agriculture- scattered in interior; best places for agriculture outside edge of country; peripheral
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Japan's industrial resources
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very few; some coal (useful when it began to industrialize); no serious industrial resources
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Japan's location
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1 of 2 most beneficial set of factors in helping country's econ. development; has:
1)insularity (interaction, fishing, kamikaze "divine winds" protecting Japan) 2)size -easy interaction btwn ppl; cheap to move by water 3)situation -off coast of E. Asia; relative to China; relative to Pacific Rim; b/c of sea currents-natl to sail from Japan |
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Japan's human resources
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labor factors (quantity, quality)
cultural factors (natl focus, treatment of foreingn ideas) |
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Tokyo and Yokohama (4 advantages, 1 risk)
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largest cluster here; has 50% of Japan's total econ power here, has 4 advantages, 1 disad:
1)Tokyo Bay- extends in southern margin; immense natl harbor protected from storms; busy ports 2)Kanto Plain- largest flat agriculture-suited area in whole country 3)capital city- Tokyo became capital from Kyoto after Meiji Restoration; Tokyo represents Japan's modern economy- has one of world's largest pops 4)central location- Tokyo's in middle of country; equidistant from top and bottom of Japan Risk: Tokyo located adjacent to 3 major active tectonic plates (Eurasian, Pacific, Philippine)- severe earthquakes possible, many near econ core |
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How did Japan achieve its economic position in world today (5 pts)
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1)Organization
2)Emphasis on strengths 3)Education 4)Location 5)Application |
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Korea
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-strongly influenced by China; occupied by Japan; divided after WWII btwn US and Soviet Union;
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South Korea
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-Seoul= modern capital; is an entrepreneurial state; economy= successful and technologically innovative; food stores well stocked
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North Korea
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-Pyongyan capital of this repressive, rigidly planned, closed, impoverished state; inefficient agriculture, heavily taxed, inadequate for pop
-extreme poverty w/cleanliness; emphasis on symbolism, but little use |
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Korean War (1950-53) divided Korea along DMZ
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Demilitated Zone; a de facto, not a de jure boundary (not by law)
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Taiwan
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-off coast of China; mountainous country, more agric. land than Japan
-China occupied island 17th-18th century; first 1/2 of 20th cent: controlled by Japan -Taiwan has rice farming; major ctr of electronics and capital Taipei: modern, crowded city- characteristics of "European culture" |
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3 themes in Southeast Asia Realm:
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1) comparisons w/other dispersed realms
2) "indochina" and indonesia: outside infuences 3) spatial morphology |
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Southeast Asia (mainland and islands):
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mainland: myanmar (burma), thailand, laos, cambodia, vietnam (malaysia, brunei)
islands: philippines, indonesia, singapore (malaysia, brunei) |
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SE Asia like Middle American realm b/c:
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1)both on a continental margin
2)tropical locatin 3)mainland affected by outsiders |
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SE Asia different from Middle America:
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1)Eurasia is not N. America
2)Monsoon effects 3)Outside influence preceded Europe's colonial spread |
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Indian influence on Southeast Asia:
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800-1200 AD; architecture, writing, literature, religions (buddhism, hinduism, islam); -buddhism/hinduism on mainland; islam/christianity also here; greatest impact in WEST and SOUTH; ex: Cambodia
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Chinese contributions to Southeast Asia:
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people migrated out of Southern China mostly into urban areas; resident pop of Singapore almost entirely of Chinese heritage
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spatial morphology - 5 different shapes of countries
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compact, protruded, elongated, perforated, fragmented
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SE Asia has 4/5 different shapes of countries
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Compact: Cambodia- small boundary for large area
Elongated: Vietnam (Chile)- increased border for area enclosed; far away parts difficult to integrate Protruded: Laos- main body + finger extending out from country; finger hard to integrate Fragmented: Philippines, Indonesia- unconnected area- problems w/boundary and integration |
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the Philippines
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fragmented country w/centrifugal forces- result of ethnic and religious diversity; largest 2 islands at opposite ends- challenges of core area formation; plate tectonics runs E-W and N-S thru country; mountainous country; much instability in South, economy not as great as Thailand, Taiwan
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Indonesia
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-faces most severe array of centrifugal forces; large state w/17000 islands, 225 mil ppl, 300 diff ethnic groups, 250 langs;
-considerable natl. resource wealth; diverse agric. -petroleum and natl gas deposits abound offshore; disposable wealth and globalization; uneven pop and wealth leads to high expectations and migration |
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Vietnam
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very elongated; post-war energy directed at nation building (centripetal force); better chance of remaining single state than 2 diff ones; strong sense of ethnicity
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Australian Realm (3 pts)
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1)location matters- near Tropic of Cancer
2)size comparisons - larger than continental US 3)population: 20 mil (NC + SC + VA combined) = 7% of US pop relatively empty country |
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Australia's climate
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B(desert); C(temperate); A(tropical in north); most of Australia is dry and can't support population; less than 10 in. of rain; only eastern margin gets most rain- can suit pop
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Austalia's water resources:
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key to sparse pop
1)are irregular in location 2)sporadic timing 3)topographic importance- The Great Dividing Range btwn land and ocean "outback" 4)The Great Artesian Basin- btwn mtns and high plateaus in west; Artesian water - natl occurring spring- water trapped btwn 2 less permeable layers-carried to more permeable layer (aquifers) |
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Australia's country settlement:
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more urban than US; peripheral, plural, urbanized; 60% of pop live in: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane
Sydney: world scale harbor and city - size of Chicago Melbourne- Sydney's rival for urban supremacy |
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Australia's mineral basis
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rich w/coal, iron ore, gold, nickel- but still low pop density
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