East Asia

closer to the equator are generally warm because the energy from the sun directly reaches the equator without passing through any thick layers of the atmosphere. Another factor that contributes to climate change is the geography. For example, the Middle East and North Africa rarely receive rainfall because of deserts. Areas that contain deserts have little moisture; thus, decreasing the changes of rain. Along with location and geography, elevation is a major contributor to climate change.…

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The 19th and 20th century were mainly filled with violence, war, and corruption in Southeast Asia. During the mid-19th century, China was the strongest country in East Asia, Korea was strongly influenced by the Chinese, and Japan was starting to open up relations with foreign powers (mainly the west). However, by the end of the mid-20th century, everything changed: China gained a new political system, Korea was annexed and freed of Japanese rule, and Japan suffered a major loss. So, how did…

Asian is comprised of a large group spanning from Turkey to Japan. Differences of their beliefs and culture depend on the geographic location. East Asia is considered the region with the highest number of aging adults that are prone to pain related to age. Asian culture approaches healing from pain and other ailments with an approach different than Western Medicine. Asians hold the mind, body and soul to high regard with treatment. They use herbal, oils, massage, coining, and acupuncture as…

According to the LGB 2015, the East Asia and Pacific population of the world is exceeding the WHO guidelines for ambient PM2.5 by 92%. Europe and Central Asia is exceeding the limit by 91%. The Middle East and Northern Africa is exceeding the limit by 100%. That means that every place in this region is exceeding the WHO’s guideline of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air. South Asia exceeds the limit by 100% as well. Sub- Saharan Africa exceeds by 72%. According…

The country Japan is off the east coast of main land Asia neighboring the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as “the land of the rising sun” or simply “Nippon.” It has very mountainous terrain and Archipelago Island, offers lush forest, hot springs and active volcanoes, and the most notable Mountain is Mount Fuji. Many small kingdoms came to together to united around the capital Nara; around the 4th and 8th centuries. Around this period, agriculture improved dramatically and adopted new ideas from…

trade through the Ottoman Empire easier, serving to expedite connections across Western Asia. In Europe, England and the Netherlands chartered the British East India Company and the Dutch East India Company respectively. These were joint-stock companies that ventured to the Indian Ocean and had the power to go to war and govern conquered peoples. The companies earned a profit through transit trade within Asia and could therefore purchase Asian spices and textiles without having to pay for them…

Initially, Europeans were looking for an alternate route to the East Indies, China, and India. These were the connections for more luxurious goods such as spices, tea, and silk. At the time, nobody had realized how big the world actually was. Many, even explorers that traveled to study the land, were under the impression that the world pretty much only included Africa, Asia, India, Europe, and all the other countries around those main areas. Christopher Columbus decided to sail West to try and…

months due to Japanese obstructionism. The diplomat forged on and was able to convince the Japanese after 2 years to open trade with America. This did not last long though, and Japan like China proved that America was to be a junior to Britain in East Asia for the time being. Moving from the Pacific, America began to look more closely around “home” per se. One such place was Cuba. America attempted numerous time to acquire Cuba from Spain, but the efforts were for not. The premise behind the…

principles of racial theories. It is how the way the West imagines about the East. Many stereotypes were first created during the Marco Polo’s travels to the East. The fantasy of Orientalism has been framed and reinforced through the differences of the Eastern cultures and traditions. Due to the strange clothings, foods, religions, and beliefs, Asia seemed very abnormal to the Europeans. Which lead them to think that everyone is the East are considered as “others”, they are everything that the…