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The student will explain the impact of
location, climate, physical characteristics,
distribution of natural resources, and
population distribution on Southern and
Eastern Asia
INDIA
• Located on the Southwestern portion of the Asian continent
• Several different types of climate
• Mountains in the north, deserts to the west, tropical climates near
the oceans
• Monsoon season affects the lives of Indians
• Blow hot, dry air across the continent from the northeast during
the winter
• Spring and summer ~ the winds come from the opposite direction
and bring heavy rains from the ocean
• Unpredictable and can cause flooding
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 is a very large country and has nearly every
type of climate
• 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.
• Mongolia (north of China) is semi-arid
• Areas to the east and south are humid and even
tropical.
CHINA ~ WHERE DO PEOPLE
LIVE?
• Most of China’s one billion people live in Southeastern China
(milder climate)
• 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.
• Few people live in desert regions ~ those who do are nomads and
animal herders
• 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
JAPAN
• An island nation on far eastern edge of East Asia
• Climate affected by ocean currents
• North ~ rely on fishing
• South ~ warmer climate is better for farming
• 80% covered with mountains
• Small percentage suitable for farming
• Use terrace farming on the mountainous terrain
• Japan has more earthquakes every year than any other place in
the world, however they have adjusted to living with these each
year
• Japan experiences monsoon rains and even tropical hurricanes
called typhoons.
JAPAN CONTINUED
• Japan has little in the way of natural resources.
• Japan must depend on industry and trade to
supply its population with all they need.
• Most people depend on fishing for much of their food
(due to having so little farmland)
• Import a lot of food from other countries
• Have a highly developed industrial economy, but no
gas or oil.
• Depend on world market for petroleum products
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
• Fast flowing rivers provide hydroelectric power
• 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.
• North and South Korea have a number of mineral deposits including lead
and zinc.
SOUTH KOREA
• Has fewer mountains and milder climate due to warm
winds from the ocean
• Cold winters and warm summers- SK climate is milder
than that of NK because of ocean winds
• Farming more widely practiced here than in
mountainous north
• Many live in largest city (Seoul) (25% of population)
• These people have advantages (markets, jobs,
and education) that are harder to find in rural
areas
VIETNAM
• Located in Southeast Asia, southern peninsula
• Warmer, tropical climate
• Climate & geography join to create rich farm-lands
• 90% of the world’s rice is grown in Vietnam
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.
• However coal burning is a major cause of air
pollution which is one of the greatest
environmental hazards facing Southern and
Eastern Asia.
• South Vietnam mines phosphates for export and
drills for oil.
• Japan is a technologically advanced country with
little natural resources