asia 3 parts of asia-south asia (india), se asia (vietnam, thailand), east asia (japan, china) ...
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ASIA
3 parts of Asia-South Asia (India), SE Asia (Vietnam, Thailand), East Asia (Japan, China)
Most people live in urban areas, river valleys and on coastal plains
The population is not evenly distributed
Farming-main job for people
South Asia Because of the Western
Ghats Mts. block the monsoon winds, the interior of the subcontinent of India has a hot and dry climate
Heavy rains in S. Asia are due to the monsoons that pick up moisture in the warm Indian Ocean
Many south Asians move to cities because of lack of farm land
Challenge for South Asia-growing enough food for their people
B/C of the Tsunami, India has actually moved
India/Pakistan India- 2nd most
populated country in the world
Britain controlled India until 1947: they pulled out of India but it was also divided, Pakistan came from this (Muslims moved to Pakistan, Hindus-India)
1971-War between India and Pakistan resulted in the creation of Bangladesh
More on India/Pakistan Hinduism and
Islam have the most followers in the area
Hinduism- polytheistic & belief in reincarnation
Caste System- social classes in Hindu India, broken down into 4 classes, only way to move up is to die
China The world’s most populous
country (1 billion) Most people live in the East
China main energy source- coal Three Gorges Dam in China on
Yangtze River controls flooding and supplies power (world’s biggest dam)
1 Of 4 Communist countries in Asia (N. Korea, Vietnam, Laos)
3 major products in China-rice, tea, silk
Japan
Asia’s major economic leader
Mostly one ethnic group Isolated for most of its
history, Japan became an imperial power in the early 20th century
Shintoism-main religion in Japan
Only 13% of Japan’s land is suitable for farming because of steep mountains (they don’t have a lot of resources)
Korea Korea is
separated by a DMZ (demilitarized zone- it divides Communist North & Non- Communist South)
Korea is also mostly one ethnic group
South Korea is highly industrialized; North Korea is not
East Asia
Singapore & Taiwan- newly industrialized island countries off of the coast of Asia (China still thinks that Taiwan is theirs)
Asia’s hope for the future- untapped energy resources
Terracing-stair step farming basic food-rice, loess-yellow
soil Fishing- job of many who
live near water
Some Asian Religious Facts
Homeland for Buddhists- Tibet
Dalai Lama-spiritual leader for Buddhists
Ganges- holy river for Hindus
Philippines-mostly Christian
Pakistan, Indonesia, and Bangladesh- Mostly Muslim
Final Facts
Sri Lanka- island nation off of the coast of India (Tsunami hit the hardest there)
Ring of Fire- chain of volcanoes that line the Pacific Rim (Mt. Fuji in Japan is one)
Many people in SE Asia purchase food at floating markets
Myanmar, Vietnam & Cambodia have oil reserves
Two more facts about China- Beijing is the capital & the Great Wall was built to keep out invaders