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Travel & Adventure
Eastern Asia
1st Issue – June 2014, Cervantes kids
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Contents
Southeastern Asia: China, by Wissal, Mar and TeresaMongolia, by Jaime, Alex and RubénJapan, by Marta, Paula and alicia South Korea, by Fátima and Lydia
External references and sources: Map of Asia_Political
Asian SubregionsSimple English WikipediaNational Geographic kids
WesternAsia Southern
Asia
EasternAsia
SoutheasternAsia
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China
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Intro to the Country
FAST FACTS• The official name is people’s
republic of China. Their languagesare Standard Chinese and Mandarin.
• They have a money called Yuan (or renminbi).And the population is1,355,692,576.The form of goverment is a communist stateand the area is 3,705,405 squaremiles(9,596,960 squarekilometers).
• Finally the major mountainsranges is the Himalaya and themajor rivers are the Yangtze and the Yellow.
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Geography
G E O G R A P H Y• I t Stretches 5,000
kilometers f romeast towest and 5,500 kilometersf romnorth to south.
• China is a large country and its territory includesmountains, high plateaus, sandy deserts, and dense f orests.
• China is made up of mountains, the tallestmountainon Earth, Mount Everest, sits on theborder betweenChina and Nepal.
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Nature
N A T U R E • There are many habitats
in China. They are home to hundreds of speciesof animals and plants. China's f orest can dissapear becausepeople cut trees.
• The giant panda lives in the mountains of southwest China and nowhere else on Earth.They eat bamboo and usually live near theseplants.
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History
HISTORY• China is one of the world's
oldest civilizations, butnowis "modern" nation. I n the last 20 years, China has changed f aster thanthe other countries in theworld.
• Chinesehistory is dividedintodynasties. Eachdynasty had an emperor. The fi rst empire was theQindynasty and began in 221 B.C. The last emperorstopped in 1912, and China became a republic.
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People and cultureP E O P L E &
C U L T U R E• I t has a population of 1.3
billion people. China has more people than anyother country on Earth. About a third of thepopulation lives in cities. The rest of the peoplelive in the country.
• They believe in Confucionism and Taoism.
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Mongolia
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•OFFICIAL NAME: Mongolia•FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary•CAPITAL: Ulaanbaatar•POPULATION: 2,854,780•LANGUAGES: KhalkhaMongol (official), Turkic, Russian•MONEY: Togrog/Tugrik•AREA: 604,200 square miles (1.5 million square kilometers)•MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Altai, Khangaiand Khentii•MAJOR RIVERS: Orkhon
Intro to the Country
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GeographyMongol ia
GEOGRAPHY• It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south.
• The country is very dry and receives only about four inches of rainfall per year.
• Mongolia is 435 miles (700 kilometers) from the Yellow Sea.
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Nature
nat ur e• The Gobi desert is expanding. Every
year there are about 1,400 square miles of new desert.
• Bactrian camels are native to Mongolia. They have two humps and are smaller than the Arabian camel.
• The Mongolian horse is small but strong and can live in the hot temperatures of Mongolian.
• Wildlife is threatened in Mongolia. The rare snow leopard is endangered, but lives in nature reserves
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History
• The Mongol Empire started with Genghis Khan and his sons. They conquered much of Asia and Europe during the 13th century.
• Marco Polo, his father, and an uncle were the first Europeans to cross the Gobi in about A.D. 1275.
• The northern region became independent from China in 1921 with Russia’s help. The southern portion of Mongolia a is part of China.
• Mongolia became a communist country in 1924, but in 1990 multiparty elections were held by the people.
HISTORY
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People and culture
• HOUSES: Many Mongolians continue to live in tents. They are called yurts, or gers. Today gers often have electricity, satellite dishes, and solar panels.
• FESTIVALS: Mongolia’s largest festival, Naadam, is celebrated in summer. It is about sports, games, and food. Children participate in some of the sports, including horse races.
PEOPLE & CULTURE
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Japan
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FAST FACTS
• OFFICIAL NAME: Japan
• FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy with• parliamentary government• CAPITAL: Tokyo• POPULATION: 127,463,611• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Japanese• MONEY: Japanese yen• AREA: 145,883 square miles (377,835 square kilometers)• MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES: Japanese Alps• MAJOR RIVERS: Biwa, Inawashiro, Kasumigaura
Intro to the Country
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Geography
GEOGRAPHY• Japan is an archipelago on the eastern part of Asia. • There are four main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu,
Shikoku, and Kyushu. • Almost four-fifths of Japan is covered with mountains.
The• Japanese Alps run down the center of the largest
island,• Honshu. • Japan can be a dangerous place. More than a thousand
earthquakes hit Japan every year. Japan also has about 200 volcanoes, 60 of which are active.
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NA T UR E• The J apanese people love
nature very much. • They think that natural
things like mountains, waterfalls, and forests have their own spirits.
• They are trying to stop pollution, but is very difficult
• The seas around J apan very rich in fish and other sea life.
Nature
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History
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People and culture
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South Korea
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• OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Korea• FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Republic• CAPITAL:Seoul• POPULATION: 48,846,823• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:Korean• A REA : 37,901 sq mi (98,190 sq km)• MA J OR MOUNTA IN RANGES: Taebaek
Mountains,Sobaek Mountains.• MA J OR RIVERS: Han, Kum, Naktong
Intro to the Country
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• Korea is a peninsula located in the eastern part of the Asian continent.
• Today, the country is divided into South and North Korea, but for the people it is a single nation that cannot be divided.
• South Korea has many mountains, but they are small compared with others around the world.
• On South Korea's J eju I sland there are tropical jungles that are always green.
• The peninsula is also surrounded by about 3,000 volcanic islands.
Geography
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Nature
• South Korea is a small country, with a lot of people.• There are twenty national parks, but the only areas
of true wilderness are the mountain forests.• There were tigers in the • Korean peninsula, but • today there are none lef t.• People killed them because• they wanted their bones• to use themin traditional• medicines.
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• People have been living in Korea for at least 10,000 years.
• Korea has a verydiffi cult history.
• There were manywars; they hadfights withChina and J apan.
History
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• There are a lot of people in South Korea. There are 485 persons per every square kilometer of land. Koreans practise Confucianism (a Chinese philosophy that teaches respect and morality).
• Sometimes they organize fairsfor a week or more.
People and culture