EAST ASIA

Major Geographic Qualities of East Asia

1.52 billion, high density river basins

Jakota Triangle: Vanguard of development

Political and economic forces continue to transform traditional cultural landscapes

Rural China – Urban Japan.

Economic transformation in ChinaIntensifying regional disparities

Instability and awesome potential.

Regions

China proper- eastern half; the core

Xizang (Tibet)- high elevation; sparsely populated

Xinjiang- vast desert basin & mountain rim

Mongolia- a desert, buffer state

Jakota triangleJapan, South Korea, Taiwan

Rapid economic development

EAST

ASIA

Physiography and Climate

Longitudinal extent is comparable to Canada 75°

Latitudinal range from Northern Quebec to central Caribbean

Bordered by Pacific and 4 seas,

Mountains: e.g. Kunlun Shan, Himalayas

Steppe and desert

Monsoon Asia