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1
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East Asia Population

A

1.6 billion

China = 1.4 billion
Japan = 126 million
South Korea = 50 million
North Korea = 25 million
Taiwan = 23 million
Mongolia = 3 million
Urbanization = 54%

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2
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Domesticated around 5,000 years ago

Staple food for over half of world’s population

Provides over a fifth of the calories consumed
worldwide

China is the world’s largest producer

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rice

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3
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provide shade and organic material for the fish and the fish eat the pests that might attack the rice plants

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rice plants

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4
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Land of the rising su

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Japan

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5
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60% of the world’s
animation-based entertainment

130 voice acting schools
in the country

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Anime

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6
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Over two billion sold in
Japan each year.

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Manga

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7
Q

First game was
played in Japan
in 1873 at Tokyo
University.

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Baseball

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8
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belief in the nature of sacred powers that can be recognized in
every individual existing thing. State religion until 1945.

The gate marks a location of passage between the profane and the sacred.

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Shinto/Shintoism

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9
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126 million

87% Urbanized

99% literacy rate

High Life Expectancy

Ethnically homogeneous

Rapidly Aging

126 million to 95 million by 2050

Demographic Burden
- by 2025, only 2 workers for
every retiree

A

Japan

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10
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39 Million

Most live on 3% of the land area

Mere 18% considered habitable

Most of the large cities are perched along the coast

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Tokyo

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11
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10,563 mi2

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Kanto Plains

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12
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12,389 ft
Active Stratovolcano

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Mt fuji

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13
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15891 deaths

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Japan Tsunami

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14
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South Korea Capital

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Seoul, 23 million

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15
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North Korea Capital

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PyongYang

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16
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The year is 112…not 2024. The calendar begins on Kim IlSung’s date of birth: April 15, 1912. He is considered the “Great Leader”.

Created the juche philosophy – self-reliance -> “Hermit Kingdom”

Retained tight relations with China

North Korea has a “Three
Generations of Punishment” Rule

The country holds ‘elections’ every
five years.

A

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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17
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Kim Il Sung

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Great Leader, 1912-1994

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18
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Kim Jong il

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Dear Leader, 1941-2011

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19
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Kim Jong un

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Supreme Leader, 1983-?

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20
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More than ¼ of the country’s GDP has been expended on the military.

Both men and women required to serve

4 th Largest Standing Army!
1.2 million

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Korean People’s Army (KPA)

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21
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1.4 Billion

Average Family Size in 1970
 China = 5.8
 One Child Policy
 2 for rural families
 3 for ethnic minorities
 Rewards and Penalties
 300 Million Larger
 Little Emperors

Changed to 2 child in 2015

A

China’s Population

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22
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China Capital City

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Beijing, 21 Million, 15 Megacities

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23
Q

50,000 distinct characters

Single character may take
as many as 33 brush
strokes.

Pinyin System developed inthe 1950s

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Chinese Calligraphy

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24
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“Waterless Place”

500,000 square miles

Precipitation = 2 inches in the west; 8 inches in the northeast

Temps = -40 to 113

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Gobi Desert

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25
Q

Cool summers &
extremely cold
winters

Nearly 1 million
square miles

Elevations up to
26,245 feet

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Tibetan Plateau
China’s Water Tower

26
Q

3,395 miles

3rd longest in Asia

China’s Sorrow

A

Huang He River (Yellow River)

27
Q

3,915 miles

Longest river in Asia

3rd longest in the
world

Basin is home to onethird of the country’s population

A

Yangtze River

28
Q

emphasized finding value and purpose in life
– and doing so by connecting to nature.

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Daoism

29
Q

551 BC to 479 BC
1027-221 BC

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Confucious
Zhou Dynasty

30
Q

Dedicated life to teaching, but believed true calling was to reform decaying Zhou culture.

Analects and Five Classics – texts that became the basis for education for 2000 years

Belief in a hierarchical structures of responsibility and duty.

Affirmed the right of people to rebel against an unjust ruler – Mandate of Heaven

Emphasis on ethics and principles of good governance and on the
importance of education as well as family and hard work

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Confucianism

31
Q

Ancient Capital
Silk Road

A

Xi’an

32
Q

Built about 210 BC
by Shi Huangdi
Qin Dynasty – 221-206

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Terra Cotta Warriors

33
Q

Speeds up to 220 mph

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Bullet Trains

34
Q

Home to the
Chinese Parliament

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Tiananmen Square Beijing

35
Q

Mao Zedong proclaims the People’s Republic of China here in 1949

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Tiananmen Gate

36
Q

Built in 1406 to 1420
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

980 buildings - 180 acres

20,000 people could live here

A

Forbidden City

37
Q

Over 3,000 miles long

Built over a period of 1500 years

A

The Great Wall

38
Q

China’s 2022 CO2
emissions = 12.7 billion tons
 U.S. = 5 billion tons

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Asian Brown Cloud

39
Q

Built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal Construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653.

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Agra, India

40
Q

29,029 Feet

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Mt. everest

41
Q

first American to summit Everest

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James Whittaker, May 1 1963

42
Q

World’s Largest
Mangrove Forest
9,700 square miles

A

Sunderbans

43
Q

Began in 2001 –
Completed in 2012

3,633 miles of four/six
lane highways

Connects Chennai,
Kolkata, Delhi, and
Mumbai

A

Golden Quadrilateral Highway

44
Q

340,000 people

More than 1,000 small islands 115 square miles

Highest elevation less than 6 feet

A

Maldives

45
Q

Maldives Capital

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Male

46
Q

Wettest Place on earth

August 1860 to July 1861

75.42 feet

1 inch = 4 gallons per sq yard

3,620 gallons

A

Cherrapunji, India

47
Q

Seasonal reversal of winds
 General onshore movement in
summer
 General offshore flow in winter

Very distinctive seasonal
precipitation regime

“To know India and her people, one has to know the monsoon”

To the people of South Asia the monsoons are a source of life

A

The Monsoon

48
Q

National sport of bhutan

A

Archery

49
Q

National Sport of Sri Lanka

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Volleyball

50
Q

National Sport of Bangladesh

A

Kabaddi

51
Q

increase and decrease slowly

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Seasonal Monsoon Floods

52
Q

glacial and snow
melt in the Himalayas along with deforestation causes streams and river to rush down valleys

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Flash Floods

53
Q

occur from
cyclones or tsunamis

A

Tidal Floods

54
Q

One-Fifth of Pakistan’s total land area was
affected by flood.

Death toll was close to 2,000 people.

Estimated cost = $43 billion

A

2010 Indus River Flood

55
Q

April 26, 1989
1,300 people killed

A

Bangladesh Tornado

56
Q

April 25, 2015

Killed almost 9,000

Avalanche on Everest –
killed at least 19

7.2 Aftershock on May
12th – 200 people killed

A

Nepal Earthquake, Mag 7.8

57
Q

Originated in India ~ 500 BC

 Prince Siddhartha - Buddha- The Enlightened One

Four Noble Truths
 All life is suffering
 Cause of suffering is desire
 There is an end to suffering –
Nirvana – absolute bliss
 There is a path to the end of
suffering

 Bondage to repeating cycle of birth & rebirth – based on
karma

A

Buddhism

58
Q

The world’s oldest religion ~ 4,000 years

 Traditions derive from the Vedas – collection of
oral poems from 10th Century BC

Common Aspects:
 Acceptance of polytheism
 Belief in Karma
 Faith in Dharma – code of living
 Practice of puja – worship and prayer

 Nonviolence and Vegetarians

 No common creed, single doctrine, direct
divine revelation, or rigid narrow moral code

A

Hinduism

59
Q

An early culture emerged and developed about 5,300 years ago

World’s 3rd Major Civilization

 Arts and trade routes

Organized Cities
 Water & Sewer systems
 Grid Planning

Sophisticated Agriculture
 Enough to sustain urban populations

A

Harappan Civilization

60
Q

A system of kinship
groupings, or jati, that are
reinforced by language,
region, and occupation.

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Caste system

61
Q

the Oppressed

A

Dalits

62
Q

1947

Cyril Radcliffe, English Lawyer
- Tasked with drawing the line
- Had no knowledge of the religious and cultural
communities
- Given only 5 weeks to complete

A

Partition

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