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1 . What body of water does the Chang Jiang (Yangze River) empty into?
2. What country lies East of Cambodia?Slide2Slide3
Focus: India – China - JapanSlide4
Landscape of East Asia among the roughest in the world…yet is one of the most populated place in the world!!!!
Mountains and deserts
restrict movement
of people, goods, and ideas. So how does this affect their culture?????Slide5
Where would you want to live?Slide6
Ganges
Mekong
Indus
Brahmaputra
Rivers of Asia
Huang He (Yellow)
Chiang Jiang (Yangtze)Slide7
India
1.
Ganges
-
1557 miles long, flows through India and Bangladesh, from the Himalayas eastward and empties into the Bay of Bengal, considered holy to the Hindus of India, very polluted
2.
Indus
–
1975 miles long, flows through China, Pakistan, and India. Begins in Tibet and flows into the Arabian Sea.
Ganges
IndusSlide8
China
1.
Brahmaputra
– (brah-muh-poo-truh)1800 miles long, China to Bangladesh, joins the Ganges and empties into the Bay of Bengal, often floods
2.
Huang He (Yellow River)
– “China’s Sorrow”, 3395 miles long, name comes from the yellow silt that is deposited along its banks.
3.
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)-
3917 miles long, China’s longest river, empties into the East China Sea
Brahmaputra
Huang He (Yellow)
Chang Jiang(Yangtze)Slide9
Southeast Asia
1.
Mekong
(
mey-kong)– 2635 miles long, forms the border between Laos and Myanmar (Burma) and most of the border between Laos and Thailand, empties into the South China Sea Slide10
Major Landforms of Asia
Gobi
Desert
Taklimakan
Desert
Himalayas
Plateau of Tibet
Khyber PassSlide11
Himalayas
The Himalaya is the world's largest mountain range. Its peak is 26, 000 feet high.
Stretch 1,700 miles across
Passes through
five nations:
India, Pakistan, China, Bhutan and Nepal
.
Mount Everest
, the highest mountain in the world, is part of the Himalayas in Nepal.
T
he first people to climb Mount Everest was in 1953.
The origin or source of world's two important river systems: the
Indus Basin
and the
Ganga
-Brahmaputra Basin
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Gobi Desert
It covers 500,000 square miles, twice the size of Texas
Extends 1,000 miles from east to west, 600 miles north to south.
Name is
Mongolian for "the waterless place“Rainfall is often less than three inches a year. The Gobi's aridness is caused by the rainblocking effects of the Altai mountains to the west and Tibetan plateau and the Himalayas some distance away to the south. The Gobi itself lies on a plateau.
Large deposits of copper and goldSlide13
Taklimakan Desert
Nicknamed “Sea of Death”
Poisonous snakes, frequent sand storms, boiling days, freezing nights, and intense water shortages.
Second largest desert in the world.
Mummies, some 4000 years old, have been found in the region Slide14
Plateau of Tibet
Highest region on Earth
Commonly referred to as the
“Roof of the World”
Highest and largest plateau on the planet
Lies between the
Kunlun (
koon
-loon) Mountain ranges to the north and the Himalayas to the south
Several of the
world's longest rivers
have their sources on the Tibetan PlateauSlide15
Khyber Pass
Connects Pakistan & Afghanistan
33 miles long through Hindu Kush mtns
There have been many battles for its control
Best land route between India and Pakistan Conquering armies have
used the Khyber as an entry
point for their invasions
Has been a major trade route for centuriesSlide16
Capitals of the Major Countries
Beijing
New Delhi
TokyoSlide17
India’s Capital – New Delhi
Constructed 1912-1929 to replace Calcutta as the capital of British India and officially inaugurated in 1931.
Trade & transportation center
Population: 317,797
Chronic overcrowding, traffic congestion, ballooning child labor, housing shortages and pollution.
One of the fastest growing cities in the world.
Hinduism is the religion of 86.8% of New Delhi's population
Cows rest in a crowded street
R
esidence of the President of India
Taj Mahal
Street scene
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China’s Capital – Beijing (Peking)
2
nd
largest city in the country
population of 17.55 million people
political, educational and cultural center of the country
Many historical sites are located here.
Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
You are not permitted to drive a car unless you have a driver license issued by China.
Driving in Beijing can be quite complicated due to perpetual traffic jams.
Beijing National Stadium AKA Birds Nest Stadium
The Great Wall of China
.
Shopping Area
Forbidden City
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Japan’s Capital - Tokyo
Population: 12 million
Country’s largest city-
one of the most crowded and expensive cities in the world
Prior to 1868, Tokyo was known as Edo.
September 1923 – the Great
Kantō
Earthquake devastated Tokyo. More than 142,000 people died and over 300, 000 houses were destroyed.
Tokyo Disneyland was opened in 1983 as the first Disney theme park outside of the United States.
Tokyo Disney Sea is a fantasy theme park in Tokyo Disney that is unique to Japan
Over 150 colleges/universities
1964-Tokyo held the summer Olympic games.
Bombing during World War II devastated half of Tokyo, destroyed or damaged many famous landmarks, and ruined nearly all of the city's industries
Bullet train
Shinjuku Avenue , Business District
Tokyo Disney Sea
Imperial PalaceSlide20
Environmental Issues
Polluted Rivers
Monsoons
Overpopulation
Asian Brown Cloud-air pollution