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Chapter 11: East Asia

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Learning ObjectivesExamine regional variation in urban patterns and morphology within East Asia.

Understand the ways in which philosophical beliefs both create coherence and diversity within the region.

Consider the rapid change in the economies of East Asia during the 20th and 21st Centuries.

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Key ConceptsRegulatory LakesPolluting ExportDesertificationAnthropogenic LandscapesCentral Place TheoryUrban PrimacySuperconurbationIdeographic WritingConfucianismMandarins

GeomancyParticularismMarxistBurakuminAutonomous RegionSamurai“Spheres of Influence”ShogunateSpecial Economic ZonesLaissez-Faire“Rust Belt”

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Setting the Boundaries

Composed of China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and Taiwan

Historically unified culture

Politically and ideologically divided

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East Asia

Figure 11.1

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Figure 11.2

Environmental Issues - Overview

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Environmental Issues (cont’d)Figure 11.3—Three Gorges

Figure 11.4—Flooding on North China Plain

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Environmental Issues (cont’d)Figures 11.5 and 11.6

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Physical Setting

Figure 11.7

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Japan’s Physical Geography

Figure 11.9

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China’s Physical Geography

Figure 11.12

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Korea’s Physical Geography

Figure 11.14

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Climate

Figure 11.8

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Populationand Settlement

Figure 11.16

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Settlement Landscapes

Figure 11.5 – Japaneseurban farm

Figure 11.17 – Chinese loess settlement

Anthropogenic Landscapes

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Cities of East Asia

Figure 11.2.2Figure 11.18

Central Place Theory - China

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Urban Form

Figure 11.19 Figure 11.2.1

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Figure 11.20

Superconurbations

Japanese Urbanization

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Cultural Coherence and Diversity

Ancient Chinese civilization

Religious and Philosophical Beliefs

BuddhismConfucianism

Writing SystemIdeographic writing

Figure 11.21

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Linguistic Diversity

Figure 11.24

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Religious Diversity

Mahayana BuddhismShintoTaoism

Geomancy

Particularism in religionMarxist influences

Figure 11.22-BuddhistLandscape

Figure 11.23-Mt. Fuji

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Geopolitical Framework

Figure 11.28

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China’s Historical Evolution

Figure 11.29

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European “Spheres of Influence”

Figure 11.31

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Post WWII GeopoliticsFigure 11.32 – Korean DMZ Figure 11.33—Tibet

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Economic DevelopmentFigure 11.35

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Economic Development—Japan Boom and Bust Economy

Intertwined corporate economies

Tight connection between employers and employees

High cost of living

Figure 11.36

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Industrial Reform in China

Figure 11.38

Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

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Social and Regional Differentiation—China

Figure 11.39

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Social Development

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Chinese Population Policy

Decline in Fertility Rates

Slow RNI

Gender imbalances in births

Males favored over females

Figure 11.40

AgingPopulation