South Asia
Satellite View of South Asia
TheSize ofSouthAsia
SouthAsia:
Physical
Map
Bodies of Water
Indus
R.
Ganges R.
Brahmaputra R.
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay ofBengal
The Ganges River System
1,560 miles long
“Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)
The Brahmaputra River System
1,800 miles long
Floods on the Brahmaputra: 2003
Flooding on the Brahmaputra
The Indus River System
1,975 miles long
Valleys / Plains
Indo-GangeticPlain
Hindu Kush
The Khyber Pass
The Himalayas
“him” [snow]
“aalaya” [home]
Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest
mt. peak in the world.
The Himalayas
Deserts / Plateaus
Thar
Desert
DeccanPlateau
TibetanPlateau
The Deccan Plateau
31,800 square miles in size.
Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.
From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].
The Tibetan Plateau
The “Roof of the World.”
average elevation is 16,400 feet.
The Thar Desert
The Great Indian Desert
200 - 1500 feet in elevation.
up to 127ºF in July.
Completed Map
Indus
R.
Ganges R.
Brahmaputra R.
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay ofBengal
Himalayas
Mt. Everest
▲
Karakoran Mts.
Hindu Kush
Vindhya Hills
East
ern G
hatsW
este
rn G
hats
Khy
ber
Pass
I I
Thar
Desert
DeccanPlateau
TibetanPlateau
Indo-GangeticPlain
Punjab
Kashmir
Climate Regions of South Asia
Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April
Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.
Global Areas of Malaria
Major Farming Systems
of South Asia
Economic Activities& Resources
Silk Cultivation
Population Density
Population Density
Literacy Rate in India
Satellite View of ChinaSatellite View of China
China vs. the U. S. in Size
China vs. the U. S. in Size
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000250Miles
China
United States
SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
Comparing China & the U. S.
Comparing China & the U. S.China United
States
Size 3.7 million square miles
3.6 million square miles
Main physical barrier
Himalayas Rockies
Main River Yangtze / East - West
Mississippi / North – South
Population East Coast East Coast
Connectivity problems
North - South East - West
Countries & RegionsCountries & Regions
Tibet
Mongolia
Southeast Asia
Indian Subcontine
nt
Russia
N. Korea
S> Korea
Taiwan
Philippines
CitiesCities
BEIJING
Harbin
Nanjing
Guangzhou
Xi’anShanghai
Taipei
Lhasa
HongKongMaca
o
Completed Political Map
Completed Political Map
BEIJING
Harbin
Nanjing
Guangzhou
Xi’anShanghai
Taipei
Lhasa
HongKongMaca
o
Tibet
Mongolia
Southeast Asia
Indian Subcontine
nt
N. Korea
S> Korea
Taiwan
Philippines
China’s TopographyChina’s Topography
Bodies of WaterBodies of Water
Huang-He
River
Yellow Sea
Yangtze River
Pacific Ocean
Amur River
Xi River
SouthChinaSea
Sea of
Japan
The Polluted Yellow River!
The Polluted Yellow River!
Mountains & PeaksMountains & Peaks
Tian Shan
Altai Mts. Greater Khingan
Kunlun Shan
Himalayan Mts.
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China
Deserts & PlateausDeserts & Plateaus
Tibetan Plateau
Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert
Valleys / Plains / Basins
Valleys / Plains / Basins
Manchurian Plain
North China PlainTarim
Basin
Sichuan Basin
North China PlainNorth China Plain
Agricultural Regions in China
Agricultural Regions in China
Shabdong PeninsulaGrand
Canal
Great Wall
CHUNG KUO
Completed Topographic Map
Completed Topographic Map
Huang-He
RiverYellow
Sea
Yangtze River
Pacific Ocean
Amur River
Xi River
SouthChinaSea
Sea of
Japan
Tian Shan
Altai Mts. Greater Khingan
Kunlun Shan
Himalayan Mts.
Tibetan Plateau
Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert
Manchurian Plain
North China PlainTarim
Basin
Sichuan Basin
Shabdong PeninsulaGrand
Canal
Great Wall
CHUNG KUO
China’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate Zones
Monsoon Precipitation Patterns
Monsoon Precipitation Patterns
Winter MonsoonsWinter Monsoons
Summer MonsoonsSummer Monsoons
Precipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in China
Agricultural Regions in China
Agricultural Regions in China
Arable LandArable Land
“Brown” China vs. “Green” China
“Brown” China vs. “Green” China
Rice DominantW
heat
Dom
inan
t
Pasture and Oasis
Double-crop rice
SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
South ChinaSouth China
Major Chinese Industries
Major Chinese Industries
Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China
Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China
China as % of World Population
China as % of World Population
Top 10 Populated Nations
Top 10 Populated Nations
0 500 1000 1500
China
India
US
Indonesia
Brazil
Russia
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Japan
Nigeria
0 500 1000 1500
India
China
US
Pakistan
Indonesia
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Brazil
Congo
Ethiopia
2001 2050
Population DensityPopulation Density
Nippon -- “Land of the Rising Sun”
Japan and the United States
Japan’s Topography
Bodiesof
Water
Sea of Japan
Ishikari R.
Korean
Straits
Pacific Ocean
Inland Sea
Tone R.Shinano R.
Kitani Mts.
Kitakami Mts.
Mikuni
Mts.
Chugoku
Mts.
Kyushu Mts. Mt. Fuji
MountainsAnd
Peaks
Plains
Kanto Plain
Nobi Plain
Ishikari Plain
Osaka Plain
Islands
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa
Cities Sappor
o
Hiroshima
Kobe Tokyo
Nagasaki
Kyoto
YokohamaNagoya
Osaka
Final
MapSea of Japan
Ishikari R.
Korean
Straits
Pacific Ocean
Inland Sea
Tone R.
Shinano R.
Kitani Mts.
Kitakami Mts.
Mikuni
Mts.
Chugoku
Mts.Kyushu
Mts.Mt. Fuji
Kanto Plain
Nobi PlainOsaka
Plain
Ishikari Plain
Hokkaido
Honshu
Shikuku
Kyushu
Okinawa
RussiaChina
N. Korea
S. Korea
Sapporo
Hiroshima
Kobe Tokyo
Nagasaki
Kyoto
YokohamaNagoya
Osaka
Very Mountainous: Little Arable Land
Mt. Fuji
Swift-Moving Rivers: Hydroelectric Power
Japan’s Land Area and Utilization
Japan by Satellite
Global Tectonic PlatesJapan -- On the “Fire Rim
of the Pacific”
Japanese Earthquakes: 1961-1994
Ginza Ruins After The Great Kanto Earthquake -- Tokyo,
1923
Over 100,000 dead!
Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
► 7.2 Richter scale
► 5,500 deaths
Kobe Earthquake -- January 17, 1995
Japan’s Oceanic Currents
Average Monthly Precipitation in Three Cities
Precipitation
Different Climates and Seasons in Japan
Fall Winter
Spring Summer
Igawa Town on the Izumo Plain
Rice Farmer’s Farmhouse:
Okutsu Town, Okayama Prefecture
Terrace Farming of Rice
The Japanese Farm the Sea
TokyoFish Market
Natural Resources
Raw Materials
Japan’s Population Density
Japan’s Population Trends
Japan’s Population Over 65
versus the United States
Japan’s Growing Older
Japan’s Age Breakdown
Under 15 years
15.8%
15 – 59 years 63.3%
60 and over years
20.9%
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