EAST ASIA I

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EAST ASIA
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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 China
• Intensifying regional disparities
• Instability and awesome potential.

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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 triangle
• Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
• Rapid economic development

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E A S T A S I A
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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

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