Section 3- Natural Resources and Land Use

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Section 3- Natural Resources and Land Use
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East Asia Natural Resources

• Energy Producers
• Coal
• Oil
• Water
• Petroleum

• Other resources
• Raw materials for manufactured goods
• Water bodies
• Fertile land

Hydroelectric power project in Indonesia
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Resources in Koreas

• North Korea
• Coal
• Iron

• South Korea
• Tungsten
• Graphite

North and South Korea do not share natural
resources. The two countries do not get
along North Korea is a developing country. South
Korea is a developed country.
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Developed vs. Developing

• Developed country- one with many industries and a
  well-developed economy.
• Developing country- one that has low industrial
  production and little modern technology.

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Resources in Japan

• Japan has few mineral resources
• Imports large quantities of minerals
• Worlds largest importer of coal, natural gas,
  and oil
• Imports iron ore, tin, copper

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Resources in China

• China has a large supply of mineral resources
• One of the worlds largest supplies of coal
• Coal found in northern part of China
• China also has oil deposits

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Hydroelectricity

• Electricity produced by using the power of
  flowing water
• In 2002, 17 of Chinas electricity was from
  hydroelectric power
• Three Gorges Dam- under construction

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Three Gorges Dam
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Three Gorges Dam
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U.S. Energy Consumption
Souurce http//www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu
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Aquaculture

• China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan are top
  aquaculture producers of the world
• Aquaculture includes
• Farm-raised fish
• Shrimp
• Oysters
• Mussels
• Clams
• Seaweed

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Farmland

• With so many mountains and plateaus, only small
  percentages of land can be cultivated
• 14 of China
• 12 of Japan
• 14 of North Korea
• 19 of South Korea

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Terrace Farming

• Farmers cut horizontal steps called terraces into
  hillsides to gain a few yards of soil for
  farming.
• Farmers even use the road side to farm.

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Double Cropping

• Growing two or more crops on the same land in the
  same season or at the same time
• Ex. Farmers often plant one crop between the rows
  of another crop to in order to grow more food