World Regional Geography (7th Edition) Chapter 7 PDF

Chapter 7 South and East Asia Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part....

Chapter 7 South and East Asia Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 1  7.1 Area and Population 07.01 Discuss at least two ways China and India are the demographic and economic giants of Asia. Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 2 Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 3 Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 4  7.1a Demography of South and East Asia This region is home to 55% of world’s population China and India together have 2.6 billion people, or 37% of the world’s total Places with high urban densities Hong Kong, Singapore Low population densities Mongolia, Nepal Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 5  7.1b Population Growth Patterns Not possible to generalize about population growth in Monsoon Asia Wide range from 0% (Japan) to 2.7% (Timor-Leste) Primarily LDCs in the region Postindustrial Japan worries about its declining population China’s “one-child policy” India set to overtake China as world’s most populous country Unknown impact: HIV/AIDS Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 6 Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 7 7.2 Physical Geography and Human Adaptations Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 8 Physical Geography and Human Adaptations Inner arc (western) World’s highest mountain ranges, plateaus, and basins Middle arc Low mountains, hills, river floodplains, basins, and the sea Outer arc (eastern) Islands and seas Archipelagoes (clusters of islands) Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 9 Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 10  7.2a Climate and Vegetation Generally warm, well-watered climate Climate types in region Tropical rain forest Tropical savanna Humid subtropical Warm and cold humid continental Desert Steppe Subarctic Undifferentiated highland Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 11 Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 12  7.2b The Monsoons Monsoons are the prevailing sea-to-land and land-to-sea winds Summer monsoon High humidity, moist air, predictable rains More precipitation in elevated areas Winter Monsoon Land loses relative warmth while the sea and coastal waters stay warm longer Wind shifts and air masses flow from inland areas to sea Long dry season, except for Japan Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 13  The Importance of Rice Intensive subsistence agriculture Built around growing a suite of cereal crops Shifting cultivation Capable of sustaining only small populations for brief periods of time Wet rice cultivation Capable of producing 2-3 crops per year Can sustain large populations over long periods of time Lowland floodplains and upland terraces Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 14  Are There Correlations between Agriculture and Culture? Theory of Himalayan environmental degradation People overpopulation in Nepal Clear and cultivate steep lands Heavy monsoon rains cause erosion Eroded plots cannot be cultivated again Landslides occur downslope, causing loss of life Increased sediment load causes rivers to swell out of banks Flooding downstream in Bangladesh Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 15  Nepal G E O G 11 0 0 N O V. , 2 0 1 2 As compared to Canada…???... Historically, Nepal had Many Small Kingdoms before 1768. The Modern State was Formed with the Unification of Nepal. Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 17  Prior to 2006, Nepal was a kingdom. Nepal is now a Federal Democratic Republic. From 1996 until 2006, Nepal suffered from a Civil War between Government Forces and Guerrillas of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 18  Kathmandu Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 19 Nepal is divided into three main regions Mountainous Region Hilly Region, Terai (Plain) Region. 22  Tourism geography Into the Death Zone Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 23  The Water Project Joseph Hobbs, World Regional Geography, Seventh Edition. © 2022 Cengage. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied or duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part. 24 Bardia National Park Bardia National Park