Geography GEO 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Northeast Megalopolis, Urban Sprawl, Mahayana
16 May 2018
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Department
Course
Professor
EAST ASIA
China, Japan, North/South Korea, Taiwan
Physical Geography
• Population size causes environmental problems
• Industrial development leads to pollution
• Latitude range similar to US
Extends farther north and south
Japan
• Mostly temperature climate
• Mountainous terrain
• Lush forests
• Intensive agriculture on alluvial plains
Korea
• Rugged Mountains
• Large Rivers
• More agriculture lowlands in South Korea
• Heavy deforestation in North Korea
Taiwan
• Similar to Japan and Korea
• Size of Maryland
• Typhoons
• Extensive forests in uplands
Diverse Environments of China
• Drier northern zone
1. North china plain
2. Desertification
• More humid south
1. Rugged coastal areas
• Northeast (Manchuria)
1. Very cold winters
Earthquakes and Tsunamis
• Geologically active region
• Earthquakes more common in Japan (ring of fire) (March 11, 2011)
• More destructive in China due to lax building codes
Environmental Challenges
• Deforestation
1. Different practices between china and Japan
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Document Summary
Physical geography: population size causes environmental problems, latitude range similar to us. Japan: mostly temperature climate, mountainous terrain, lush forests. Korea: rugged mountains, large rivers, more agriculture lowlands in south korea, heavy deforestation in north korea. Taiwan: similar to japan and korea, size of maryland, typhoons, extensive forests in uplands. Diverse environments of china: drier northern zone, north china plain, desertification, more humid south, rugged coastal areas, northeast (manchuria, very cold winters. Earthquakes and tsunamis: geologically active region, earthquakes more common in japan (ring of fire) (march 11, 2011, more destructive in china due to lax building codes. Climate change: potential effects in china, decreased grain production, water shortages, more intense storms, plans to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, plans for giant air filters in cities. Population and settlement: tokyo is largest metro area in the world, overly crowded cities, japan and south korea most densely populated, dramatically declining growth rates, population loss and aging in japan.
