GEOG 1014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Taklamakan Desert, Ryongchon Station, Hebei
Document Summary
Eastern china is the core foundational component of the east asia region. Focus on china because it is so important on defining the region and has such a huge place on earth. Japan is not part of the east asian region. Powehouse sovereign state of the region and the world. Stepped back into its natural role as a titan of world power. 7 things you need to know to understand china. There are big differences btwn east and west china. China is almost the same sze as the us. Avg hight of tiibetan plateu is 12,000 ft above sea level. Similar to the us in latitude/climates in the east. River system flows the opposite way than in the us. Lots of water and food in the east!! Focuses economic activity from the intirior to the coast. People settle where there is water, food, and a condusive climate. Distinct dif in china (east/west) btwn climate, vegetation, population.
