Geography

1.
How does the physiography of the Huang He River valley

differ from that of the valley of the Yangtze?
- Yangtze River is the largest river in China and the third largest in the
world. Beginning at the Qinghai Province, it crosses from west to the East
China Sea at Shanghai. As the largest water system in China it is
historically, economically and culturally important to the country. The Three
Gorges Dam on the river is the largest dam and hydropower station in the
world. People consider the river a dividing line between North China and
South China. The north and the south of the river have many differences in
climate, scenery, economics, and culture.
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. It originates from the
northern slope into the Bohai Sea. More than 30 branches and countless
streams join the Yellow River on the way to the sea. Being the river with
the most excessive deposit in the world, the Yellow River gets its name
from the muddiness of its water.
2. Why is Japan so much more heavily forested than China?

- Japan has been able to maintain the forest due to their mild, rainy climate
and strict history of forest conservation. Japan ensures that timber and
firewood extraction would be balanced with tree growth. China's climate
and conservation efforts are not the same.
3. Why has Shanghai emerged as the most populous urban area

in China?
- Shanghai is a multi-cultural city with both modern and traditional Chinese
features. The city has a status equivalent to a province, and reports directly
to the central government. It is the largest base of Chinese industrial
technology; one of the most important seaports and China's largest
commercial and financial center which are the reasons as why Shanghai
emerged as the most populous urban area in China.
4. What are the major ways in which Japanese cities differ from
those in the United States?
- Some of the major differences between Japanese and American cities
are that the living standards are somewhat lower despite its affluence.
Although the living expenses are much higher the cities are very crammed
compared to the ones in the US. Another major difference is that Japan
lacks the extreme poverty found in places in the United States.
5. Where are the non-Han peoples of China concentrated? Why

are they concentrated in these areas?
- The majority of the non-Han minority that composes of about 100 million
people live outside of the Han occupied eastern china. They are mainly
concentrated in these areas because the culture and way of life of he Han
majority is different than the non-Han so its easier and more confortable to
live separate from them.
6. What have been the main consequences of the geographical

division of Korea into two states?
- North Korea's communist government has controlled over a statecontrolled economy dependent upon immense support from Russia and
China to survive. South Korea, meanwhile, has developed into one of the
world's leading economies, employing free enterprise economic policies as
well as development a democratic government. Since the 1990s, the two
Koreas have held two symbolic summit meetings and slightly increased
economic cooperation, but reunification still seems a relatively distant goal,
barring unexpected events.
7. Historically speaking, how did China and Japan act differently

as imperial powers?
- The period between 1750 and 1914 was pivotal in world history, and
particularly in East Asia. China had long been the only superpower in the
region, secure in the knowledge that it was the Middle Kingdom around
which the rest of the world pivoted. Japan, cushioned by stormy seas, held
itself apart from its Asian neighbors much of the time, and had developed a
unique and inward-looking culture.
Beginning in the 18th century both Qing China and Tokugawa Japan faced
the threat of imperial expansion by the European powers and later the
United States. Both countries responded with growing nationalism, but
their versions of nationalism had different focuses and outcomes. Japan's
nationalism was aggressive and expansionist, allowing Japan itself to
become one of the imperial powers in an astonishingly short amount of
time. China's nationalism, in contrast, was reactive and disorganized,
leaving the country in chaos and at the mercy of foreign powers until 1949.
8. How have the different countries of East Asia followed

different paths to economic development?
- Since 1960 Asia, the largest and most populous of the continents has
become richer faster than any other region of the world. This growth has
not happened at the same pace all over the continent. The western part of
Asia grew during this period at about the same rate as the rest of the
world, but, as a whole, the eastern half showed a superior performance.
China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand achieved growth rates of
3-5 percent. This impressive achievement is still diffident compared with

the remarkable growth of Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.
These countries have had annual growth rates of output per person well in
excess of 6 percent. These growth rates, sustained over a 30-year period,
are amazing. While the average resident of a non-Asian country in 1990
was 72 percent richer than his parents were in 1960, the corresponding
figure for the average Korean is no less than 638 percent
9. Where in China would one find the most rapid economic

development, and why would one find it there?
- Shenzhen because of its proximity to Hong Kong and distance from
Communist Centered Beijing and Xian.
10. How does the position of women in Japan compare to the

position of women in other wealthy, industrialized countries?
- In their private family role, women quite often dominate the male
members of the household. The women of Japan are dedicated to their

families. The current position of women in Japanese society can be
attributed to the two old philosophies - Confucianism, and feudalism.
Japan, more so than any other country, has undergone numerous, radical
transformations during the past century. Every generation of Japanese has
Women, though exploited became the key to the country's success. In a
time of social change, women were to be the moral foundation of the
country. The government pushed the traditional notion of the Confucian
family, i.e.- father to son, senior to junior, husband to wife, as it attempted
to increase the birth rate so that Japan could compete on a more equal
footing with the countries of the West. Women were urged to live according
to the saying produce more babies and increase the population, which a
lot have tried to avoid by delaying marriage until later in their lives in more
recent times.

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1.

How does the physiography of the Huang He River valley

2. Why is Japan so much more heavily forested than China?

3. Why has Shanghai emerged as the most populous urban area

5. Where are the non-Han peoples of China concentrated? Why

6. What have been the main consequences of the geographical

7. Historically speaking, how did China and Japan act differently

8. How have the different countries of East Asia followed

3-5 percent. This impressive achievement is still diffident compared with

9. Where in China would one find the most rapid economic

10. How does the position of women in Japan compare to the

members of the household. The women of Japan are dedicated to their

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