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NOTE: The authors of the textbook include china in the East Asian realm. In this course on the geography of the developing world we will consider China (including Mongolia and the Koreas) as a separate realm -- the Chinese Realm
de Blij: Chapter 9
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R&P GEOG |
CULT GEOG |
ECON GEOG |
HIST GEOG |
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414-423, 433-445 |
429-431, 432-433 |
415, 443, 457-460, 460-462, 462-471 |
423-428 |
1. Locate and describe the 3 major physiographic regions and the political and economic features of the realm. (R&P GEOG)
2. Compare the physical geography, the climatic regions, the relative size, and the relative location of China with the United States. (R&P GEOG)
3. Understand the background, goals, and policies of the ongoing economic modernization program in China as well as its important spatial expressions. (ECON GEOG)
4. Explain the concept of the "Middle Kingdom" and how it has affected China's political and economic development. (HIST GEOG)
5. Explain and understand why China is sometimes called the "Land of Contradictions". (R&P GEOG)
6. Briefly outline the history of China, especially European colonization and China under Mao Zedong. (HIST GEOG)
7. Discuss the cultural diversity in China especially its spatial and political expression. (CULT GEOG)
8. Understand the historical basis and future ramifications of The People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. (CULT GEOG)
command economy
Special Economic Zone
incentive
price distortion
subsidy
intensive subsistence agriculture
Confucianism
People's Liberation Army
Maoism
Collectivization
Cultural Revolution
Tiananmen Square massacre
collectivization
the long march
China proper
loess
extraterritoriality
buffer state
four modernizations
Culture Hearth
Opium wars
"Two Coasts"
Listed below are some suggested topics for the LDC Atlas from this chapter. (See "Assignments" in the Syllabus.)
Conflict in Tibet Region: ...(select one)........
Where people live/why?
Cultural Minorities
North Korea
3 Physical Regions
Economic Liberalization
Measures of Development
Hong Kong
Macao
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong
Tibet
Major Rivers
Land of Contradictions
Physiographic Regions
river basins and highlands of eastern China
arid northwest
frigid mountains and plateaus of the southwest
Land Bodies
Gobi desert
North China Plain
Taiwan
Korean Peninsula
Xizang Plateau
Hong Kong
Hainan Island
Altay Mountains
Kunlun Mountains
Tian Shan Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Water Bodies
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Taiwan (Formosa) Strait
Yellow Sea
East China Sea
Rivers
Chang Jiang River
Xi Jiang River
Huang He river
Countries
China
Taiwan
North Korea
South Korea
Mongolia
Other
Shenzhen
Guangdong Province
Hong Kong
Macao
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Outline Map
de Blij: Chapter 8
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R&P GEOG |
CULT GEOG |
ECON GEOG |
HIST GEOG |
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371-375, 382-393, 404-411 |
387-393, 406-408 |
395-404 |
376-382 |
1. Locate the major physiographic and political features of the realm. What are the regional criteria that define the realm? (R&P GEOG)
2. Understand the wet-monsoon climate of the Indian sub-continent, its spatial expression, and its impact on economic geography.(R&P & ECON GEOG)
3. Assess the impact of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam on the cultural development of the realm. (CULT GEOG)
4. Develop an understanding of the basic Hindu beliefs, particularly as they relate to the caste system and its impact on Indian society. (CULT GEOG)
5. Identify the centrifugal and centripetal forces within India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir. (CULT GEOG)
6. Understand and explain the economic conditions on the Indian Sub-continent and recent economic policies. (ECON GEOG)
7. Trace the major stages of the realms historical geography, particularly the colonial period and the transition to independence. (HIST GEOG)
8. Identify the geographic factors that characterize the states of Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and The Maldives. (R&P GEOG)
9. Understand the unique federal political structure of India and its underlying cultural mosaic. (CULT GEOG)
intensive subsistence agriculture
federalism
wet monsoon
social stratification
Hinduism
Buddhism
green revolution
caste system
Dravidian
Tamil
Sikhism
Punjab
British East India Company
Kashmir
irredentism
Sinhalese
centrifugal forces
centripetal force
Indian Sub-continent
protectionism
Listed below are some suggested topics for the LDC Atlas from this chapter. (See "Assignments" in the Syllabus.)
Conflict in Kashmir
Region: ....(select one).......
Where people live/why?
Measures of Development
The Partition
Effects of Colonization
Major Rivers
The Himalayas
Monsoons
Hinduism
Cultural Diversity in India
Conflict in Sri Lanka
Conflict in Nagaland
Conflict in Punjab
Physiographic Regions
Northern Mountains
River Lowlands
Southern Plateau
Land Bodies
Hindu Kush Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Karakoram Range
Deccan Plateau
Thar Desert
Rivers
Indus River
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Water Bodies
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Countries
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Bhutan
Maldives
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de Blij: Chapter 10
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R&P GEOG |
CULT GEOG |
ECON GEOG |
HIST GEOG |
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476-480, 487-490, 490-509 |
481-482, 485 |
500, 501-503 |
482-488, 492 |
1. Locate the major physical and political features of the realm.(R&P GEOG)
2. Describe and explain the population distributions of the realm's mainland, peninsular, and island components. (R&P GEOG)
3. Discuss the various impacts of European colonialism in this part of the world. (HIST GEOG)
4. Discuss the term "Indochina" as it relates to the ethnic mosaic of Southeast Asia. Why is the term used? Is it accurate? (CULT GEOG)
5. Explain recent political and economic changes in countries in the region (particularly in Vietnam) and assess the effect of these changes on the economic development of the realm. (ECON GEOG)
6. Understand the recent political history of countries in the realm and current political problems. (HIST GEOG)
economic tigers
NIC
APEC
import substitution
Pacific Rim
Burma
market economy
command economy
Vietnam War
price distortion
slash and burn agriculture
Khymer Rouge
collectivization
leaching
buffer zone
free trade
domino theory
Indochina
colonialism
neocolonialism
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Listed below are some suggested topics for the LDC Atlas from this chapter. (See "Assignments" in the Syllabus.)
Conflict in Cambodia
Region: ....(select one).......
Where people live/why?
Measures of Development
Major Rivers
Effects of Colonization
French Colonization
British Colonization
Dutch Colonization
Spanish Colonization
The US in SE Asia
Chinese in SE Asia
Buddhism
The Golden Triangle
Economic Change
Political Problems:...............
The Vietnam War
Conflict in East Timor
Conflict in Burma
Conflict in Mindanao
Land Bodies
Sumatera
Jawa (Java)
Borneo
Bali
New Guinea
East Timor
Sulawesi
Dawna Range
Annam Mountains
Khorat Plateau
Rivers
Mekong River
Chao Phraya river
Irrawaddy River
Salween River
Red River
Water Bodies
South China Sea
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Thailand
Pacific Ocean
Countries
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar (Burma)
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Vietnam
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de Blij: pp. 23-25, 372, 393-95, 431
Videos: What is Overpopulation (The People Bomb - CNN)
Kerala, India (The People Bomb - CNN)
Crude Birth Rate (CBR)
Crude Death Rate (CDR)
population growth rate
demographic transition
population doubling time
rule of 70
dependency rate
population pyramid
arithmetic density
physiologic density
doubling time
demography
immigration
emigration
Malthus
green revolution
population growth rate
fertility rate
1. Where are the 3 main population clusters in the world today?
2. Why do people live where they do? (5 reasons)
3. What is "overpopulation"?
4. Discuss the historical patterns of population growth. Why is it appropriate to say that rapid population growth is a recent problem?
5. Discuss the demographic transition. For each stage (4) include a discussion of what is happening to the CBR, CDR, population growth rate, dependency rate, population doubling time, and name some countries in each stage (2, 3, 4).
6. Discuss projections of future population growth. Where is it occurring and why there?
7. Be able to interpret population pyramids.
8. Be able to calculate population densities: arithmetic and physiologic. (Bring calculator to exam.) Discuss the difference between the two densities and significance of this difference.
9. List and briefly discuss the problems associated with rapid population growth rates. Compare these problems with those associated with affluent, high consumption, economies.
10. Explain how EACH of the following help REDUCE the rate of population GROWTH in the state of Kerala, India:
1. gender equality
2. family planning
3. education
4. pre-natal care
5. family health care
6. public involvement
7. private land ownership
8. infrastructure improvements
9. nutrition
After watching the video explain how each of the following
"population solutions" helped the people of Kerala to reduce the
birth rate.
__________________________________________________________________________GENDER
EQUALITY:
__________________________________________________________________________FAMILY PLANNING:
__________________________________________________________________________EDUCATION:
__________________________________________________________________________PRE-NATAL CARE:
__________________________________________________________________________COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY HEALTH CARE:
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IMPROVEMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE (ROADS, HOSPITALS, WATER SUPPLY,
ETC.):
__________________________________________________________________________NUTRITION:
__________________________________________________________________________PRIVATE LAND OWNERSHIP:
__________________________________________________________________________PUBLIC AWARENESS & INVOLVEMENT:
__________________________________________________________________________OTHER:
Population added each hour by region: 1994
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