GEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 2
A. The Chinese Realm
B. South Asia
C. Southeast Asia and the Pacific
D. Mini-Theme: Population Geography
E. Take-Home Exam
GEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 2
THE CHINESE REALM
Geography of the Developing World
UNIT 2
The Chinese Realm
Reading Assignments -- China
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
R&P GEOG: CULT GEOG: ECON GEOG: HIST GEOG:
414-423 429-431 415 423-428
433-445 432-433 443
457-460
460-462
462-471
Objectives -- China
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)
Vocabulary -- China
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"
LDC Atlas Suggestions -- Chinese Realm
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
Map Construction -- China
Physical Geography
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
Mountains
Kunlun Mountains Tian Shan Mountains
Himalayan Mountains Altay Mountains
Water Bodies / Rivers
Sea of Japan South China Sea
Taiwan (Formosa) strait Yellow Sea
East China Sea Chang Jiang River
Huang He river Xi Jiang River
Economic Geography
Shenzhen Guangdong Province
Political Geography
Countries/Political Entities
China Hong Kong
North Korea South Korea
Macao Mongolia
Taiwan
Regions
China Proper Mongolia
Xizang (Tibet) Xinjiang
Jakota Triangle
Measures
Outline MapGEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 2
SOUTH ASIA
Geography of the Developing World
UNIT 2
South Asia
Reading Assignments -- South Asia
de Blij: Chapter 8
R&P GEOG: CULT GEOG: ECON GEOG: HIST GEOG:
371-375 387-393 395-404 376-382
382-393 406-408
404-411
Objectives -- South Asia
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)
Vocabulary -- South Asia
intensive subsistence agriculture federalism
wet monsoon social stratification
Hinduism Buddhism
green revolution caste system
Dravidian Tamil
intensive subsistence agriculture Sikhism
Punjab British East India Company
Kashmir irredentism
Sinhalese centrifugal forces
centripetal force ( Indian Sub-continent
protectionism
LDC Atlas Suggestions -- South Asia
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
Map Construction -- South Asia
Physical Geography
Physiographic Regions
Northern Mountains River Lowlands
Southern Plateau
Mountains and 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
Political Geography
Countries
Pakistan India
Bangladesh Sri Lanka
Nepal Bhutan
Maldives
Regional Geography
Regions
India Southern Islands
Bangladesh Pakistan
Northern Mountains
MeasuresOutline Map
VIDEO: Land of the Monsoons
GEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 2
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Geography of the Developing World
UNIT 2
Southeast Asia
Reading Assignment -- Southeast Asia
de Blij: Chapter 10
R&P GEOG: CULT GEOG: ECON GEOG: HIST GEOG:
476-480 481-482 500 482-488
487-490 485 501-503 492
490-509
Objectives -- Southeast Asia
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)
Vocabulary -- Southeast Asia
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)
LDC Atlas Suggestions -- Southeast Asia
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
Map Construction -- Southeast Asia
Physical Geography
Mountains and Plateaus
Annam Mountains Khorat Plateau
Dawna Range
Land Bodies
Sumatera Jawa (Java)
Borneo Bali
New Guinea East Timor
Sulawesi
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
Political Geography
Countries
Brunei Cambodia
Indonesia Laos
Malaysia Myanmar (Burma)
Philippines Singapore
Thailand Vietnam
Regional Geography
Regions
Mainland Peninsular/Insular
MeasuresOutline MapGEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 2
Mini-Theme: Population Geography
Geography of the Developing World
Mini-Theme: Population Geography
a. Reading Assignments
de Blij: pp. 23-25, 372, 393-95, 431
Videos: What is Overpopulation (The People Bomb - CNN)
Kerala, India (The People Bomb - CNN)
b. Vocabulary
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
c. Objectives
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
Population Bomb: Population Solutions
After watching the video explain how each of the following "population solutions" helped the people of Kerala to reduce the birth rate.
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GENDER EQUALITY
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FAMILY PLANNING
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EDUCATION
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PRE-NATAL CARE
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COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY HEALTH CARE
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IMPROVEMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE (ROADS, HOSPITALS, WATER SUPPLY, ETC.)
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NUTRITION
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PRIVATE LAND OWNERSHIP
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PUBLIC AWARENESS & INVOLVEMENT
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OTHERPopulation added each hour by region: 1994
GEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 2
Exam 2 -- Take-Home Exam
GEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Unit 3
A. Middle America
B. South America
C. Mini-Theme: Immigration
D. Exam 3 Review
GEOGRAPHY OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD