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