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What continent and mountain range Mt. What continent and mountain range Mt. Everest in?Everest in?

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Renewable ResourceRenewable Resource

A part of the earths natural enviornmentA part of the earths natural enviornment Can be RENEWED Can be RENEWED Look up the word Look up the word RENEWEDRENEWED Examples: Examples: WaterWater PlantsPlants TimberTimber AirAir Solar Power Solar Power

Non Renewable ResourceNon Renewable Resource

A resource that cannot be replacedA resource that cannot be replaced YOU USE IT AND LOSE IT! YOU USE IT AND LOSE IT! Examples:Examples: Fossil FuelsFossil Fuels MineralsMinerals SaltSalt CoalCoal Natural GasNatural Gas

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In your Journals create a T Chart In your Journals create a T Chart On one side, write RENEWABLE On one side, write RENEWABLE

RESOURCESRESOURCES On the other side write NON On the other side write NON

RENEWABLE RESOURCESRENEWABLE RESOURCES Give examples of each based on your Give examples of each based on your

knowledge of these terms knowledge of these terms

Physical CharacteristicsPhysical Characteristics

There are many Mountains that influence the regionpopulation settlement patterns population settlement patterns ability of people to moveability of people to moveclimateclimate

MountainsMountainsHimalayasHimalayasWestern and Eastern GhatsWestern and Eastern GhatsMount Fuji-JapanMount Fuji-Japan

HimalayasHimalayas

Mt. FujiMt. Fuji

Mount FujiMount Fuji

Mount Fuji—outside of Mount Fuji—outside of TokyoTokyo

Himalayas—Mt. EverestHimalayas—Mt. Everest

Varied climate regionsVaried climate regions--ranging --ranging from tropical wet to humid from tropical wet to humid continentalcontinental

Many natural hazardsMany natural hazards----monsoons, typhoons, volcanoes, monsoons, typhoons, volcanoes, and earthquakesand earthquakes

MonsoonMonsoon--a seasonal shift in --a seasonal shift in the prevailing winds that the prevailing winds that influences large climate influences large climate regionsregions

TyphoonTyphoon--a destructive --a destructive tropical storm occurring in the tropical storm occurring in the western Pacific Ocean or the western Pacific Ocean or the China Sea, similar to a China Sea, similar to a hurricanehurricane

Influence of waterInfluence of water--(rivers, --(rivers, seas, and ocean currents) on seas, and ocean currents) on agriculture, trade, and agriculture, trade, and transportationtransportation

Area have abundant arable Area have abundant arable landland

areas of loessareas of loessPlateau of Tibet hard to live onPlateau of Tibet hard to live onGobi Desert--second largest in Gobi Desert--second largest in

the worldthe world

Many newly industrialized countriesMany newly industrialized countries South KoreaSouth Korea TaiwanTaiwan SingaporeSingapore

Japan = economic leader Japan = economic leader

China is in a transition period--from a centrally China is in a transition period--from a centrally planned economy to more of a tradition free planned economy to more of a tradition free market economymarket economy

Agricultural advancements and Agricultural advancements and technology are enabling greater technology are enabling greater food production-- “Green food production-- “Green Revolution”Revolution”

Environmental degradationEnvironmental degradationdeforestationdeforestation fishing is importantfishing is important

Main Crops: Main Crops: rice rice BananasBananasserious religiousserious religiousconflictsprimarily between conflictsprimarily between

Hindus and MuslimsHindus and Muslims

Cultural CharacteristicsCultural CharacteristicsAreas of extremely dense and Areas of extremely dense and

sparse populationsparse populationsevere contrast between rural severe contrast between rural

and urban areasand urban areas

deep respect for ancestorsdeep respect for ancestorsReligious diversityReligious diversity----

Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Taoism, Shinto, Christianity, Taoism, Shinto, Confucianism are the major Confucianism are the major religionsreligions

India has a strict caste India has a strict caste system--(similar to a class system--(similar to a class structure) once born into a structure) once born into a caste it is next to impossible caste it is next to impossible to move out of that casteto move out of that caste

Cultural heritageCultural heritageSilksSilksBatikBatikwood and ivory carvingwood and ivory carvingideograms--unique ideograms--unique alphabetsalphabets

jewelsjewels

Important citiesImportant cities--Tokyo, --Tokyo, Japan; Beijing, China; New Japan; Beijing, China; New Delhi,IndiaDelhi,India

Cultural landscapeCultural landscape--Taj --Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, Great Mahal, Angkor Wat, Great Wall of China, floating Wall of China, floating markets, mosques,minarets, markets, mosques,minarets, pagodas, temples and pagodas, temples and shrines, terraced rice fieldsshrines, terraced rice fields

Angkor WatAngkor Wat

Angkor WatAngkor Wat

Great Wall of ChinaGreat Wall of China

Taj MahalTaj Mahal

Taj MahalTaj Mahal

BatikBatik

Gobi DesertGobi Desert

BuddhaBuddha

Buddha in New DelhiBuddha in New Delhi

Shinto ShrineShinto Shrine

TempleTemple

PagodaPagoda

PagodaPagoda

TempleTemple