Notes from class lecture from The World Today for NMC students in World Regional Geography/

10. Warm Cold Wet Dry Climatic Gradients

11. POPULATION DENSITY

16. Population Pyramid, 2008 Percentage of total population Age Data source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Famine of the Great Leap Forward Post-famine rebound One-child policy begins Children of post- famine rebound generation One-child families Women outliving men

18. Average life expectancy at birth in 2000 and increase in life expectancy 1990 - 2000 by province (in years)

20. HOMEWORK: Watch the following Hans Rosling Video titled “What Stops Population Growth.” What are the top 3 points that Rosling’s data visualization expresses? Explain each and then formulate three questions to apply this information to China. You can find the video at http://vimeo.com/2905893 or on the Gapminder site.

26. Colonial Spheres of Influence

32. Current Political Divisions

34. Note Autonomous Regions where ethnic minorities dominate.

35. China’s Population Distribution

40. Booming Pacific Rim

47. JaKoTa Triangle

48. China and Taiwan

49. Taiwan & China

51. TAIWAN Eastern two-thirds is mostly rugged mountains running north-south In the west, the Chianan Plains are where the vast majority of the Taiwan's population live. Taiwan's highest point is Yu Shan at nearly 13,000 feet.

58. Japan’s Core Area Note most agriculture and manufacturing in coastal areas.

61. Korea: North and South Superimposed boundary along cease-fire line in Korean War

64. Demilitarized Zone View from the North & view from the South

66. North Korea’s Border with China View from the North & view from the South

69. Land Use Patterns Rugged Mountains Industrial Area Main Rice Producing Secondary Rice Producing Free Trade Zone Note more rice-producing land in South.

71. NORTH KOREA North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un attend the massive military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010.