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4. East Asia

5. Central Asia

10. Environmental Issues – Overview

11. Environmental Issues (cont’d) Three Gorges Flooding on the North China Plain

12. Environmental Issues (cont’d) Denuded Hillslopes in China Panda Habitat in Wolong Valley, China

14. Japan’s Physical Geography

15. Japan’s Physical Environments Snow in the Japanese Alps Japanese Forests

16. China’s Physical Geography Figure 11.12 Fujian Coast

17. Korea’s Physical Geography - Extensive uplands interspersed with lowland plains

21. China’s Historical Evolution Figure 11.32 The Great Wall

24. European “Spheres of Influence” Imperialism in East Asia

30. Geopolitical Framework

31. Geopolitical Framework Figure 10.18

32. Post–WWII Geopolitics Korean DMZ Chinese Soldiers in Tibet

34. Population and Settlement Figure 11.15

38. Social and Regional Differentiation – China

43. Religious Diversity Uyghur Mosque in Urumchi, Xinjiang Lamaist Buddhist Monastery – Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet

44. Linguistic Diversity Figure 11.25

45. Yunnan Province Yi people in the village of Xhanghe Language Groups

52. Urban Form Tokyo Beijing

53. Japanese Urbanization Superconurbations

58. Industrial Reform in China - Capitalism in China - Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

62. Settlement Landscapes Japanese urban farm Chinese loess settlement Anthropogenic Landscapes

63. Cities of East Asia Contemporary Shanghai, China Tokyo Train Station

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