Southeast Asia
Physical Geography
"Indo-China"
Population Density
Population Distribution & Reasons
Diversity of Indonesia, Philippines
Outward oriented coastlines vs.
Isolated interior regions
Chinese & commerce in region
Spratly Islands
Territorial Waters
Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs)
Colonial Influence on region - Which Europeans countries were active?
Boundary types (Hartshorne)
-Antecedent
-Subsequent
-Superimposed
-Relict
Territorial Configurations of Countries
-Compact
-Protruded
-Elongated
-Fragmented
-Perforated
SE Asian City Model

East Asia
Hub of Pacific Rim
Physical Environment
-Tibet
-Monsoon
-Earthquakes-Japan
-South China's Terrain - Affect on Language diversity
Writing Chinese
Early Chinese in Yellow River Valley (Xia)
Isolation of China
Weakening and fall of empire
Chaos of Republican Period (1912-1949)
Rise of Communists in China (Mao)
Open-Door Policy (Deng)
Population Policy in China
 
 
 

Economic Development in China (Coast vs. Inland)
Jakota Triangle
-Commonalities
Japan
-Tokugawa
-Meiji Restoration
-Modernizations
-As Imperial Power
Taiwan
-History of Development
-Politics vs. Reality

Austral Realm
Australia
Land & Population
Location of most of population
Links to Britain
Changes over past 20 years
Exports
Aborigines
New Zealand
Maori