PREPARED FOR: SYED ASHRENE SYED OMAR

PREPARED BY: NUR ATASSHA BINTI HAZAHANI (2019455746)

MAPS OF
REGION
 FACTS OF REGION:
• In 1990’s, it called as “East Asian Miracle” due to them refocus on global economic growth and
political power (Pacific Ocean’s Countries)
• The Chinese called themselves as 中国 (Zhong Guo) “Middle Kingdom” – centre of the world
• 1950’s Korea Wars cause the splitting of Korea to North and South part.

TYPES OF CLIMATE:
• Subtropical Climate
- The subtropics are geographic and climate zones located roughly between the tropics and
temperate zones.
• Temperate Climate
- The temperate or tepid climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the
tropics and the polar regions of Earth.
• Polar Climate
- The polar climate regions are characterized by a lack of warm summers.
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM:
• Natural hazard
- Earthquakes, volcanic eruption, floods, and typhoons present hazards to human occupation.
- Geologic activity also occurs from the plate boundaries.
• Diseases
- HIV/AIDS was the major diseases in China.
- In 2000s China became subject to a virulent form influenza with 526 cases & 311 death.
• Pollution
- When there is more factories emit fumes, more vehicles are used for a purpose of logistic, so its leads
to air pollution.
- Water pollution happens when raw sewage & untreated industrial effluent are common along rivers &
offshore fisheries.
• Environmental Policies
- Shanghai restricts the allocation of new motor vehicle licenses and has phases out mall motorized
bicycles.
- The Chinese government raised coal prices to reduce the inefficient use of this polluting fuel.
- One of the major environmental problems Japan faces when virtually all its dumping sites are filled.
CULTURAL AND POLITICAL
EAST ASIA

PRESENTED BY:
NASHA RINIEE MOHD NASIR 2019455362
 CHINESE EMPIRES

2000 BC
China 1st civilization in Huang He
valley based on wealth of
agricultural surpluses and craft
1122 - 256 BC
-Zhou dynasty support economic growth by technologies and 220 BC - 206 BC
improved transportations caused attacks from outside Qin Dynasty-strict law to unite
-Confucius trained managers to focus orderly conduct and proper the separate feudal states into a
relations in all social context. centralized and culturally uniform
-Introduced merit-based system later on. empire with standard written
-Daoism preferred local, village-based communities with little script.
government interference. Based on concepts of yin and yang

1200s 1200s AD 600s

Next three centuries, Mongols invaded China. Rules as
Zen Buddhism, focused Chinese Emperors. Drived Lamaistic Buddhism established in
Tang Dynasty spread Chinese
meditation and moment insight, centre of native Chinese Tibet - combination of Indian
Influence into the northeast parts
not rely spiritual, depends on Intellectual and economic Buddhism and Tibetan rituals.
of modern China, Korea, Japan
personal experience landed in development Southward and Lamaism had continuing impact
and northern Vietnam.
Korea and Japan. modern Russia. on political control over Tibet.

1367 – 1644
1300s
Ming dynasty - China’s economy,
Resentment new rulers and
literature and education
disruptions of taxes imposed,
advanced. Admiral Cheng-Ho
crop failures caused rebellion and
ventured beyond India to the Red
established Ming Dynasty.
Sea, Eastern Africa etc
1644 – 1911
Qing (Manchu) dynasty. The realm
expanded to northeast, Mongolia,
Tibet, Burma and Taiwan.
1820
China was the world’s wealthiest
empire. Producing nearly one-
third of world GDP. But later,
declined political and economic
power caused by internal
government with Western
influences and conflicts.
 JAPANESE ISOLATIONISM KOREAN ORIGINS

▪ The principle of Shinto -built on animism, ancient, myths and customs.

▪ It is a pantheistic religion -involves emperor worship and Japanese superiority. ▪ Koreans are based on sense of nationhood on shared blood, ancestry, ethnically.
▪ In Shintoism, both living and non-living objects possesd by spirits which Mount Fuji ▪ After the Mongol invasion, Confucian principles of government were adopted and
being given special reverence. Buddhism displaced as major religion.
▪ Japanese Buddhism tolerates Shintoism, followed by Daoism and Confucianism.

• the feudal lords took over the imperial administration and armed
1392 - 1910
samurai warriors under a shogun, acted over the heads of the •Yi dynasty ruled the kingdom of Korea even there was interference of China in 1644.
powerless court.
• The shoguns dominated Japan and maintained its isolation from the
Since 1100s rest of the world.
1894 - 1895
•Rebels opposed the Korean government.
•New Japanese forces over ran Korea, defeats both Chinese and Russian attempts to
• Last shogun resigned, the Meiji regained his position as titular head of aid the Koreans.
government.
1867

1910
•Japan annexed Korea.
• The emperor became a figurehead and political power was taken by
the leading figures in parliament.
1889
Now
•Koreans subscribe to mix religion which are Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism and
Christianity in uniquely Korean way.
 C H I N A R E S I S T S C O L O N I Z AT I O N JAPAN AGGRESSION
British East India
1796, Qing emperor’s
1557, China resisted Company demanded for
banned importing opium
attempts to set up trade Chinese tea and paid in
into China to preserve 1867 - Meiji take a major action to prevent world domination by
or political links. silver but then replaced
privileged trade position. western countries.
by paying in opium.

End 1800s - New military power. Conquer Taiwan and Korea. Win war
By 1819, the opium
The Chinese official against Russia and Manchuria. Manufacturing was a basis.
reasserted the policy of Opium War (1841-1842)
trade, drained the
forbidding opium occurred.
ressources.
imports.
1900 - More democratic, social group established political parties and
labour union.Well known as produced cheap goods and great quality.
United States and
China defeated and had
to sign the Treaty of
European nations won 1930 - Economic depression caused by other country raise the tariff
the right to trade in five against Japanese imported goods. Affected internal pact. Shifted
Nanjing.
ports in China.
industrial production to military equipments.

D I S RU P T E D C H I N E S E R E P U B L I C 1930 - Japan took over parts of China. Fight across the Pacific during
World War II.
1912 1920 -1930
-Republic -China reunify 1933 1937
replaced the Main Japanese -Declared a
1941 - Japan surprise attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour
common
Qing dynasty. government. invasion of general war ,Hawaii
-Sun Yat-sen -Local China began (second-sino)
and warlords, a where they -Kuomintang
Kuomintang occupied and Chinese 1945 - Japan lost due to the US bombing and post-war dismantled.
Communist
party claimed rebellion and earlier in communists
political Japanese 1900s. united.
power. attacks. 1990 - Japanese government apologies to the occupied countries.
SUBREGION: THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN
Global Market Places (IBM 537)
Individual Assignment 3: Presentation on Region
Prepared by: Ezzra Natasha Binti Ramli (2019336785)
Prepared for: Sir Syed Ashrene Syed Omar
THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN

Primary Economic Sectors in Japan Agriculture Sector

 Government maintains agriculture as a significant
sector of the economy.
3 types of economic  Rice still costs Japanese consumers 6 times what
activities in Japan:
Americans pay and 13 times what Thais pay.
 1960: Rural population decreased because of
Agriculture Sector -
farming, fishing &
Manufacturing Sector -
Service Sector – rose
migration to urban location.
rose to 30% before
mining (declined from to 38% to 68% output
33% to 1% of output)
falling to 21% output  Early 2000s: Farmers face new shocks as Chinese
took over Japanese markets.
THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN JAPAN
Manufacturing Sector
 Stage1 (Reconstruction)
 Japan diversified into shipbuilding, auto-making and light manufacturers.
 Japan’s total output increased by 10% per year.
 Japan established a favourable trade balance.
 Stage 2 (Increasing Costs and “Just in Time”)
 1970s-Japan suffers labour shortages, increase in oil prices, a world shipping
drop and reduced demand for products.
 However, greater investment raised output in light industries.
 Japanese currency doubled (yen).
 Stage 3 (Global Investment)
 Japan invested more in overseas.
 After invest in U.S and Britain, Japan switched investment to Southeast Asia
 Japanese multinational corporations products are manufactured and assembled
in China.
 Thus, making Japan as a huge trade deficit with China.
Service Sector
 The huge trade surplus from exports of manufactures
resulted in rapid growth of Japan’s financial and business
services.
 Throughout Japan, the increasing in service occupations
from education and health care to retailing and tourism,
increased employment and contributed to diversity
economy that is not dependent on the fluctuations of
world market.
 Japan’s popular culture contributes to its increasing in
exports such as sales of Japanese music, video games,
anime, comic (manga), films and fashion.
 Thus in 2010, Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry
(METI) made exports of popular culture items a
priority.