Population, natural resources, environment in Asia

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Population, natural resources, environment in Asia

• Cause for concern
• Population growth
• Non-sustainable development

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Rising population in Asia

• 56 of worlds pop
• 31 of its arable land
• Pop growth in countries that are least capable of
  coping with stress on land, water, other
  resources

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Changing consumption patterns

• Number of motor vehicles doubling every 7 years.
• Over 20 years China India vehicles will
  increase 5 fold
• In China rise from 15 mill to 75 mill by 2020
• Villas golf courses being built

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Persistent poverty

• Poverty breeds environmental stress
• The poor live in marginal fragile environments
• Over-exploiting croplands, forests
• But small compared to large-scale agro-business
  rich consumers

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Rising demand for energy

• Increased energy use 85 world wide in past 30
  years
• But in Asia, increase of 300
• China will lead demand in future 129 by 2020

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Unplanned urbanization

• Rural to urban migration
• Urban population will double in next 30 years
• By 2015, 15 of worlds 23 mega-cities will be in
  Asia
• Robs Asia of agricultural land
• Results in air, soil, water pollution

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Environmental challenges

• Pressure on land
• Habitat destruction loss of bio-diversity
• Water scarcity water pollution
• Air pollution
• Global Warming climate change

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Useful Themes for PASS objectives

• Housing/shelter
• Diets
• Economy
• Cities
• Regions

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North China Plain

• Stalwart farmers
• Weather extremes
• Spring floods
• No natural wealth
• Armies bandits swept plains
• Missionaries Communists brought hope to
  destitute
• The Good Earth by Pearl Buck

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North China Plain

• Beijing the capitol w/o a river
• Mud-based single story homes
• Now faced with fired brick
• Wheat based diet potatoes
• Windy, dusty winters

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North China Plain

• Han people
• 94 of Chinas pop.
• Named for Han Dynasty
• People of the Han
• Sinitic language group

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Southeast Coast

• Active economic growth development
• Western impact via Opium War Treaty Ports
• Greatest of Christian missionaries
• Ties to overseas Chinese
• Shanghai Guangzhou enliven region

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Southeast Coast

• Brick houses/tile roofs
• Wealthy merchants construct massive public
  buildings
• Gardens popular
• Teas regional crop
• Seafood fruit

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Southeast Coast

• She minority group
• Descended from Yao who retreated to West
• Fishermen farmers

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Loess Plateau

• Area of historic importance
• Dynastic capitals (Xian)
• Maos headquarters
• Eroded gullied terrain
• Mules horses for transport
• Wheat noodles sour cabbage dominate diet

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Loess Plateau

• Caves houses cut into loess soil
• 40 million live underground
• Winters harsh
• Scarce water trees

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Loess Plateau

• Mongolian people
• Semi-nomadic
• Descendents of Genghis Khan

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Xinjiang

• Deserts, mountains, oases
• Historic link between China Persia/Central Asia
• Silk road mixed people cultures
• Sheep, goats, camels, horses
• Transport by camel or truck

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Xinjiang

• Yurt or Ger
• Withstands cold wind
• Lattice frame with wool felt covers
• Model of universe
• Roof is sky
• Opening is sun
• Hearth is earths sacred center

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Xinjiang

• Uygur are Indo-Iranian/Mongoloid
• Most are Muslim
• Speak Turkic languages
• Bread mutton diet

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Tibet

• High altitude cold (14,000)
• Home of Tibetan Buddhism
• Spiritual home of Dalai Lama
• Sparse population
• Saline lakes
• Diet of yak butter, barley meat

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Tibet

• Capitol Lhasa
• Nomadic herders live in yurt
• Unique inward slanting, thick walled homes
• Heat from animals below rises

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Tibet

• Tibetans
• Dominated by Han
• Tibet was historically tributary, so China sees
  it as province still
• Woolen sheepskin clothing
• Travel by horse, foot, or truck

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Southwest Uplands

• Landscape of dissected plateaus, dense forests,
  ethnic diversity
• Most inaccessible region backward economically
• Hilly terrain makes bikes impossible
• Travel by foot, water or horse
• Tin mines on Viet-nam border

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Southwest Uplands

• Houses may have thatched roof
• Built of bamboo or wood on stilts
• Cormorant fishing from bamboo rafts

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Southwest Uplands

• Dong people among others
• Miao (Hmong)
• Diet of rice, fish, fruits greens
• Bright clothing with silver jewelry

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Sichuan Basin

• Self sufficient area
• Can produce any product grown anyplace in China
• Politicians warlords behave independently
• Mild climate
• Only lacks access to sea

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Sichuan Basin

• Manchu Han people
• High living standard
• Densely populated, huge cities Chengdu
  Chongqing
• Teahouses for social gatherings reflect free time

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Yangzi

• Separated by mountains wetlands
• River tributaries lakes are focus of life and
  economics
• Fishing boat commerce dominate life culture
• Manufacturing centers exist along river because
  of cheap transport

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Yangzi

• Boat people earn a living transporting goods
  people

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Yangzi

• Hui people
• Essentially same as Han but Muslim
• Islam introduced by Arab soldiers 1200 years ago

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Northeast

• Manchuria (atypical of China)
• Winters damp cold
• Commercial crops
• Soybeans sugar beets
• Ice festivals mark winter holidays
• Rich coal iron reserves
• Heavy Industry

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Northeast

• Korean people
• Diet of meat soybean
• Houses of wood resembling Siberian housing
• Transportation by rail highway

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Minority Map

• RedHan, Manchu, Hui
• GreenMongols
• CreamTibetan
• TanUygur, Kazakh, Tatar
• YellowMiao-Yao, She, Dong