Chapter 29 Notes

Today’s Issues- East Asia

Section 1: The Ring of Fire

• DON’T WRITE• Ring of Fire- chain of

volcanoes that line the Pacific Ocean

Section 1: The Ring of Fire

• The Great Kanto Earthquake- 1923 earthquake that destroyed Tokyo, and killed 140,000 plus

• DON’T WRITE• Japan experiences more than

1,000 earthquakes per year

Section 1: The Ring of Fire• DON’T WRITE• Tsunami- huge wave of great

destructive power• Tsunami Video

Section 2: Trade & Prosperity• Commodore Matthew Perry

persuaded Japan to open up relations with the U.S. in 1853 by parking his warships in Tokyo Bay• Isolation?

Section 2: Trade & Prosperity• After WW2, East & West

created a Global Economy, • nations becoming reliant on

each other for goods & services

• DON’T WRITE• Cheap labor of E. Asia?

Section 2: Trade & Prosperity

• Sweatshops- workplaces where people work for pennies a day, in bad conditions

Section 2: Trade & Prosperity• Recession- extended decline in general

business activity• DON’T WRITE• Japan’s recession in 1990’s & global

economy?• Difference between recession & depression?

Section 2: Trade & Prosperity• JaKoTa Triangle-

• Japan • Korea (south)• Taiwan

• Zone of economic prosperity in East Asia

• DON’T WRITE• Made in?

Section 2: Trade & Prosperity

Population Density of Asia

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