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World Geography Chapter 30 Regional Atlas: Introduction to East Asia and the Pacific World Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.

World Geography Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved. Section 1: Historic Overview Section 2: Physical Characteristics Section 3: Climates Section 4: Ecosystems Chapter 30: Regional Atlas: Introduction to East Asia and the Pacific World Section 5: People and Cultures Section 6: Economics, Technology, and Environment Section 7: Database

Historical Overview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],East and Southeast Asia were the sites of some of humanity’s earliest technological advances 1

Physical Characteristics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],East Asia and the Pacific islands have widely varying physical features. 2

Climates ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Across much of the region, rain falls seasonally. 3

Ecosystems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],This region has a rich variety of plants and animals in many different environments. 4

People and Cultures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],East and Southeast Asia are some of the most heavily populated parts of the world, while Australia is the world’s most sparsely inhabited continent. 5

Economies, Technology, and Environment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Highly industrialized Japan and Australia contrast sharply with large populations of subsistence farmers in China and Southeast Asia. 6

Database ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],7

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