Name _________________________________ Period _____ Date



Name _________________________________ Period _____ Date ________________

Asia Economic Geography Notes

1. Many countries in Asia have ________________ land that is good for _______________________ .

2. _______________ crops are grown in countries with tropical climate zones.

3. _________ is the most important food crop in the region.

4. A few tropical crops are:

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

5. In __________________________ areas of Asia people practice _______________

_____________________________ .

6. In areas with ________________________________ people use slash and burn farming.

7. Many tropical __________________ are grown on large _____________________ .

8. In most areas people still practice _________________________________________ .

9. The __________________________ was a period of time from the 1940s to the 1960s when new strains of ______________ and other crops were introduced to developing parts of the world. These new crops produced more food per square hectare and allowed food production to keep pace with population growth.

10. IR8 is a _______________________________ that was genetically engineered by the ____________________________________________________________ and introduced to ______________ .

11. Regular Rice Yield = __________________________________________ .

12. IR8 Rice Yield = __________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

13. Most countries in Asia are _________________________ .

14. China is _______________________ but it is industrialized.

15. India is _______________________ but it has many factories and some cities have high tech sectors such as ________________________________________ and the _________________________________ of electronic components.

16. The following countries are developed:

A.

B.

C.

D.

17. Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea are considered _________________________

___________________ countries because they built most of their factories in the last fifty years and the economy of these countries no longer relies on agriculture.

18. ________________ is highly industrialized but it has been industrialized since the late 19th century.

19. ____________ has one of the largest ______________________ in the world.

20. Japan has _____________________ factories but in general the economy is moving towards the ____________________________ .

21. Japan is the ___________________________________ in the region.

22. Japan is heavily dependent on _________________________________________ .

It must import about %50 of its food and most of its fuel.

23. China is ______________________ and had a ____________________________ or command economy, however, in the last thirty years China has ___________________

________________________________________________ .

24. China, along with many countries in Asia, now participates in the ______________

___________________________ .

25. Due to rapid industrialization _______________ now faces several environmental problems such as soil erosion, _____________________________ , and the loss of ______________________________________ .

26. There are three types of economic systems:

A.

B.

C.

27. The only country in Asia with a strict command economy is ____________________

____________. Laos, ________________________ , and ________________ are all transitioning ___________________________________________________________ .

28. The largest economic union in this region is ASEAN, _________________________

________________________________________ . The members of ________________ are:

A. F.

B. G.

C. H.

D. I.

E. J.

29. Parts of Asia are very _______________ populated and parts of it are ______________ populated.

30. Densely populated areas include ___________________________ , ___________ , ___________________ , and most of ____________________________________ .

31. ________________ populated areas are _______________________________ , _____________________ , and areas in the ______________________________ .

32. China is the most populated country in the world and India is the second most populated country.

33. China has instituted a _____________________________ in order to limit populated growth. India has no policy.

34. Asia has some of the largest cities in the world.

35. In Asia there is an extreme contrast between ________________ areas and _________ areas. People in _____________ areas are still living a _________________________________________ and practicing _______________

________________________________ .

36. Many people are moving to ____________ to look for jobs.

37. Site = __________________________________________________________

38. Situation = ___________________________________________________________

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|City |Site |Situation |

|Singapore | | |

|Hong Kong | | |

|Xian, China | | |

|Varanasi, India | | |

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