East & Southeast Asia Culture and Economics Notes

East & Southeast Asia:

Culture and Economics

​East Asian Communities

• East Asian culture has strong familial ties.

  • Thus creating many large communities consisting of extended family.

• These families usually live in the same home or the same area.

​Urban Life in East Asia

• Cities such as: Tokyo, Seoul, and Hong Kong contain similar cultural elements as North America (western culture).

• They experience this culture by gaming, clubbing, and shipping.

• American music has become a staple in the region as well. Adapting Japanese and Korean music.

Multiple Choice

Which city or cities contain similar cultural elements as North America?

• Hong Kong

• Tokyo

• Seoul

• All of the above

​Results Of Wars in East Asia

• Vietnam and Korean Wars: large movements in population as refugees fled from violence

• Cambodia: was the site of a massive political turmoil and conflict under the Khmer Rouge in the 1970's. Many Cambodians subsequently fled to nearby Laos and Vietnam to escape persecution.

Multiple Choice

What is a result from wars in East Asia

• more businesses popping up

• a new president was elected

• population shifted to other places from refugees fleeing

• people moved into the places where the wars were taking place

​Trade In East Asia

• Most of Southeast Asia is a part of AFTA (ASEAN Free Trade Area) which allows for free trade between Southeast Asian nations and promotes combining economic power to have more influence in global trade.

​China's Economy

• China has gone from a command economy to a market -based economy.

• This economy shift is to advance China's economy globally through trade.

• The shift has also resulted in an increased number of factories and has driven the pollution up to dangerous levels in many Chinese cities.

Multiple Choice

What type of economy does China have?

• Market-based

• command economy

• traditional

• mixed

​Trade Problems

• Conflicts over control of international waters between nations have prompted difficulties in maintaining free trade as China threatens to close off major shipping lanes.

• The mass amount of factories has caused major pollution in areas.

Multiple Choice

What are some trade problems throughout East Asia?

• government change

• tsunamis

• pollution/ wildfires

• conflicts of control/pollution