HIST 2710 Lecture : September 18, 2013 – Lecture #2.docx
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Farming seed + soil + water + sunlight. Food systems in east asia soybean (north east asia/ korea) Rice (south east asia/ vietnam requires plenty of water. Maize (after the spaniards came) taro, yam. Winds from the s/sw in the summer comes from the ocean, bringing in moisture. Winds from the n/ne in the winter comes from the mongolian dessert, thus dry wind. North of central china would be ideal to grow dry crops. Korea + japan are exceptions because they are closer to water enough rainfall south of central china to grow rice. Farming technology skills + tools developed over millennia. Land use + soil fertility: slash & burn. Efficient in land use in north china, yellow dust bow from mongolian desert, deposited in. Replenishes nutrients in soil in china to continue to farm: fallowing. Giving land a break (five 10 years) Plant bean crops (nitrogen fixants) to help replenish soil (1-2 seasons)
