GEOG 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Totalitarianism, Economic Geography, High Standard Manufacturing Company
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Geog 1700 - lecture 24 - part 11. Japan is a nation-state - few members of any minority population. China is about 85% han, but has many minorities. Faiths and spiritual practices include buddhism, islam, and shinto in japan. There is widespread adoption of christianity in south korea. Religious practices are closely controlled by the government in china. The han people are the majority in china, especiall(cid:455) i(cid:374) (cid:449)hat is ofte(cid:374) (cid:272)alled (cid:862)chi(cid:374)a- proper(cid:863) Popular western/u. s. culture is widespread in japan: political regions. Contemporary boundaries largely result from world war 2 and chinese nationalism. There are many territorial disputes in the region. Many of the disputes concern islands that anchor offshore oil and gas fields. Region has a long tradition of autocratic rule. Both china and north korea are very restrictive of human rights and freedom. China is a leading military power as well as an economic one.
