Travel &

Adventure Eastern Asia

1st Issue – June 2014,

Cervantes kids

Contents

Southeastern Asia:

Mongolia, by Pablo,

Mario and Álvaro

China, by Dalia and

Paula

South Korea, by

Sara and Elsa

Japan, by Noelia and

Jimena

External references and sources:

Map of Asia_Political

Asian Subregions

Simple English Wikipedia

National Geographic kids

Western

Asia Southern

Asia

Eastern

Asia

Southeastern

Asia

Mongolia

Intro to the Country

The official name is Mongolia.The form of government is Parliamentary Democracy.The capital is Ulaanbaatar.The population is of 2,854,780 people.The languages are Khalkha Mongol (offcial), Turkic and Russian.The money is the Togrog/Tugrik.The area is of 604,200 square miles ( 1.5 milion square kilometers).The major mountain ranges are the Altai, Khangai and Khentii.The major river is Orkhon.

Geography

Mongolia is located in Asia between Russia to the north and china to the south. Itis one of theworld’s highest countries. It is 700 kilometers from the yellow sea.

Mongolia temperatures can fluctuate as much as 35 degrees in one day . Thecountry is very dry and it has only four inches of rainfall per year . The Gobi desertis in the South. It is one of the earth’s coldest deserts and covers about 600.000squaremiles ( 1.295.000 squeare kilometers ).

Nature

Bactrians camels are native toMongolia. They have two humps andare smaller than the Arabian camel.The Mongolian horse is small buttough and can withstand the harshtemperatures of the Mongolianclimate. The Gobi is expanding. Everyyear, about 1,400 square miles ofnew desert are added because ofchanges in land use, includingfarming, grazing animals, anddestruction of the forest. Globalclimate change may also be a factor.

Wildlife is threatened in Mongolia. There aresnow leopards is endangered, but has arefuge in the country’s nature reserves. Asless land is available for wild animals, speciessuch as the musk deer have nowhere to hidefrom illegal hunters who are killing off most ofthe remaining population. The first dinosauregg discovered was found in the Gobi. Manydinosaurs remains and fossils from 100 millionyears ago, during de late Cretaceous period,have been found there.

History

Mongolia is led by a presidentwho is

electedby the people , but the he

presidentdoesn’thavemuch power.

Muchof the control is in the parliament,

whichhas 76 members andchooses the

primeminister and the cabinet officers.

Themongol empiregainedpower as Genghis

Khanand his sons conqueredmuchof asia

andeuropeduring the 13th century.Marco

Polo,his father and an uncle were the first

europeans tocross theGobi in about A.D

1.275 . The southernportionof mongolia,

knowsas lnner mongolia, is part of China.

Thenorthern region became indepemndent

of China in 1921 with russia’shelp .

Mongoliabecame a communist in1924, but

in 1990 multipartyelectionswere held by

the people.

People and culture

For most of its history, Mongoliawas closed off to the world andlittle was know abouth the countryor its people.

Many Mongolians continue to livein yurts, or gers, wich are dome-shaped, tent-like structures. Theyare furnished with all the comfortsof a home, incluiding a stove forheat and cooking meals, rugs tocover the wooden floors, beds andstorage. Today gers often haveelectricity, satelite dishes and solarpanels. Mongolia’s largest festival,Naadam, is celebrated in summerand focuses on sports, games andfood. Children also participate insome of the sports, incluidinghorse races.

Many people still raise animalsand eat a lot of meat and milkproducts.

China

Intro to the Country

*FAST FACST

THE OFFICIAL NAME IS People's Republic of China

THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS Communist state

THE CAPITAL IS Beijing (Peking)

THE POPULATION IS ABOUT… 1,355,692,576 people

THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ARE… Standard

Chinese AND Mandarin

THE MONEY IS THE Yuan (or renminbi)

THE AREA IS ABOUT 3,705,405 square miles

THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES ARE …the

Himalaya

THE MAJOR RIVERS ARE… Yangtze, Yellow River

Geography

*China is next to the North Pacipic Ocean

*It is next to Japan

*China has thousands of rivers

*The Yellow and the Yangtze are the most

importan rivers

*The Yangtze is the world’s third longest

river

*The Mount Everest sits on the border of

China and Nepal

Geography

Satellite imagery of China.

Relief map of China from the

east.

Longsheng Rice Terraces.

Li River in Guangxi.

South China Sea by Hainan.

Nature

*NATURE*IN CHINA THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF

DIVERSE SPICES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS

AND MORE THAN 3.800SPICES OF FISH.

*ONE OF THE ANIMALS IS THE GIANT PANDA

LIVES IN THE MISTY MOUNTAINS OF

SOUTHWEST.CHINA AND NOWHERE ELSE ON

EARTH. THEY EAT BAMBOO AND USUALLY

LIVE NEAR STANDS OF THE WOODY

EVERGREEN PLANT . PANDAS HAVE BEEN

HUNTED AND ONLY ABOUT 1,600 REMAIND

IN THE WILD.

History

HISTORY• CHINA IS THE HOME OF ONE OF THE WORLD‘S

OLDESTCIVILIZATIONS , BUT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS CHINA HAS CHANGED FASTER THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

• CHINESE HISTORY IS DIVIDED INTO DYNASTIES.

THE FIRST EMPIRE WAS THE QUIN DYNASTY

AND THE LAST EMPEROR WAS OVERTHROWN,

THEN CHINA BECAME A REPUBLIC.

• CHINA IS THE HOME OF ONE OF THE WORLD‘S OLDESTCIVILIZATIONS , BUT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS CHINA HAS CHANGED FASTER THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

• CHINESE HISTORY IS DIVIDED INTO DYNASTIES.

THE FIRST EMPIRE WAS THE QUIN DYNASTY

AND THE LAST EMPEROR WAS OVERTHROWN,

THEN CHINA BECAME A REPUBLIC.

History

The most interesting

thing of the history of

China, for us is the

constuctation of the

Great Wall of China

People and culture

*China has a population of 1.3 billion

*China has more people than other

country on earth

*Arts and crafts have a long history in

China

*The artistic writing called

calligraphy was invented in China

South Korea

Intro to the Country

Fast Facts

The Official name of South Korea is Republic of KoreaThe Form of goverment is republicThe Capital is SeoulThe Population is very bigThe Official language is the KoreanThe money is the WonThe Area is 37,901 kmThe Mountains are Taebaek Mountains and SobaekMountainsThe Rivers are Han, Kum, Naktong

Geography

Korea is a 1,200-kilometer-long peninsula.

It is located in the eastern part of the Asian continent.

Today, the country is divided into South and North

Korea, but korean people think that it is a single nation

that can’t be divided.

Nature

South Korea is a small country with a lot of

people. As a result, many of the country's

natural habitats have disappeared. There are 20

national parks. Tigers lived in the Korean

peninsula, but today there may be none left at all.

Tigers were killed by hunters who wanted their

bones to use in traditional medicines.

History

HISTORY

People have been

living in Korea for a

lot of years.

Archaeologists believe

the ancestors of

today's Koreans came

from Mongolia and

Siberia.

The first Europeans to reach Korea were

sailors on a Dutch merchant ship in 1656.

They were prisoners for 13 years, but one

man escaped and returned home.

The korean

people built

many

monuments

People and culture

PEOPLE

&CULTURE

South Korea is a crowded country. Koreans‘ lives are influenced by Confucianism, a Chinese philosophy that teaches respect and morality.

Japan

Intro to the Country

The official name is Japan, the formof government is Constitucional monarchy with parlamentarygovernment, the Capital is tokyo, and there the Population is127,463,611 people, the officiallanguaje is Japanese, the money isthe japanese yen, the area is about145,883 square miles (377,835 squarekilometers), the major mountainranjes are the japanese alps, themajor river are: Biwa, Inawashiro, kasumigaura.

Geography

Japan is an archipielago, on the easternpart of asia. There are four islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.There are also nearly 4,000 islands! Japan’s nearest mainland neighbors are the siberian region of Russia in thenorth and in Korea and China south.

Almost four-fifths of japan is coveredwith mountains. The japanese alps rundown the center of the largest island. The mount Fuji is a very big volcano.

Nature

Most of Japan is covered by countryside. But with more than 100 million people living in a small place. Wildlife has suffered.

About 136 species lives in Japan.

The warm water flows from the south intothe sea of Japan, where it meets a coldercurrent from the north. The mixing of waters makes the seas around Japan veryrich in fish.

History

People first came to japan about 30.000 years ago. At the time the islands wereconnected to Sberia and Korea bybridges. The first society, called theJomon culture, arose 12.000 years ago.

The Jomon survived: hunting, fishingand gathering plants.

In 660 B.C , Japan first emperor come to power.

People and culture

Japanese are famous beacuse theywork very hard. They learn to do thebest for they family or company.

Japanese food is different fromother countries. The basic food isrice, fish and a little part of meat.

Japan

Intro to the Country

·THE OFFICIAL NAME IS JAPAN.

· THE FORM OF GOUVERMENT IS CONSTITUTIONAL PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT.

· THE CAPITAL IS TOKYO.

· THE POPULATION IS 127,463,667 PEOPLE.

· THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS JAPANESE.

· THE MONEY IS THE JAPONESE YEN.

· THE AREA IS 145,835 SQUARE KILOMETERS.

· THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN RANGES ARE THE JAPANESE ALPS.

· THE MAJOR RIVERS ARE BIWA, INAWASHIRO AND KASUMIGAURA.

Geography

• JAPAN IS AN ARCHIPELAGO, OR STRING OF ISLANDS, ON THE EASTSERN EDGE OF ASIA. THERE ARE FOUR MAIN ISLANDS: HOKKAIDO, HONSHU, SHIKOKU AND KYUSHU. JAPAN´S NEAREST MAINLAND NEIGHBORS ARE THE SIBERIAN REGION OF RUSSIA IN THE NORTH AND KOREA AND CHINA SOUTH.

• ALMOST FOUR-FIFTHS OF JAPAN IS COVERED OF MOUNTAINS. JAPANESE ALPS RUN DOWN THE CENTER OF THE LARGEST ISLAND HONSHU.

• JAPAN CAN BE A DANGEROUS PLACE. MORE THAN A THOUSAND EARTHQUAQUES HIT JAPAN EVERY YEAR. THE CONE-SHAPED VOCANO CONSIDERED SACRED BE MANY JAPANESE.

Nature

·JAPAN HAS NATURAL FEATURES LIKE: MOUNTAINS, WATERFALLS AND FORETS.· MOST OF JAPAN IS COVERED BY COUNTRYSIDE. BUT WITH MORE THAN 100 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN A SMALL PLACE. WILDLIFE HAS SUFFERED.· ABOUT 136 SPECIES IN JAPAN AR LISTED AS ENDANGERED.· THE WARM FROM THE SOUTH INTO THE SEA OF JAPAN IS COLDER CURRENT FROM THE NORTH. THE SEAS AROUND JAPAN ARE VERY RICH IN FISH.

History

• JAPAN IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITH AN EMPEROR.

• EMPERORS ARE THE SYMBOL OF THE COUNTRY.

• THE WORLD WAR OF JAPAN DEVASTED JAPAN’S ECONOMY.

• THE INDUSTRY OF JAPAN MAKES SOME OF MOST POPULAR ELECTRIC PRODUCTS IN THE WORLD.

People and culture

• PEOPLE:

• JAPANESE ARE FAMOUS BECAUSE THEY WORK VERY HARD.

• THEY LEARN TO DO THE BEST FOR THEIR FAMILY OR COMPANY.

• CULTURE:

• CHILDREN COMPETE FOR WHO’S BEST.

• JAPANESE FOOD IS DIFERENT FROM OTHER COUNTRIE.

• THE BASIC FOOD IS RICE, FISH AND A LITTLE OF MEAT.