Human Environment Human Environment Interaction and Levels of Interaction and Levels of

Development Development 1. In East and Southeast Asia people 1. In East and Southeast Asia people

have to modify and __________to the have to modify and __________to the environment. environment.

2. Modifications and adaptations are 2. Modifications and adaptations are directly related to a country’s directly related to a country’s __________ development.__________ development.

3. The more _________ an area the 3. The more _________ an area the more advanced their more advanced their adaptations/modifications.adaptations/modifications.

4. The less developed areas have 4. The less developed areas have ______ advanced adaptations and ______ advanced adaptations and modifications.modifications.

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IntroIntro Another problem in E/SE Another problem in E/SE

Asia is a lack of arable Asia is a lack of arable land. land.

Arable land Arable land land land suitable for farmingsuitable for farming

HEI – they adapt to a HEI – they adapt to a lack of arable land…lack of arable land…here’s howhere’s how

Directions:

- On your HEI page, draw a line underneath yesterday’s notes.

- Title it Lack of Arable Land

- Record the first two bullets as the intro.

Lack of Arable LandLack of Arable Land terraced farming-terraced farming-

farming on ledges, on farming on ledges, on the side of the hill.the side of the hill.

Planting on slopes allows Planting on slopes allows otherwise unproductive otherwise unproductive land to be use for land to be use for farming.farming.

Lack of Arable LandLack of Arable Land Both Developed Both Developed

and developing and developing nations use nations use terraced farmingterraced farming

Developing areasDeveloping areas - - use traditional use traditional farming farming techniques, little or techniques, little or no machinery. no machinery.

Lack of Arable LandLack of Arable Land

Land Land ReclamationReclamation--bringing land bringing land damaged by damaged by natural or human natural or human causes back into causes back into use for farming use for farming

Developed Developed nations only – nations only – too expensivetoo expensive

Lack of Arable LandLack of Arable Land Heilongjiang Land Heilongjiang Land

Reclamation Project Reclamation Project (China) – increasing (China) – increasing farmland on land that farmland on land that was once swamp or was once swamp or semi-aridsemi-arid

Why: Why: – Crucial to ensuring Crucial to ensuring

China's food security China's food security – Uses the most advanced Uses the most advanced

farming techniques and farming techniques and machines in the worldmachines in the world

Heilongjiang Land Reclamation ProjectHeilongjiang Land Reclamation Project The project would develop some 200,000 ha of The project would develop some 200,000 ha of

virgin land in Heilongjiang Province for the virgin land in Heilongjiang Province for the production of food grains and soybean. Principal production of food grains and soybean. Principal features of the project would be drainage works; features of the project would be drainage works; larger and more modern agricultural machinery larger and more modern agricultural machinery for full mechanization of farming operations; for full mechanization of farming operations; construction equipment; and provision of roads, construction equipment; and provision of roads, housing and supporting infrastructure. Training in housing and supporting infrastructure. Training in equipment operation and maintenance and in equipment operation and maintenance and in construction techniques would be provided construction techniques would be provided together with technical assistance (78 man-together with technical assistance (78 man-months of consultant services) in the fields of months of consultant services) in the fields of planning, training, and seed production. The planning, training, and seed production. The project would produce more than 440,000 tons of project would produce more than 440,000 tons of grain and soybean annually, and thereby help grain and soybean annually, and thereby help reduce China's food grain deficit. It would serve reduce China's food grain deficit. It would serve as a large-scale trial and demonstration of as a large-scale trial and demonstration of techniques applicable to an additional 470,000 ha techniques applicable to an additional 470,000 ha of uncultivated land and some 2 million ha now of uncultivated land and some 2 million ha now cultivated by state farms in Heilongjiang. cultivated by state farms in Heilongjiang.

From: From: http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64312881&piPK=64302848&theSitePK=pagePK=64312881&piPK=64302848&theSitePK=40941&Projectid=P00341240941&Projectid=P003412

Questions:

1. Why did they implement the project?

2. What was required to complete the project?

3. Who owns the land?

Summary Questions.Summary Questions.

What are problems that exist in East and What are problems that exist in East and Southeast Asia’s environment?Southeast Asia’s environment?

How have people in East and Southeast Asia How have people in East and Southeast Asia modified or adapted to their environment?modified or adapted to their environment?

How does economic development affect how How does economic development affect how the people of East and Southeast Asia are the people of East and Southeast Asia are able to modify or adapt to their able to modify or adapt to their environment?environment?