Essays Tagged: "eastern asia"

The travels of Marco Polo and his influence on the western world

most to be the most important link between Europe andChina in the 13th century. His accounts of the Eastern world had an immense impact onWestern thinking and life in Europe.Marco Polo was born in 125 ... ime Marco was 15, his father and uncle, who were both merchants, had alreadytraveled all the way to Eastern Asia. The two men had made contact with many peoples,including the Persians, and the Tartars ...

(5 pages) 124 0 4.6 Jan/1995

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

China - Case study

A.GeographicChina is the world's forth-largest nation. Located in Eastern Asia with Russia and Mongolia to the north, India to the southwest, and Vietnam and Laos to ... ia. North central China contains the Mongolian Steppe, a plateau desert that grades downward to the eastern steppe lands. The Northeast region is made up of a broad fertile plain and the Liaodong Peni ...

(8 pages) 369 0 4.5 Jul/2002

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Japan, a brief history, current information, and global issues.

Japan, one of the largest current economic powers of the world, is considered to be located in Eastern Asia. It is due east of the Korean peninsula and is an island chain that consists of more th ...

(9 pages) 242 1 3.9 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Cold war.

d Asia. The Soviets had built an Iron Curtain down the middle of Germany and throughout the rest of Eastern Europe to Turkey. America began in it's aid to Greece and Turkey in order to prevent the spr ... to spread, the Americans were right there trying to save the day. They had the Soviets contained in eastern Europe, and eastern Asia. Obviously, the Stalin and the Soviets were not too happy with thes ...

(2 pages) 70 0 3.4 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

This is an Essay that could be no longer than a page that describes the way they are controlling the population in China and briefly how it affects the rest of the world!

China: A Look at the Way They Control PopulationChina, a country located in Eastern Asia has controls on population growth that are increasingly unreal. In July of 2003, the po ...

(2 pages) 70 1 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

This essays describes the life of a tiger. Very detailed explanation of physical characteristics, life style, habitat, and current statistics on the endangered species.

silent assassins on top of the food chain. The magnificent striped panthera tigris, originally from Eastern Asia, once ranged an enormous span of the earth's surface. Over the past century, it is esti ... esult of their adaptability, they are able to occupy a variety of habitats and climates. In the Far Eastern portion of Russia, tigers can tolerate temperatures as low as -31 and up to 118 in the north ...

(7 pages) 58 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Zoology

The American Involvement In The Rise of Japan This essay describes how the American army and the government affected Japan economically as it recovered from the defeat in World War II.

The American Involvement inThe Rise of JapanThe Japanese attempt to seize control in Eastern Asia and the Pacific during the Second World War resulted in a devastating defeat. While thi ...

(9 pages) 186 1 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Tourism development in Korea

uth's President KIM Dae-jung and the North's leader KIM Chong-il.GeographySouth Korea is located in Eastern Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the East Sea/Sea of Japan and t ... gthsTourism products are new with excellent servicesLower costs that similar country (Japan)Rich in Eastern CulturesEconomic growth steadily (one of the four Asian dragons)Government support & pro ...

(6 pages) 96 0 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Economy of China

q km, which encompasses of a total land: 9,326,410 sq km and water: 270,550 sq km. It is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between Nort ...

(23 pages) 455 0 3.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

China UN Paper

R.I.M.P.L China is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea. It is be ...

(2 pages) 26 0 5.0 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Pacific War summary from 1941 to 1945.

l aviation against the American port, Pearl Harbor. The goal of the Japanese was to gain control of eastern Asia and the western Pacific. The Japanese believed that once the lands were under their con ... ights. The American Marines finally won on August 20th.By the end of 1942 the allies controlled the eastern Solomon Islands.1943The Japanese tried to prepare for the next allied moves. While the allie ...

(4 pages) 27 0 3.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

The similarities and differences of North and South Korea

South Korea is located on the southern part of Korea and boarders and isbordered by Eastern Asia, the southern half of the Korean Peninsula which borders theSea of Japan, and the Yello ...

(2 pages) 71 0 4.7 Mar/2006

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Write a research on Japan's physical geography and Topography, including: Human use of and interactions with the land, Japan's environmental issues.

mmon disasters, the acid rain, acid soil, and the water pollution.The island of Japan is located in eastern Asia and North Pacific Ocean with an area of 377,835 square kilometers. This beautiful islan ...

(3 pages) 45 0 4.3 Apr/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Term Paper on China

for personal choice has expanded, yet political controls remain tight.GeographyChina is located in Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between Nort ...

(4 pages) 144 1 4.6 Apr/2006

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Yin-Yang

nfucianism came about from a man named Confucius, a philosopher that influences civilization of all eastern Asia, Confucianism it referred to as a religion but, is more of a moral conduct) (Compton Re ...

(3 pages) 16 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

US/North Korea Relations

Manchuria, China and part of the former Soviet Union, into the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea off Eastern Asia. North Korea exists slightly above the 38th parallel, and exists in an area about the s ... uclear arms, economic sanctions imposed by the US and the increasing military presence of the US in eastern Asia. Now that the Soviet Union has dissolved, the heart of the cold war exists in North Kor ...

(6 pages) 41 0 4.0 May/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Japan History

Japan is an island nation in eastern Asia. It is a strong nation and has been over time. Japan's long and remarkable history enco ...

(5 pages) 27 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The Annexation Of The Philippenes

reason to annex the Philippines is for better trade. The United States will have more customers in Eastern Asia and in the Western Pacific. The U.S. will have a stepping stone path from the U.S. to A ...

(2 pages) 23 0 5.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Buddhism in America

cussions of which roles Buddhist religious traditions have played in modern medicine; how people in Eastern Asia express their faith and practice their religion; how Americans that practice Buddhism e ... hism has greatly impacted the American culture. The Zen of Buddhism is the most popular sect of the Eastern philosophy- based religion. “The essence of Zen is attempting to understand the meaning of ...

(10 pages) 67 0 0.0 Jul/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Japan's Warrior: The Samurai

rriors who held an incredibly high social status compared to the other warrior classes or armies of Eastern Asia, they lived by Bushido, their code, and with honor but at the same time this valiant wa ...

(4 pages) 26 0 3.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History