7 - Asian Regionalism Flashcards
A political ideology focuses on the development of a political or social system based on one or more regions.
REGIONALIZATION
___ respond to the state’s attempts to reduce the perceived negative effects of globalization.
Regional organizations
____ is a sort of counter-globalization.
regionalism
- It is is located in the area between Central Asia and Africa, south of Eastern Europe.
- The majority of the region is often referred to as the Middle East, although it geographically excludes the mainland of Egypt (which is culturally considered a Middle Eastern country).
West Asia
___ is the product of economic interaction. As a result of successful, outward-oriented growth strategies, it has grown not only richer but also closer together.
Asian regionalism
- It is politically divided into 19 states: Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.
- The region covers a total area of around 2.415 million square miles and has a population size
of 313.428 million.
West Asia
- It has a peninsula-like shape that is bordered by three bodies of water: the Indian Ocean to the south, the Bay of Bengal to the east, and the Arabian Sea to the west.
South Asia
- The region includes the Indian subcontinent and surrounding countries. South Asia is politically divided into eight autonomous countries: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, and the Maldives.
- The region covers a total area of roughly two million square miles and has a population size of more than 1.74 billion, which is nearly a quarter of the global population.
South Asia
- It is west of China, south of Russia, and north of Afghanistan.
- The western border of this region runs along the Caspian Sea.
Central Asia
- It is politically divided into five countries: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
- The region covers a total area of 1,545,741 square miles and has a population size of just over 69.78 million individuals.
Central Asia
Most of the countries of ___ fall within the low-income category, except Russia (Siberia), Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, all considered lower-middle-income.
North and Central Asia
- It is located east of Central Asia, with its eastern border running along the East China Sea.
East Asia
- It is politically divided into eight countries and regions: China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau.
- This region covers a total area of 4,571,092 square miles and has a population size of more than 1.641 billion, which represents 22% of the global population and 38% of Asia’s total population.
East Asia
▪ Except for China and North Korea, which are considered low-income, it is the most prosperous part of the continent.
▪ Most countries in this region are considered upper-middle-income, and Japan is considered high-income.
▪ China, which has experienced dramatic rates of economic growth since the late 20th century, may be poised to achieve lower-middle-income status.
East Asia
- It is located north of Australia, south of East Asia, west of the Pacific Ocean, and east of the Bay of Bengal.
Southeast Asia
