Chapter 27 East Asia Section 1 Landforms
Gobi desert is ....
...one of the largest deserts in the world
how long is the Huang He or yellow river?
300 miles long
how long is Chang Jiang or Yangtze river?
3900 miles long
How long is the Yalu Jiang?
500 miles long
How long is the Gobi Desert?
500000 miles square (larger than California and Texas)
How many islands does Japan have?
6852 islands - Archipelgo
Where are most islands located?
Above the continental Shaft
which areas is most productive in farming
Areas along the river basin
What was the location of the Plateau of Tibet?
China
What was the location of the Taklimakan Desert?
China
What was the location of the Tarim Pendi Basin?
China
Which countries contain a substantial amount of resources?
China, Mongolia, and North Korea
What are the natural resources of Korea
Coal reserve, tungsten, gold, and silver
What are the natural resources of Japan
Coal, lead, silver
where was the Coast of China?
Eastern coast of China
what is one of Japans most popular industries?
Fishing
What islands were part of the British colony in 1997?
Hainan Island and part of Hong Kong
What are the three main rivers of China?
Huang He Chang Jiang, and Xi Jiang
"China Sorrow"
Huang He's well known name for having multiple devastating floods
Kunlun was the source of what two rivers?
Huange He =Yellow River and Chang Jiang = Yangtze River
What are the positives and negatives of The Chang jiang or Yangtze River?
Important for shipping routes, but contains devastating floods
What are the uses for having Rivers in China?
Irrigation, hydroelectricity, and Transportation
Which countries doesn't contain an ample supply of resources?
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan
Where is the Peninsula of Macao?
Korean Peninsula
What was the location of Manchurian Plain and North China Plain?
Northern China
What was the location of the Gobi Desert?
Northwestern China and Mongolia
What are the natural resources of China?
Petroleum, coal, and natural gas
What was the location of the Qinling Shandi Mountains?
Southeastern China
Which country used to be part of China?
Taiwan
What does the Qinling Shandi Mountains do to China?
The mountains divide china into Northern and Southern nations
What was the location of the Kunlun mountains?
Western China
The location of the Three Ganges Dam
Yangtze river
Where does the Chang Jiang or Yangtze River empties at?
empties in East china
Where does the Xi Jiang or West River flow?
flows from the southern region in to the South China Sea
What was the location of where does the Mongolian Plateau span?
from Mongolia to the Northeastern China
Where is the Yalu Jiang located?
in between North Korea and china and acts as the border between the two countries
what were the benefits of Islands becoming more isolated?
islands develop greater security and peace on the mainland's
What were the effects china being surrounded by high mountains?
it causes eastern asia to be limited contact with others
Why is Farming Highly limited?
most of the area is rugged terrain and farming cant be done
Where is the Huang He river located?
northern China from the Kunlun Mountains. Empties to the yellow sea
