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Location of East Asia

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Located between South Asia and the pacific Ocean. North of South East Asia and South of Russia

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East Asian Countries

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China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia

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East to West

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Longitudinal Extent

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North To South

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Latitudinal Range

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Main Features

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2/3 of area is mountains and deserts, Mountains - himalayas, Tien Shan, Altai, Deserts lie in the north and west of china, gobi, takimankan, Rivers include yangtze River most important river system

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Most of western china is on a plateau called the

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Plateau of Tibet. (Farther north is Mongolian plateau)

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The Korean Peninsula and the Japanese Islands are

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Mountainous

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Sometimes called the roof of the world, and is the worlds highest and largest plateau

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The Tibetan Plateau

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In the region of tibet the most imposing topographic features are the

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Himalayan Ranges and Adjacent Tibetan Plateau

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Mountains are important in Asia because they influence

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Population patterns, movement of people and goods and climate

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Most important range in Asia is the

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Himalaya Mountains

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The _______ separate India from China

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The Himalayas

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____________ Isolate Tibet an make transportation difficult

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The Himalayas

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Tallest Mountain in Japan

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Mount Fuji

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________ is a landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone

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Karst Topography

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Clashing or colliding plates of

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Eurasian and Phillippine Plates and Pacific Plates

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Volcanic archipelago caused by

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Subduction of plates

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The Himalayan ranges are a product of

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Plate Tectonics

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Therefore most of Western China is uninhabited because of the

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Mountainous region and also large deserts

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Fifth Largest Desert in the world and an important land from in East Asia

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Gobi Desert

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Covered in bare rock not sand

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Gobi Desert

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located in northern China, 3000 miles long emptying into the Yellow Sea

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Yellow River

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located in Central-south China, 3900 miles long emptying into the East China Sea

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Yangtze River

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Most productive and sustainable ecosystem in the world.Rice paddies and fish ponds

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Pearl River delta system

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Chinas border with Russia

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Amur River

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located in In the south, flows south connecting with the Pearl River

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West River

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Asias Longest River

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Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River

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gets its name from the yellow silt that its waters carry (world's muddiest river)

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Huang He (Yellow) River-

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are the source of China's two greatest rivers (Yellow & Yangtze Rivers)

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Kunlun Mts

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Second longest river in china and 6th longest river in the world

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Yellow River

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Sometimes referred to cradle of Chinese civilization

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Yellow River

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Under 4000 miles in length. longest river in Asia and third longest in the world

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Yangtze RIver

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About 1500 miles in length. Its the third longest river in China. Name comes from shells at the bottom of the river. Today one of the most polluted

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Pearl River

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Tenth longest in the world and seventh longest in Asia. Over 3000 miles longer. Name comes from mother of water

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Mekong River

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Locate between mainland china and korean peninsula

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Yellow Sea

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The name of this sea refers to the sand particles in the gobi desert sandstorms that make the surface of the water somewhat yellow in colour

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Yellow Sea

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An island off of the coast of China. it was ruled by the British but now part of China

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Hong Kong

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China is primarily an agricultural nation, the dominate crop being

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Rice

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North Korea has lots of

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Coal and IRON

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These climates are found mostly in Western China

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Type H or Highland

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Few people live in the subarctic and highland regions in

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East Asia

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Are more comfortable to live in because of the moderate climates

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Type C

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Not suited for agriculture but mostly consist of nomads

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Type B or Dry Zones

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Located in Northern China

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Gobi Desert

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In East Asia is fairly Small

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Type A

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The southern part of china is affected by

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Monsoons with hot humid summers with heavy rains

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The North western part of china

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receives little rain

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China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwanare in the

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Middle Latitudes

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Most of Western China is a desert Tpe

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B

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Most of Northern Japan has a Humid cold type? climatezone. The winters are cold and it snows.

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D

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Part of Mongolia is a desert and part of it is covered by

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Steppe

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_________ is used as a building material and grows fast in wet season

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Bamboo

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Seasonal wind that occurs. During summer it blows wind south to north. Wind pushes clouds and causes rain

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Mansoon

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In winter wind change direction and blow icy cold air from the North. These winds also produce dust storms in dry parts of China

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Mansoon

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Tropical storms that occur in the Pacific Ocean. In the northern hem they rotate counter clockwise. In Southern hemisphere they rotate clockwise

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Typhoons or cyclones

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Large, high speed waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water

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Tsunamis

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Area where many plates meet. This area is at a greater risk for having earthquakes and volcanoes

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Ring of Fire

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a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels.

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Global Warming and Climate Change

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Causes the atmosphere to retain Heat

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Greenhouse effect

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Eastern half, the core of china

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China proper

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Tall mountains and high plateaus, sparsely populated

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Tibet

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Vast desert basin and mountain rims; gateway to the islam word

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Uyghur Autonomous Region(

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Mostly desert

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Mongolia

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Japan, South Korea, Taiwan

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The Jakota Triangle

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Comprises one sixth of Chinas total land area. Region of high mountains and basins. Chinese only account for 40 percent of the population.Half the population is islamic. Has extensive oil and NG

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Uyghur Autonomus Region XINJIANG

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Steppe and desert physical environment. Sparsely populated with an estimated 2.5 million. Functions as a buffer state between Rusia and China. Economy focused on herding and animal Products

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Mongolia

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Small confined land area (Japan Taiwan are islands and the koreas are on a peninsula) Hazarous region earthquake tsunami typhoons. Great city and high teach industry.

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Jakota Triangle

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China is increasing standard of living not communist but

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Authoritarian with growing capitalism. Walking giant.

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