Physical Geography of Southern and Eastern Asia, Ch. 7 – Flashcards
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archipelago
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chain of islands
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tungsten
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used to make rockets and light bulbs
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Gobi
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"place without water"
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humid continental
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climate of northern Japan
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Mekong
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river that borders Laos and Thailand
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monsoons
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seasonal winds that change directions at certain times of the year
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Singapore
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country that controls the Strait of Malacca
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Huang He
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Yellow River, which has also been called "China's Sorrow" because of frequent flooding.
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Chang Jiang
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where the Three Gorges Dam is built
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highland
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climate zone at higher elevations
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Plateau of Tibet
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Region in China that has sometimes been called the Roof of the World
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Ring of Fire
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an area of the Earth's surface where plate movements cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
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Which two oceans touch both East Asia and Southeast Asia?
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Indian and Pacific
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What minerals do Indonesia, Malaysia, and China each have large deposits of?
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iron ore and tin
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Mongolia
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The country in Southern and Eastern Asia with the lowest winter temperatures.
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China
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The country in Southern and Eastern Asia with the greatest range of temperatures and landforms.
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About how many species of flowering plants are contained in Malaysia's rain forests?
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14,000
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Why has Singapore, which lies almost on the Equator, never had temperatures above 97 degrees F (36 degrees C)?
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It is cooled by sea breezes.
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Which climate event is frequent in Indonesia?
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rainfall exceeding 20 inches a day
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Deccan
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extremely dry plateau in India
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Manchurian Plain
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lowlands of East Asia
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tsunami
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huge tidal wave
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Hanoi
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capital of Vietnam
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Strait of Malacca
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Natural narrow waterway that is controlled by Singapore.
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steppe
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climate that is typified by grasslands with a few scattered trees and covers much of Mongolia
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Irrawaddy
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major river of Southeast Asia that flows south through Myanmar and empties into the Bay of Bengal
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typhoon
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hurricane-like storm
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deforestation
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the widespread clearing of forested lands that contributes to the problem of landslides
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Which two countries cover most of East Asia's landmass?
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China and Mongolia
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What do Indonesia, East Timor, Singapore, and Brunei have in common?
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They are islands.
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Which body of water, stretching from Taiwan to Southeast Asia, carries much of the world's shipping traffic?
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South China Sea
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Why is the Huang He also called the Yellow River?
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It carries loess, a yellow-brown soil.
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What is a disadvantage of the Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam in the world?
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The construction of this dam displaced, or forced them to move, about a million people.
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What capital city has an average winter temperature of 15 degrees F (-26degrees C)?
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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In which of the following countries are pearls harvested: Myanmar, Thailand, Japan, or Indonesia?
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Japan
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What do the people of Mongolia call the pattern of a dry summer followed by harsh winter?
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dzud
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Which of the following countries is relatively dry compared to the heavy rains of the other three: Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, or Indonesia
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South Korea
