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Physical Features of Monsoon Asia

Mt. Everest(29,035 ft.8,850 m)

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G o b i D e s e r t

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AndamanIslands

Java

Celebes

Timor

Ceram

Halmahera

Mindanao

LuzonHainan

MalayPeninsula

G r e a t e rS u n d a I s l a n d s

Taiwan

Kyushu

Shikoku

Honshu

Hokkaido

Mindoro

Negros

Samar

Palawan

NewGuinea

FloresSumbawa

Sumba

B o r n e o

NicobarIslands

BatuIslands

MentawaiIslands

MaldiveIslands

Sumatra

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Annam Cordillera

Maoke Mts.

Philippine

Islands

B a y o f

B e n g a l

S o u t h

C h i n a

S e a

S e a o fJ a p a n

(East Sea)

E a s t

C h i n a

S e a

YellowSea

Gulf ofThailand

J a v a S e aBanda Sea

CelebesSea

Qinghai Hu

TonleSap

Brahmaputra R. Ganges R.

Indu

s R.

Amur R.

Huan

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(Yel

low R.)

Chan

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Jiang

Xi R.

Mekong

R.

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Aye

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TimorSea

ArafuraSea

SuluSea

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gtze R.)

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O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

30°S

10°S

30°S

80°E70°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E

130°E 140°E 150°E

150°E

160°E

120°E110°E100°E90°E80°E70°E60°E

60°E

70°E

Mountain peak

FeetOver 10,000

5,001–10,0002,001–5,0001,001–2,000

0–1,000Below sea level

MetersOver 3,0501,526–3,050611–1,525306–6100–305Below sea level

Elevation

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Climate Zones of Monsoon Asia

I N D I A N

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

30°S

10°S

30°S

80°E70°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E

130°E 140°E 150°E

150°E

160°E

120°E110°E100°E90°E80°E70°E60°E

60°E

70°E

Climate Zones

Subarctic

Highlands

Humid continental

Humid subtropical

Arid

Semiarid

Tropical wet and dry

Tropical wet

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Vegetation Zones of Monsoon Asia

I N D I A N

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

30°S

10°S

30°S

80°E70°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E

130°E 140°E 150°E

150°E

160°E

120°E110°E100°E90°E80°E70°E60°E

60°E

70°E

Vegetation Zones

Ice cap

Highlands

Desert

Desert scrub

Temperate grassland

Tropical grassland

Deciduous forest

Mixed forest(deciduous and coniferous)

Coniferous forest

Broadleaf evergreen forest

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Population Density of Monsoon Asia

PhnomPenh

Palembang

Semarang

Sapporo

Surat

Ürümqi

Chittagong

Bhopal

Jaipur

KanpurPatna

Lucknow

Ludhiana

Nagpur

Madurai

Hiroshima

KyotoYokohama

Daejon Daegu

Pyongyang

Kaohsiung

Qiqihar

Jilin

AnshanFushun

Tangshan

DalianShijiazhuang

Baotou

Taiyuan

Zhengzhou

Qingdao

Fuzhou

Nanchang

ChangshaGuiyang

Kunming

Lanzhou

Ujungpandang

Davao

Haiphong

Jinan

Changchun

Hanoi

BangaloreChennai

Shenyang

Wuhan

Ahmadabad

Hyderabad

Chongqing

Pune

Ho Chi Minh City

Singapore

Xi’an

Tianjin

Harbin

Chengdu

Yangon

Kuala LumpurMedan

Bandung Surabaya

Guangzhou

Hangzhou

NanjingFukuoka

Busan

Jakarta

Manila

Seoul Tokyo

Osaka

Shanghai

Beijing

Mumbai(Bombay)

Delhi

KolkataDhaka

Bangkok

Taipei

Nagoya

Hong Kong

I N D I A N

O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

30°S

10°S

30°S

80°E70°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E

130°E 140°E 150°E

150°E

160°E

120°E110°E100°E90°E80°E70°E60°E

60°E

70°E

Per sq. kmOver 10050–10010–501–10Under 1

Population Density

Urban PopulationNumber of PeopleOver 8,000,0004,000,000–8,000,0001,000,000–4,000,000

Per sq. mi.Over 250125–250

25–1252–25

Under 2

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Economic Activity of Monsoon Asia

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O C E A N

P A C I F I C

O C E A N

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N60°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

10°S

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

20°N

30°N

40°N

50°N

10°N

0° Equator

20°S

30°S

10°S

30°S

80°E70°E 90°E 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E

130°E 140°E 150°E

150°E

160°E

120°E110°E100°E90°E80°E70°E60°E

60°E

70°E

Land Use Resources

Subsistence farming

Commercial farming

Nomadic herding

Livestock raising

Commercial fishing

Forestry

Trade and manufacturing

Little or no activity

Coal

Hydroelectric power

Iron

Natural gas

Petroleum (oil)

Precious metals(gold, silver, copper)

Uranium

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