East Asia: Physical Geography
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EAST ASIA: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
LANDMASS Landmass
China makes up about ________ of the landmass of East Asia
________________ is the second largest nation in East Asia covering about 13% of the landmass
Other countries in East Asia include: Japan Taiwan North Korea South Korea
PENINSULAS, ISLANDS, AND SEAS South China Sea
Carries _____________ of the world’s shipping traffic
Korean Peninsula Contains North and South Korea Consists mainly of ____________ and
______________ Japan
An _________________, or chain of islands, makes up the country of Japan Most of Japan’s major cities are located on the largest
island called Honshu
POLITICAL ISSUES - SOUTH CHINA SEA http://www.voanews.com/content/us-pushes-
for-greater-transparency-in-south-china-sea-claims/1852273.html
THE RING OF FIRE An arc of islands east of China marks where the
Pacific, Philippine, and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. These island are part of the ___________________, a
circle of volcanoes bordering the Pacific Ocean. Japan and Taiwan were created by volcanic eruptions in the
Ring of Fire Japan
Nearly _________ active volcanoes Numerous ________________- a spring that is produced
by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust.
Experience over a 1,000 small earthquakes a year ________________ can crash into Japan when an
earthquake occurs at sea
THE RING OF FIRE http://www.glencoe.com/video_library/
index_with_mods.php?PROGRAM=9780078745768&VIDEO=-1&CHAPTER=25
A BIRTH OF AN ISLAND http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/
asia/volcano-raises-new-island-off-the-coast-of-japan-8954725.html
EAST ASIAN MOUNTAINS The _______________ Mountains separate
China from South Asia. Mount Everest spans the border between China
and Nepal Mount _____________ rises 12,388 feet and is a
dramatic, cone-shaped dormant volcano rising above the central plains of Japan’s Honshu Island
MOUNT FUJI – A GODDESS http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/
mt-fuji
CHINA’S PLATEAUS, BASINS, AND DESERTS The Plateau of Tibet
_____________ plateau region in East Asia Its average elevation is 15,000 feet
Tarim Basin Lies between the Kunlun Shan and Tian Shan Made up of deserts and salt marches
Gobi Desert Produces frequent ________________that plague
Mongolia and north central China
CONSERVATIONISM – THE TIBETAN PLATEAU http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/
20130703/103240.shtml
CHINA’S RIVERS Yellow River
Called “Huang He” (HWAHNG HUH) in china Carries tons yellowish-brown topsoil, called ____________. This nutrient rich soil, make the areas surrounding the river
extremely futile This makes the North China Plain a major wheat-farming area
Yangtze (YANG-SEE) River Called “Chang Jiang” in China Asia’s longest river (3,965 miles) An important transport route Provides water for a large number of China’s farms (Three Gorges Dam)
XI (SHEE) River Southern Asia’s most important river Near the ports of Guangzhou and Macau, the soil deposits
from the river for a huge, fertile delta.
THREE GORGES DAM Completed in July 2012 Worlds largest hydropower project The dam, which first went into operation in 2003
at a cost of $22.5 billion, has a combined generating capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts (22,500 megawatts), the equivalent of fifteen nuclear reactors. Dailymail.co.uk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178951/Three-Gorges-Worlds-powerful-dam-opens-China-gushing-water-generates-power-15-nuclear-reactors.html
http://geography.howstuffworks.com/7143-china-three-gorges-dam-video.htm
NATURAL RESOURCES China
Iron ore Tin Tungsten Gold Oil
Deposits lie in the South China Sea, and in the Taklimakan Desert Coal
Mined in northeastern China North Korea
Iron ore Tungsten Contains much of the worlds precious “____________________”
Minerals used for making electronics such as smartphones and HDTVs South Korea
Graphite Taiwan
Very limited Only a small amount of coal
AGRICULTURE China
Only 10% of China’s land is suitable for farming Still China is the world’s leading producer of rice
South Korea Nearly 25% of land suitable for farming Produces mainly rice and barley
Mongolia Only 1% of land is suitable for farming
Japan Very limited farmland, and poor soil
Taiwan 25% of land suitable for farming Produces mainly rice Also has valuable forest land
Cedar, hemlock, and oak trees Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China
World biggest _________________________________industry