Southern & Eastern Asia Geography

Southern & Eastern Asia Geography

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• I can locate the Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula on a world and regional map.

• I can locate the countries of China, India, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam on a world and regional map.

​Southern & Eastern Asia

• Quick Facts:

  • the continent of Asia covers more than 17 million square miles

  • Asia is the largest continent in the world

  • Asia is also the largest continent in terms of population

    • more than 4.5 billion people live in Asia - that's over half of the world's population

​Southern & Eastern Asia

• Asia is surrounded by

  • the Indian Ocean to the south

  • the Pacific Ocean to the east

  • Russia & mainland Europe to the north and northwest

  • Southwest Asia to the west

• The Southern & Eastern region of Asia is located in both the Northern & Eastern Hemispheres

Multiple Choice

Which shows southern and eastern Asia highlighted on a world map?

​Countries of Southern & Eastern Asia

• Each country in Southern & Eastern Asia has different geographies, languages & cultures

• Countries in Southern Asia:

  • India

  • Vietnam

• Countries in Eastern Asia:

  • China

  • Japan

  • North Korea

  • South Korea

​Land Features

• Each country in Southern & Eastern Asia has a wide variety of landforms

• The 4 you need to know:

  • Gobi Desert

  • Korean Peninsula

  • Taklimakan Desert

  • Himalayan Mountains

​Land Features

• Gobi Desert

  • Asia's largest desert

  • stretches across southern Mongolia & northern China

  • only 3% of the desert is sand - the rest is bare rock exposed by strong winds blowing across the region

​Land Features

• Taklimakan Desert

  • located in northwestern China

  • is different from the Gobi Desert in that 85% of it is made up of sand dunes

  • receives very little rainfall each year so plants and animals have had to adapt to the dry environment

​Land Features

• Himalayan Mountains

  • form a natural barrier between India and China

  • include nine of the world's ten tallest mountain peaks, including Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain

  • no other mountain range is the world is as high as the Himalayas

  • Himalayas = High

​Land Features

• Korean Peninsula

  • since 1948 it has been divided into two countries: North Korea & South Korea

  • sticks out from mainland Asia and is bordered by the Yellow Sea to the west & the Sea of Japan to the east

  • separated from China by the Amnok River and from Russia by the Duman River

Match

Match the following land features to their description

• largest desert in Asia; majority is bare rock

• divided into North Korea & South Korea; sticks out from mainland Asia

• located in northwestern China; most is sand dunes

• natural barrier between India & China; includes the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest

Gobi Desert

Korean Peninsula

Taklimakan Desert

Himalayan Mountains

• Gobi Desert

• Korean Peninsula

• Taklimakan Desert

• Himalayan Mountains

​Water Features - Rivers

• There are 3 major rivers that are important to the people & environments of Southern & Eastern Asia

  • Huang He River

    • also known as the Yellow River due to the muddy yellow silt in carries

    • second-longest river in China & empties into the northern Yellow Sea

  • Chang Jiang River

    • also known as the Yangtze River

    • largest & longest rivier in China & third-longest in the world

  • Ganges River

    • starts in Himalayan Mountains and winds more than 1,500 miles to the Indian Ocean

Multiple Choice

Which river is NOT located in China?

• Huang He or Yellow River

• Chang Jiang or Yangtze River

• Ganges River

​Water Features - Large Bodies

• Sea of Japan

  • part of Pacific Ocean that lies between the Asian continent and island of Japan

• Yellow Sea

  • part of Pacific Ocean that lies between China & Korea

• South China Sea

  • lies between Vietnam & the Philippines

• Bay of Bengal

  • part of Indian Ocean with India to its west & Burma to its east

  • many large rivers flow into it, including the Ganges River

• Indian Ocean

  • lies between Africa to the west & Asia to the north

  • the third largest of the world's five oceans

Multiple Choice

The Yellow River does NOT flow into which sea?

• Yellow Sea

• South China Sea

• Sea of Japan

Multiple Choice

The Ganges River flows into what body of water?

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Bay of Bengal

Multiple Choice

The Bay of Bengal is close to what body of water?

• Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• South Chins Sea