East Asia Vocab

related to the sea

• Maritime

• Demilitarized Zone

• Desert

• Loess

a deep, narrow passage surrounded by steep cliffs. One of the most iconic landmarks in China.

• Gorge

• Steppe

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire

a chain of Islands

• Archipelago

• Semi-arid

• Desert

• Loess

yellow silt or sediment that forms thick deposits

• Loess

• DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)

• Maritime

• Typhoon

dangerous tropical storm with heavy rains and wind - what hurricanes are called in the Pacific Ocean

• Typhoon

• Steppe

• Desert

• Archipelago

a very large plain, The Steppe refers to the plain in Kazakhstan, Russia and Mongolia.

• Steppe

• DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)

• Ring of Fire

• Gorge

somewhat dry area with very little rainfall

• Semi-arid

• Maritime

• Typhoon

• Ring of Fire

string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean

• Ring of Fire

• Loess

• Steppe

• Archipelago

Dry region receiving little to no rain.

• Desert

• Semi-arid

• Ring of Fire

• DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)

a neutral area between enemy countries.

• DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)

• Maritime

• Gorge

• Desert