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