1a. Here a bridge crosses the lower part of a river which flows from the Plateau of Tibet to the Yellow Sea. Which river is it?

1b. Why might it be called the “Yellow River”?

1c. What is the population density at its mouth?

2a. The world’s fifth largest desert covers parts of Mongolia and Northern China. Which desert is it?

2b. It is a “cold desert” with freezing temperatures and is mostly covered by rock, so few people live there. What is its population density?

2c. The monsoon rains coming from the south do not reach this desert. They are blocked by which mountains?

3a This huge mountain range has over 100 mountains taller than 24,000 feet. What is its name?

3b Although the melting waters of this mountain range bring water to hundreds of millions of people, few actually live here. What is the population density?

3c Name two countries in this mountain range.

4a. What is the name of the plateau covering most of southern India?

4b. Which two mountain ranges does this plateau lay between?

4c. Is this region of India more or less densely populated than India’s coasts?

5a. What is the name of the river that begins in the Plateau of Tibet and empties into the South China Sea? Its mouth forms a huge delta in southern Vietnam.

5b. How is the land used around the delta that is formed by this river?

5c. Is this land more or less populated than most of the rest of Vietnam?

6a. North of the Plateau of Tibet and still within China is one of the world’s largest sandy deserts. What is its name?

6b. How densely populated is this western region of China compared to eastern China?

6c. What resources are near the Taklamakan Desert?

7a. What is the name of the most southern peninsula in all of Asia?

7b. Kuala Lumpur, shown here, is the capital of Malaysia. What is the city’s approximate population?

7c. The entire middle of this peninsula is used for what economic activity?

8a. What is the name of the sea between the Philippines and Japan?

8b. Which tropic, Cancer or Capricorn, runs through it?

8c. What best describes this Philippine island:

desert island tropical island deserted island