Asia Geography

Standards for Southern and Eastern Asia SS7G9 The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia a.Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula b.Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam

Standards cont’d SS7G10 The student will discuss environmental issues across Southern and Eastern Asia. a.Describe the causes and effects of pollution on the Yangtze and Ganges Rivers. b.Describe the causes and effects of air pollution and flooding in India and China

Standards cont’d SS7G11 The student will explain the impact of location, climate, physical characteristics, distribution of natural resources, and population distribution on Southern and Eastern Asia. a.Describe the impact climate and location have on population distribution in Southern and Eastern Asia b.Describe how the mountain, desert, and water features of Southern and Eastern Asia have affected the population in terms of where people live, the types of work they do, and how they travel

Asia Map Questions 1.Into which large body of water does the Ganges River flow? 2.What is the tallest peak in the Himalayan Mountains? 3.Of the countries you labeled, which two are archipelagoes? 4.Of the countries you labeled, which two have borders on the South China Sea? 5.In what countries is the Gobi Desert? 6.What is the capital of China? 7.Which two major bodies of water surround the Korean Peninsula? 8.Since World War II, what two major wars has the U.S. fought in Asia? 1.Into which large body of water does the Ganges River flow? 2.What is the tallest peak in the Himalayan Mountains? 3.Of the countries you labeled, which two are archipelagoes? 4.Of the countries you labeled, which two have borders on the South China Sea? 5.In what countries is the Gobi Desert? 6.What is the capital of China? 7.Which two major bodies of water surround the Korean Peninsula? 8.Since World War II, what two major wars has the U.S. fought in Asia?

Himalayas, Taklimakan, Korea, Indonesia, Japan

Physical Features – The Land I.Mountains A.Himalayas 1.western China, Nepal, and northern India 2.Tallest mountains in the world a.Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at 29, 028 feet B.Hindu Kush and the Karakoram Range 1.in northern Pakistan 2.also extremely high C.Northern Mountain Rim 1.Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Karakoram Range 2.separate Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh from the rest of Asia 3.The terrain is rough and difficult to farm so fewer people live in this region 4.These countries form a subcontinent a. a large landmass that is part of a continent but is geographically separated from it

(The Land – cont’d) II.Deserts A.Gobi Desert 1. southern Mongolia and northern China 2. Mongolian word for “waterless place” 3. Summer temps can reach 113 degrees F; winter temps can dip to -40 degrees F B. Taklimakan Desert 1. western China 2. averages less than 1 inch of rain per year a. Rain cannot get over the high mountains b. Result is extremely dry desert 3. one of the world’s largest sandy deserts

The Land – cont’d III. Plains A.Northern Plains 1.lie between the Himalayas and southern India 2.includes the Ganges and Indus River Valleys 3.fertile farmland because of rich sediment left by the Ganges during flood season 4.densely populated B.North China Plains and Manchurian Plains 1.eastern and northern China 2.Most of China’s people live in these fertile areas

The Land – cont’d IV. Plateaus A.The Deccan Plateau 1.makes up most of southern India 2.bordered by coastal mountains 3.fewer people than the Northern Plains B.Plateau of Tibet 1.southwestern China 2.spreads across ¼ of China’s land 3.about 15,000 ft above sea level a.highest plateau in the world b.nicknamed “Roof of the World”