Geography of East Asia China, Japan, and Neighbors

China’s Geography Wide variety of land, size of the US, Deserts, mountains, fertile fields, coastal plains Separated from India by Himalayas Divided by diagonal line—Arid China and Humid China

3 major rivers, all start in west and flow east Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers All often flood

Taklimakan Desert —NW China, sandy and many storms Gobi Desert —N. Central China and Mongolia, mostly rocky with extreme temp. changes

Japan’s Geography Archipelago nation, 4 large islands, most important is Honshu (Tokyo), others – Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa Most of the land is mountainous

Many earthquakes and volcanoes due to plate tectonics 1500 minor earthquakes a year Mt. Fuji –tallest mountain, and active volcano –part of the Ring of Fire

Where did the earthquake hit?

Climate is effected by monsoons and typhoons – hurricane like storms in the Pacific

Southeast Asia Large peninsula east of India and south of China, also island nations in the South China Sea Major countries: Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines Many jungles, very tropical