Geography of East Asia  East Asia occupies most of the Asian continent, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and south of Russia  The Himalayas and the Kunlun Shan mountains run through the western area. Between these mountain ranges and towards the east, lie many lowlands. Most Asians live in these low fertile plains.  Asia’s islands are also part of the Ring of Fire.

 The HuangHe is China’s major river. It flows eastward into the pacific ocean and carries very fine, brown yellow soil that makes the land fertile. This river also regularly floods the land and is called “Chinas sorrow”.  The Chang Jaing is Asia’s longest river. They are currently working on building a huge dam, that will become the worlds largest dam when it is finished in it will help prevent flooding and supply hydroelectric power.

Geography of Southeast Asia

 Most of the major rivers are located on the mainland.  Some of the rivers are the Irrawaddy, Salween, Chao Phraya, and the Mekong.  Warm temperattures and heavy rains make the rivers high and that region very populated.