Himalayas

Himalayas

Kunlun mtns

Mountains - Create natural barriers that limit human movement, and increase isolation - World’s highest mountains are located on western edge of China

Mtns 1) Kunlun Mountains are located in west China - gives us 2 of the 3 main rivers: 1) Huang He (Yellow) 2) Chang Jiang (Yangtze)

Mtn 2) Qinling Shandi Mountains divide northern China from the south

Plains & Plateaus Plains and Plateaus - Mountainous area of East Asia has very few flat areas: A) Plateau of Tibet (Xizang Plateau) B) Tarim Pendi Basin – (western China) C) Taklimakan Desert – (western China)

Gobi desert: Location

Desert Desert Desert -Gobi Desert stretches from northwest China into Mongolia -Gobi Desert stretches from northwest China into Mongolia - covers 500,000 square miles - covers 500,000 square miles

Gobi Desert

Peninsulas Peninsulas: landmass surrounded on 3 sides by water - allow for economic trade and commerce (business) - 3 major peninsulas: 1) Shandong Peninsula 2) Leizhou Peninsula 3) Macao Peninsula - Major port city: Shanghai

Shangdon Peninsula

Macao peninsula

Shanghai: Port city

Shanghai

Rivers Rivers - Rivers offer food and irrigation to people in china * Irrigation means to water crops - 3 major rivers of East Asia

1) Huang He (Yellow river) - located in Northern China - starts in the Kunlun Mtns, and empties into the Yellow sea - gets “yellow” from the yellow silt (mud) it deposits into the banks of the river

Huang He River

Huang He river

Rivers 2) Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) - Longest river in East Asia, name means “Long River” - A major trade route of East Asia because it connects Tibet with the eastern side of Asia

Chang Jiang River (3 gorges dam)

Rivers 3) Xi Jiang (West River) - runs in the southern part of China - empties into the South China Sea - Rivers are a blessing and a curse: they bring food but also bring floods: which kill many East Asians a year

Resources - Resources of East Asia are not evenly distributed - China, Mongolia, North Korea have abundant natural resources - Japan, South Korea, Taiwan have very limited resources