1. Physical Geography
Of Asia

2. China China’s highest mountains are in the west.
The Himalayas divide China from Nepal.
China has a climate that is similar to the US. In northern China it is very cold so few people live there

3. Plateau of Tibet

4. Rivers of China 3 Great Rivers
Huang He “Yellow River”
Chang jiang
Xi Jiang
They all start in the highlands and flow east. .
The Chang Jiang is China’s longest river at 3,400 miles.
The Huang He often floods and people die it is often called the River of Sorrows.

5. Huang He

6. Deserts The Takilimakan desert covers Northwest China.
In central northern china lies the Gobi desert.
In mongolian Gobi means “waterless place”.
In the summer the temps can reach 113 and in the winter it can get to -40.
In Northern China the area is more sparsely populated because of the Gobi desert, farming is difficult

7. Gobi Desert

9. Japan Japan is an archipelago that stretches 1,500 miles
In Northern Japan winters are long and cold so they are not as densely populated
4 Main islands
Hokkaido
Honshu- Largest and home to Tokyo
Shikoku
Kyushu

11. Mountains and Volcanoes
Japan also is very mountainous this causes the cities to be heavily populated.
The mountains limit the amount of resources available which accounts for why many Japanese people are employed in the fields of trade, service, or manufacturing.
Because of location Japan has a thriving fishing industries; the coastal waters provide them with an abundance of fish.

12. Japan has 1,500 minor earthquakes each year.
Japan is part of the ring of fire (an area of volcanic activity along the Pacific ocean.
Japan has 1,500 minor earthquakes each year.
1923 a major earthquake hit.
Tallest mountain in Japan is Mount Fuji
Active volcano

13. Mount Fuji

15. Tokyo Earthquake 1923

16. September 1923 Tokyo

17. Climate Climate is influenced by monsoons.
During the summer and early fall typhoons often occur.
A typhoon is a hurricane that occurs in the Pacific.

19. India
In the north exist the Himalayas and because of its cold climate few people live there
The Himalayas contain Mt. Everest. The world’s tallest mountain.
In the central and southern portions of India their climate is ideal for crops.
Many people have settled along the Ganges because of the fertile soil

21. The Monsoons and India
India’s climate is dominated from a seasonal wind called the Monsoon.
In the winter months the wind blows from northeast which causes the climate to be hot and dry
In the summer the wind changes direction and carries moisture which causes heavy rains

23. Korea North and South Korea lie on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea is mountainous and has valleys.
It’s major rivers border China (Yalu and Tumen)