1. East Asia Land, Economy, People

2. Physical Geography Landforms  Tibetan Plateau in the southwest.  Himalayas on the southwest border.  Taklimakan Desert in the west.  Gobi Desert in the north.  North China Plain in the east.  Korean Peninsula in the northeast.  Taiwan in the southeast.  Japan is an archipelago.

3. Bodies of Water  Huang River in the north.  Chang River in the south.  South China Sea in the southeast.  East China Sea to the east.  Yellow Sea to the northeast.  Sea of Japan

4. Map of Asia

5. Countries Label the following countries: China China Mongolia Mongolia Japan Japan North and South Korea North and South Korea Taiwan Taiwan Hong Kong Hong Kong

6. Countries

7. Climate  Southeast=Highland climate  North=Arid or Semi-Arid  Northeast=Subarctic  East=Tropical Wet  Southeast=Humid Subtropical

8. Climates  East Asia has monsoons near the Pacific Ocean.  East Asia has Typhoons along the Pacific.  East Asia has deciduous forests.  Because the Huang River floods it makes the soil fertile. Its nickname is “China’s Sorrows.”

9. Natural Resources CountryResources China Japan North Korea South Korea Farming Aquaculture

10. Farming  Most farmers in East Asia grow Rice on terraces in the south.  Farmers in the north grow wheat and other grains.  Terraced Farming are horizontal steps cut into steep hillsides.  Some farmers rely on double-cropping.  Huang River deposits loess, which is brown- yellow soil from the desert, to make the land fertile.  Most plant life can withstand seasonal changes.

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13. People  China is the largest country in the world with 1.2 billion people.  China used to be ruled by dynasties.  Today China and North Korea are communist.  Many farmers live in communes.  Japan is the most developed country in the region. 80% live in urban areas.  Japan and the Koreas have few minorities.