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EAST ASIA: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LANDMASS Landmass China makes up about ________ of the landmass of East Asia ________________ is the second largest nation in East Asia covering about 13% of the landmass Other countries in East Asia include: Japan Taiwan North Korea South Korea PENINSULAS, ISLANDS, AND SEAS South China Sea Carries _____________ of the world’s shipping traffic Korean Peninsula Contains North and South Korea Consists mainly of ____________ and ______________ Japan An _________________, or chain of islands, makes up the country of Japan Most of Japan’s major cities are located on the largest island called Honshu POLITICAL ISSUES - SOUTH CHINA SEA http://www.voanews.com/content/us-pushes-forgreater-transparency-in-south-china-seaclaims/1852273.html THE RING OF FIRE An arc of islands east of China marks where the Pacific, Philippine, and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. These island are part of the ___________________, a circle of volcanoes bordering the Pacific Ocean. Japan and Taiwan were created by volcanic eruptions in the Ring of Fire Japan Nearly _________ active volcanoes Numerous ________________- a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. Experience over a 1,000 small earthquakes a year ________________ can crash into Japan when an earthquake occurs at sea THE RING OF FIRE http://www.glencoe.com/video_library/index_with _mods.php?PROGRAM=9780078745768&VIDEO =-1&CHAPTER=25 A BIRTH OF AN ISLAND http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/vo lcano-raises-new-island-off-the-coast-of-japan8954725.html EAST ASIAN MOUNTAINS The _______________ Mountains separate China from South Asia. Mount Everest spans the border between China and Nepal Mount _____________ rises 12,388 feet and is a dramatic, cone-shaped dormant volcano rising above the central plains of Japan’s Honshu Island MOUNT FUJI – A GODDESS http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/mt-fuji CHINA’S PLATEAUS, BASINS, AND DESERTS The Plateau of Tibet _____________ plateau region in East Asia Its average elevation is 15,000 feet Tarim Basin Lies between the Kunlun Shan and Tian Shan Made up of deserts and salt marches Gobi Desert Produces frequent ________________that plague Mongolia and north central China CONSERVATIONISM – THE TIBETAN PLATEAU http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20130 703/103240.shtml CHINA’S RIVERS Yellow River Called “Huang He” (HWAHNG HUH) in china Carries tons yellowish-brown topsoil, called ____________. This nutrient rich soil, make the areas surrounding the river extremely futile Yangtze (YANG-SEE) River This makes the North China Plain a major wheat-farming area Called “Chang Jiang” in China Asia’s longest river (3,965 miles) An important transport route Provides water for a large number of China’s farms (Three Gorges Dam) XI (SHEE) River Southern Asia’s most important river Near the ports of Guangzhou and Macau, the soil deposits from the river for a huge, fertile delta. THREE GORGES DAM Completed in July 2012 Worlds largest hydropower project The dam, which first went into operation in 2003 at a cost of $22.5 billion, has a combined generating capacity of 22.5 million kilowatts (22,500 megawatts), the equivalent of fifteen nuclear reactors. Dailymail.co.uk http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article2178951/Three-Gorges-Worlds-powerful-dam-opensChina-gushing-water-generates-power-15-nuclearreactors.html http://geography.howstuffworks.com/7143-chinathree-gorges-dam-video.htm NATURAL RESOURCES China Iron ore Tin Tungsten Gold Oil Coal Iron ore Tungsten Contains much of the worlds precious “____________________” Minerals used for making electronics such as smartphones and HDTVs South Korea Mined in northeastern China North Korea Deposits lie in the South China Sea, and in the Taklimakan Desert Graphite Taiwan Very limited Only a small amount of coal AGRICULTURE China South Korea Only 1% of land is suitable for farming Japan Nearly 25% of land suitable for farming Produces mainly rice and barley Mongolia Only 10% of China’s land is suitable for farming Still China is the world’s leading producer of rice Very limited farmland, and poor soil Taiwan 25% of land suitable for farming Produces mainly rice Also has valuable forest land Cedar, hemlock, and oak trees Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China World biggest _________________________________industry
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