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Asia: Physical Geography
Chapter 24
Section 24-1
Study Guide
population density
subcontinent
How were the Himalayan Mountains formed?
Why do more than 400 million Chinese live along the banks of the Huang He River?
What parts of Eastern Asia have the highest population density?
Where do most
people in China live?
Describe the land along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq.
How was the island nation of Japan formed?
Explain why the Yangzi River is an important river to China.
How is the Yangzi different than other rivers in China?
Explain why the population density of China is higher in the east and southeast than in
other parts of the country.
Tell why people live where they do and don’t live where they
don’t.
Section 24-2
arable land
irrigation
monsoon
Describe the two types of monsoons that affect China and India.
What do the dry monsoons of the winter bring?
Give two effects these monsoons have on China and India countries.
What are the benefits of the flooding caused by the monsoons in Asia?
Why is the North China Plain in eastern China is one of the most fertile regions of China?
Section 24-3
subsistence farming
cash crops
commercial farming
What food to most meals include in much of Asia?
Where are the majority of the world’s oil reserves located?
How does having petroleum effects the standard of living and lifestyles of some Asian
countries?
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Himalayan Mountains
Mount Everest
The Plateau of Tibet
The Huang He River
The Yangzi River
The Ganges River
The Indus River
The Yellow Sea
The Persian Gulf
The East China Sea
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers