1.geo eastasia

GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA

By Jack Garrity

Pages 660-666

East Asia is a region of contrasts-from towering mountains in the west to fertile plains in the east, from subarctic forests in the north to tropical rain forests in the south.

A study of the physical geography of East Asia will explain how these patterns and processes have affected human settlement in the region.

Landforms The People’s Republic of China takes 80 percent of the land.

Landforms Mongolia 13 percent of the land.

Landforms North and South Korea form a large peninsular.

Landforms Japan is made up of large and small islands.

Landforms Taiwan is a single large island.

The Ring of Fire Japan and islands east of china are part of the ring of fire.

The Ring of Fire Three plates meet here the Eurasian, Philippine and Pacific.

The Ring of Fire Plate movements cause earthquakes, Tsunamis, and volcanic

eruptions.

The Ring of Fire Japan has 50 active volcanoes and many hot springs.

The Ring of Fire Mount Fuji is Japan’s tallest mountain and symbol of the

country.

The Ring of Fire Japan has more than a thousand earthquakes a year.

The Ring of Fire The region has tsunamis, made by undersea earthquakes.

The Ring of Fire The region has improved its emergency plans for Tsunamis.

Why are Ring of Fire volcanoes so powerful?

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas The Koran Peninsular separates the Sea of

Japan from the Yellow Sea.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas Both North and South Korea are mostly

mountains and coastal plains.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas Four large volcanic islands and thousands of

smaller ones make the archipelago of Japan.

Archipelago: 1. an expanse of water with many

scattered islands 2. a group of islands

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas Honshu is the largest, with the most cities.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas Hokkaido is the most Northern.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas Kyushu and Shikoku in the south.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas Four Seas around Japan.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas The Sea of Okhotsk.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas The Sea of Japan.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas The East China Sea.

Peninsulas, Islands, and Seas The Philippine Sea.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Himalaya separate China from South

Asia.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Tian Shan.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Altay Shan boarder Mongolia and China.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Altay Shan boarder Mongolia and China.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Altay Shan boarder Mongolia and China.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Kunlun Shan bend to become the Qinling

Shandi crossing central China East West.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Kunlun Shan bend to become the Qinling

Shandi crossing central China East West.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Changhai Shan go into the Korean

Peninsular, becoming the Northern Mountains.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands Mount Fuji in Japan is the highest point

(12,388ft) of the volcanic mountains of the islands.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands Coastal plains surround the volcanic

mountains of the islands.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands Asia’s only lowlands are the North China Plain

and Yangtze Plain.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands Two high plateaus.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Plateau of Tibet or Xizang.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Plateau of Tibet or Xizang.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Plateau of Tibet or Xizang.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Mongolian Plateau.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Mongolian Plateau.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Mongolian Plateau.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Takla Makan Desert south of the Tian

Shan.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Takla Makan Desert south of the Tian

Shan.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Takla Makan Desert south of the Tian

Shan.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands Less than 3 inches of rain a year fall in the

Gobi Desert.

Mountains, Highlands, and Lowlands The Gobi Desert is a very cold place at night.

Water Systems Landforms and physical processes have shaped East Asia’s

rivers, which provide transportation, water, and rich mineral deposits for fertile soils.

China’s Rivers China’s major rivers begin in the Plateau of Tibet and

go to the Pacific Ocean.

China’s Rivers The Huang He (Yellow River) gets its nickname because of

yellow colored loess.

China’s Rivers The Huang He (Yellow River) gets its nickname because of

yellow colored loess.

China’s Rivers The Huang He (Yellow River) gets its nickname because of

yellow colored loess.

China’s Rivers The Huang He (Yellow River) gets its nickname because of

yellow colored loess.

China’s Rivers The loess makes the North China Plain a major farming

area.

China’s Rivers The Huang He floods violently, even today, “China Sorrow”

another nickname.

China’s Rivers The Chang Jiang (Yangtze) is Asia’s longest

river 3,965 miles long.

China’s Rivers The Chang Jiang (Yangtze) supports over half

of China’s rice farms.

China’s Rivers The Chang Jiang (Yangtze) supports over half

of China’s rice farms.

China’s Rivers The Chinese are building the Three Gorges Dam to control flooding

and make hydroelectric power on the Chang Jiang (Yangtze).

China’s Rivers The Xi (West River) southern China’s most important river.

China’s Rivers The Xi (West River) southern China’s most important river.

China’s Rivers The Sui Dynasty (400 BCE) began the Grand Canal.

China’s Rivers The Grand Canal is the longest water way built by humans

1085 miles.

China’s Rivers The Grand Canal connects Beijing to Hangzhou.

Rivers in Japan and Korea The rivers are short and fast.

Rivers in Japan and Korea They make fantastic waterfalls.

Rivers in Japan and Korea The Shinano and Tone Rivers are used for

farming in Japan.

Rivers in Japan and Korea Korea’s rivers flow from the Mountains to the

Yellow Sea.

Rivers in Japan and Korea Seoul is located on the Han River.

Rivers in Japan and Korea The Yalu River is the boarder of China and

North Korea.

Rivers in Japan and Korea The Yalu River is the boarder of China and

North Korea.

Natural Resources East Asia has lots of minerals, but they

are unevenly located.

Natural Resources China has the most iron, tine, tungsten, and

gold.

Natural Resources The South China Sea has lots of oil.

Natural Resources Lots of coal is mined in northern China,

Korea, and Mongolia.

Natural Resources Southern China produces two crops of rice a

year, the most in the world.

Natural Resources South Korea also has two crops a year.

Natural Resources North Korea cannot feed its people, and many

starve.

Natural Resources Both Mongolia and Japan have little farmland.

Natural Resources Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China all have

huge deep fishing industries.

Natural Resources Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China all have

huge deep fishing industries.

Natural Resources end