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Korean Peninsula
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an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook [
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Archipelago
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a large group or chain of islands
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Gobi
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a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. about 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
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Huang He
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a river flowing from W China into the Gulf of Bohai. 2800 miles (4510 km) long
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Loess
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a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
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chang jiang
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the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai.
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Taiwan
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An island country off the southeastern coast of China.
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monsoon
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1.A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest between May and September and bringing rain (the wet monsoon), or from the northeast between October and April (the dry monsoon)
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Typhoon
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1.A tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans
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