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East Asia lies between vast expanses of _____ to the north and populous countries of _____ and _____ to the south

Russia


South


Southeast Asia

East Asia extends from the _____ to the _____

Deserts of Central Asia


Pacific Ocean

East Asia encircled by:

Snow-capped mountains


Vast deserts


Cold climates


Pacific waters

Most populous nation in the world

China

China's population strongly concentrated in:

Eastern regions

Largest Cities in population (2014)

Shanghai


Beijing

6 entities in East Asia

China


Mongolia


North Korea


South Korea


Japan


Taiwan

The flashpoints that can generate conflict

China vs. Taiwan


North Korea vs. South Korea

It divides the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea

Demilitarized zone

East Asia as the Land of the _____

Orientals

East Asia serves as the hub of the evolving regional phenomenon called _____

Pacific Rim

Year of Summer Olympics: Tokyo, Japan

1964

Year of Summer Olympics: Seoul, South Korea

1988

Year of Summer Olympics: Beijing, China

2008

Year of Winter Olympics: Sapporo Japan

1972

Year of Winter Olympics: Nagano, Japan

1998

Impact of tectonic forces to East Asia

Caused collision of Eurasian and Indo-Australian Plates

Result of tectonic activity

1. Creation of Himalayas


2. Uplifting of Tibet into a plateau


3. Rise of China's Western mountain ranges


4. Carving out of valleys in Eastern China

China's western mountain ranges

Kunlun Shan


Altun Shan


Tian Shan

4 Great Rivers of China

Songhua: Manchurian Plain


Liao: Manchurian Plain


Huang Ho: Yellow River


Yangtze: Blue River

Cradle of Chinese Civilization

Huang Ho River

Eastern China Valleys

Manchurian Plain


North China Plain

Line of volcanoes at the Western Pacific Ocean

Ring of Fire

Creation of Japan resulted from:

Seismic Activity

Highest of Japan's volcano cones

Mt. Fuji

Mountain ranges block moisture coming from _____ in the _____ from moving _____ into _____

monsoon winds


Indian Ocean


northward


interior Asia

Impact of absence of rain

Made possible on of world's most sparsely populated areas

Sparsely populated areas

Takla Makan Desert


Gobi Desert


Tibet Plateau

Bodies of Water in East Asia

Pacific Ocean


Yellow Sea


Sea of Japan


East China Sea


South China Sea

Land boundaries of China: North

Mongolia

Land boundaries of China: Northeast

Russia

Land boundaries of China: Northwest

Kazakhstan

Land boundaries of China: South

Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar

Land boundaries of China: Southwest

India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyszstan

Water boundaries of China: Northeast

Yellow Sea

Water boundaries of China: East

East China Sea

Water boundaries of China: Southeast

South China Sea

Comprises the Central Administrative region


Constitutes the nucleus of China


Constitutes "Historic China"


Han Chinese



China Proper

4 Autonomous Regions of China

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region


Tibet Autonomous Region


Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region


Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Autonomous region located in southern China

Guangxi Zhuang

Guangxi Zhuang has coastline along _____

Gulf of Tonkin

Guangxi Zhuang shares borders with _____

Vietnam

Autonomous region located in south western China

Tibet

Tibet Autonomous Region is also called

Xizang

Autonomous region located in north western China

Xinjiang Uyghur

Constitutes the largest of China’s autonomousregions

Xinjiang Uyghur

Xinjiang Uyghur constitues rugged terrain due to

Karakoram, Kunlun, and Tien Shan Mountain Ranges

Autonomous region that has one of the most sparsely populated areas in China

Xinjiang Uyghur

Largest natural gas producing region in China

Xinjiang Uyghur

Autonomous region located in northern China

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region also called:

NeiMenggui Autonomous Region

Major island in China

Hainan

Desert located in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region

Takla Makan Desert

Also called the Manchurian Plain

Northeastern China

Northeastern China irrigated by the _____ and _____ rivers

Songhua


Liao

Important crops in Manchurian Plain

corn


millet


soybeans


flax


wheat


barley

North China plain irrigated by the _____

Yellow River

Important crops in North China Plain

sorghum


millet


maize


cotton


wheat


sesame seed


peanuts

China ranks first worldwide in farm output of:

rice


wheat


potatoes


sorghum


peanuts


tea


millet


barley


cotton


oilseed

Southwest Boundary of Mongolia

Xinjiang, China

South-Southeast Boundary of Mongolia

NeiMenggui, China

North Boundary of Mongolia

Russia

Mongolia is a landlocked country between two superpowers:

China


Russia

Mongolia's topography consists of:

steppes


deserts

Location of Steppes

North and Eastern Mongolia

Most important means of livelihood of Mongolia

herding

Principal industry in Mongolia for the production of cashmere

Goat Herding

Goat's hair turned into useful clothing

Cashmere

Best known export product of Mongolia

Cashmere

Largest desert in Asia, fifth in the world

Gobi Desert

Mongolia is rich in which minerals

gold


copper


coal


iron

North Boundary of Korean Peninsula

China

East Boundary of Korean Peninsula

Sea of Japan

South Boundary of Korean Peninsula

East China Sea

West Boundary of Korean Peninsula

Yellow Sea

Four main islands of Japan

1. Hokkaido


2. Honshu


3. Shikoku


4. Kyushu

Plains of Japan
1. Kanto
2. Nobu
3. Osaka
4. Ishikari
Fishing grounds (warm waters)
sardine
herring
tuna
mackerel
Fishing grounds (cold waters)
cod
halibut
salmon
cultivation of seafood

aquaculture

cultivated” in artificial ponds; “cultivated” in flooded rice fields

freshwater fish

cultivated in aquariums

seaweeds

cultivated in shallow bays

oysters, prawns, and shrimps

the most common type of shrimp found inJapan; large variety which has grey shellsand reddish brown stripes

kuruma ebi

known for the deadly poison containedin its liver and ovaries, which causes muscle paralysis andcan be lethal if not prepared correctly

FUGU (blowfish)

usually consumed in August, atthe height of the hot season; high in vitamin B, and is saidto conquer fatigue

UNAGI (freshwater eel)

abalone

AWABI

yellowtail tuna

HAMACHI

squid

IKA
Impacts of seafood diet

1. healthy food


2. limited calories


3. makes the Japanese live longer


4. eliminates the risk of heart disease and canceramong the Japanese

provides the Japanese with asource of carbohydrate

rice

provides the Japanese with animportant beverage

tea

Lack of Arable Landmakes the Japanese to invest in research on the following

1. high-yielding rice varieties
2. mechanization
3. irrigation
4. terracing
5. fertilization

dominate the eastern half of theisland of Taiwan

Chungyang Mountains

revered by Japanese people; herald the start of spring (the end of winter)- symbolized the ephemeral nature of life

Cherry blossom

exquisite beauty but transience of the cherry blossoms areassociated with ___________

morality