World Geo. - Chapter 26

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world's largest population at 1.3 billion

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China

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Only ______ and ______ cover more land area than China

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Russia and Canada

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carries 1/3 of the world's shipping traffic

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South China Sea

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ports on China's southern coast; once European colonies, now part of China

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Hong Kong and Macau

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4 large islands and thousands of smaller ones

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Archipelago of Japan

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largest island; most of Japan's major cities

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Honshu

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Circle of volcanoes bordering the Pacific Ocean

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Ring of Fire

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has more than 1000 small earthquakes each year

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Japan

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huge tidal waves caused by undersea earthquakes

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Tsunami

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The region's only extensive lowland areas are:

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• Manchurian Plain
• North China Plain

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high mountains in western China

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Pairs

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world's highest mountains; separate China from South Asia

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Himalayas

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ormant volcano on Japan's Honshu island; important spiritual symbol to Japan's people

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Mt. Fuji

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located in southwest China; highest plateau in region

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Plateau of Tibet

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China's three major rivers begin in the _______ __ _____ and flow ________ to the Pacific Ocean

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plateau of Tibet; eastward

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northern China's major river system

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Yellow River

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located in central China; longest river in China

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Yangtze River

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southern China's most important river

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Xi River

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in China; longest artificial waterway in the world; over a thousand miles long

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Grand Canal

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the Chinese harmonize their buildings with surrounding landforms

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Feng Shui

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Only __% of China's land is suitable for farming

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10%

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southern China where two harvests a year are possible

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"Rice Bowl"

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biggest deep-sea fishing industries

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Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China

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East Asia's most important food crops

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Rice and soybeans

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seasonal reversal of winds; changes direction every 6 months

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Monsoons

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Summer monsoons are from _____ to _______ and blow from __ to __

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April to October; SE to NW

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Winter monsoons are from ________ to _____ and blow from NW to SE

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November to March; NW to SE

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in central China; act as a dividing line between North and South

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Qin Ling Mountains

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South of Qin Ling Mountains

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Warm, humid
Rice is the chief crop

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North of Qin Ling Mountains

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block summer monsoons
cooler, drier air
wheat is chief crop

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warm water current; adds moisture to winter monsoon in Japan

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Japan Current (Kuroshio)

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violent storms, like hurricanes, that form in Pacific Ocean

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Typhoons

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southeast quarter of East Asia - Taiwan, Koreas, Japan, and some parts of China

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Humid Subtropical

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Humid Subtropical

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Humid Continental

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treelike grass (herbal medicine and food)

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Bamboo

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rare mammal of East Asia

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Panda

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Mongolia and Northern China

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Desert

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____ and __________ cold and windy desert

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Gobi; Taklimakan

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East of desert and most of Mongolia

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Steppe

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Plateau of Tibet

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Highlands

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Hainan - island off China's coast

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Tropical Rainforest