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Ch. 26
The Land
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does the Gobi Desert compare to the size of Texas? | The Gobi Desert is about 2 times the size of Texas |
| Hokkaido is the _____? | Northernmost of the major Japanese islands |
| The _____ form a natural barrier between Mongolia and China? | Altay Shan |
| East Asia's rivers provide what? | Important transportation systems and support fertile farmlands |
| A tsunami is the result of what? | An underwater earthquake |
| What are China's main waterway systems? | The Huang He, Xi, Chang Jiang, and the Grand Canal |
| Both China and Korea have what? | Abundant deposits of coal |
| What is true about the coastal regions of East Asia? | The coastal regions are home to the world's biggest deep-sea fishing industries |
| What country is an archipelago? | Japan |
| What mountain range separates China from South Asia? | The Himalaya |
| The Plateau of Tibet is East Asia's what | Highest plateau region |
| Which waterway is made yellow by the loess it carries? | Huang He |
| East Asia''s only extensive lowland areas are what? | China's Northeast Plain and the North China Plain |
| Which river makes the North China Plain a major wheat and soybean farming area? | Huang He |
| What river is the Three Gorges Dam on? | Chang Jiang |
| China's Grand Canal moves people and goods from where? | Beijing to Hangzhou |
| Most of the mountainous islands of East Asia are what? | Are the product of volcanic activity |
| East Asia's Ring of Fire is a what? | Place of frequent earthquakes and active volcanoes |
| A seasonal prevailing wind in the region of South 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) | Monsoon |
| Blows northeast from the Philippine Sea, north along the eastern shore of Taiwan, past southeastern Japan, and onward to the North Pacific. Its warm air moderates the climate of Taiwan and Japan | Japan Current |
| Mature tropical cyclone that develops in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean | Typhoon |
| Desert in far western China with large oil deposits | Taklimakan Desert |
| Separates Sea of Japan from the Yellow Sea | Korean Peninsula |
| Monsoon winds in East Asia blow from the ? | Northwest in winter and southeast in summer |
| The Japan Current is an ocean current that ? | Warms the land masses of Japan |
| What is a powerful, hurricane-like storm in the western Pacific | Typhoon |
| Monsoons can affect the climate by making it warmer or colder depending upon? | The direction from which they are blowing |
| Which part of East Asia is characterized by a humid subtropical climate? | Southeast |
| In which area of East Asia does a humid continental climate dominate | Northeast |
| Where can a highland climate be found in East Asia | Western China |
| Typhoons in the region are most severe between the months of ? | August and October |
| What is true about the ocean currents in East Asia | The warm Japan current flows northward |
| In which two East Asian countries is a desert climate found? | China and Mongolia |
| An arc of islands east of China marks the meeting of what | The Pacific, Philippine, and Eurasian tectonic plates |
| Typhoons are caused by what | The interaction of ocean currents and monsoon winds |
| What native plants are important to East Asia's culture and economy? | Mulberry and bamboo trees |
| The only instance of a tropical wet climate in the region is what | On the island of Hainan |
| East Asia's _______ support grasses and a few trees | Inland steppe areas |
| The Japan Current flows ? | North and brings warmth to the land |
| The mulberry tree is important to East Asia because? | Silkworms eat the leaves |
| What kind of climate is found in the southeastern quarter of East Asia | Humid Subtropical |
| Why are Mongolia and parts of inland China characterized by dry steppe and desert climates? | They are far away from the moist winds of the coast |
| How does the vegetation of northern China compare with that of southern China? | Northern China has a desert climate and has grasses and sparse trees and in southern China there is bamboo, mulberry trees, tea bush, and rice |
| What parts of East Asia are dominated by highlands and grasslands? | The Plateau of Tibet and in small alpine meadows |
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Katelyn.Miller