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APS Social Studies
East Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| archipelago | chain or group of islands |
| tsunami | large, fast-moving wave caused by an under-sea earthquake |
| loess | fine windblown topsoil |
| monsoon | seasonal wind |
| japan current | warm-water stream that affects the climate of Japan |
| typhoon | powerful, hurricane like storm generated in the western Pacific |
| Mongolia | China's northern neighbor, occupies 13 percent of East Asia's land |
| South China Sea | carries one-third of the World's shipping traffic |
| Korean Peninsula | jutts southeast from China's Manchurian Plain, seperating the Sea of Japan from the Yellow Sea |
| Honshu | Japan's central and largest Island |
| The Ring of Fire | an arc of islands east of China where the Pacific, Philippine, and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. |
| Manchurian Plain | an extensive lowland area |
| North China Plain | the other extensive lowland area in China |
| The Pamirs | an area in western China with high peaks and deep valleys |
| Kunlun Shan and Tian Shan | mountains included in the Pamirs |
| Altay Mountains | are a natural border between Mongolia and China |
| Qin Ling Mountains | part of the Kunlun Mountains that bend and cross central China from west to east |
| Mount Fuji | a dramatic cone shaped dormant volcano, 12,388 feet high on Honshu Island. It is an important spiritual symbol to the people of Japan |
| the Plateau of Tibet | in China's southwest corner is East Asia's highest plateau region |
| Mongolian Plateau | extensive highland with mostly grassy pasture, ideal for grazing. |
| Tarim Basin | salt marsh |
| Taklimakan Desert | a dry cold and sandy desert |
| The Gobi Desert | a high interior desert cold and dry |
| Yellow River | Northern China's major river system it carries tons of fine yellowish-brown topsoil |
| Yangtze River | Asia's longest river |
| Xi River | southern China's most important river system. soil deposits form a huge, fertile delta |
| China's Grand Canal | The world's longest artificial waterway, it was begun in the 400s BC, stretches from Beijing to Hangzhou |
| feng shui | Chinese word for wind and water, Chinese harmonize their buildings with the surrounding landforms, especially mountains and rivers |
| yurts | tent like structures that the nomadic people of Mongolia use to take shelter from harsh conditions |
| Bamboo | a tough tree like grass that has more than a thousand uses |
| mulberry tree | an important economic native plant whose leaves provide food for the silkworm |
| The Island of Hainan | is off China's southern coast, has a tropical rainforest |
| Kuril current | a cold water current |
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