Chapter 25

Question 1

Where does the region of East Asia extend to?

Answer 1

from the mountains of inland China eastward to the pacific shores of Japan, and north to south from the highlands of the northeastern China to Indonesia

Question 2

East Asia occupies much of the Asian continents south of _____.

Answer 2

Russia

Question 3

What two nations extend over most of east Asia’s landmass?

Answer 3

China and Mongolia

Question 4

Which East Asian countries lie on penensilas or islands?

Answer 4

North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan

Question 5

which are the highest mountain ranges? What lies between these two mountains?

Answer 5

The tallest ranges include himalaya and Hindu Kush.
Between these mountains is the vast plateau of Tibet

Question 6

East of the mountains lie East Asia’s major lowlands- the ____ ___ and _____ _____

Answer 6

North China

Manchurian Plains

Question 7

Narrow lowland areas also line the coasts of _____ and _____.

Answer 7

Korea

Japan

Question 8

Most of east asia’s population lives where?

Answer 8

fertile lowland areas

Question 9

In the Pacific Ocean off east Asia’s coast lies an arc of mountains islands. These islands include Japan, which forms what?

Answer 9

an archipelago, or chain of islands and Taiwan off the coast of southeastern China

Question 10

Japan, _______, and ______ are archipelago.

Answer 10

Indonesia

Philippines

Question 11

East aisa’s islands are part of what?

Answer 11

the ring of fire, an area birding the Pacific Ocean where plate movements cause many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Question 12

From north to south, mainland Southeast Asia is crossed by what?

Answer 12

cordilleras, or mountain ranges that run side by side

Question 13

_________ and _______ separate the ranges

These lowland areas are home to most of mainland southeast Asia’s people

Answer 13

Fertile River plains

deltas

Question 14

South and east of mainland Southeast Asia are many mountainous islands which form part of what and hold many what?

Answer 14

the ring of fire

active volcanoes

Question 15

Despite their dangers, these volcanoes provide rich _____ that supports _________.

Answer 15

soil

agriculture

Question 16

The islands of Southeast Asia face challenges from ___________.

Answer 16

earthquakes

Question 17

An _____________ on the Indian ocean floor in 2004 caused a ________ that washed over the coastal lowlands of more than a dozen countries, killing more than 300,000 people and destroying thousands of homes and businesses.

Answer 17

earthquake

tsunami

Question 18

The most important rivers in east Asia flow through _______, beginning in the plateau of _______ and flow eastward to the Pacific Ocean

Answer 18

China

Tibet

Question 19

The ________ is northern China’s major river system.

Answer 19

HungHe

Question 20

why is the HuangHe called the yellow River?

Answer 20

it carries tons of fine, yellow-brown soil called loess which blows in from deserts in western China.

Question 21

When deposited, the rich soil, along with the yellow river’s water makes the north China plain a major _____ growing area.

Answer 21

wheat

Question 22

Throughout china’s history, the ________ has regularly flooded the land destroying homes and drowning many people.

Answer 22

Huang He

Question 23

This river is Asia’s longest river, flowing about 3,400 miles through spectacular Gorges and broad plains until it empties into the ocean at _______.

Answer 23

Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
Shanghai

Question 24

The _________ provides water for large farming areas where more than half of China’s rice and other grains grow. It also is an important trade route allowing oceangoing ships and barges to travel far upriver.

Answer 24

Chang Jiang

Question 25

Southeast Asia’s major rivers begin where?

Answer 25

northern highlands and southern China

Question 26

Several rivers flow southward toward to the gulf of _______, which is an arm of the South China Sea

Answer 26

Thailand

Question 27

Southeast Asia’s major rivers include the Irrawaddy and the Salween in _________ and the chai Phraya in ________.

Answer 27

Myanmar

Thailand

Question 28

Which river begins in China and empties in the South China Sea?

Answer 28

Mekong River

Question 29

What makes the Mekong region a fertile rice-growing area?

Answer 29

Warm temperature and heavy rains

Question 30

what type of movements have created mountains and caused powerful earthquakes in this region?

Answer 30

tectonic plate movement

Question 31

Tungsten is used for what?

Answer 31

light bulbs and rockets

it is also used to make high quality steel

Question 32

what three countries have major oil deposits?

Answer 32

China, Malaysia, and Indonesia

Question 33

_______ has iron ore and coal deposits that support its industry.

Answer 33

China

Question 34

southeast Asia’s tropical rain forests provide woods, such as _____ and ______.

Answer 34

teak

mahogany

Question 35

which two countries in this region have a large pearl harvesting industry?

Answer 35

Japan and Philippines