East Asia Physical Features Flashcards

1
Q

A bay that the Ganges River flows into, (north of the Indian Ocean, eastern side of India, west of China)

A

Bay of Bengal

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2
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Body of water between Thailand and Cambodia

A

Gulf of Thailand

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3
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Tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia, subject to frequent typhoons

A

South China Sea

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4
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Body of water west of Myanmar

A

Andaman Sea

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5
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Body of water connecting the Indian and Pacific Ocean near Singapore

A

Strait of Malacca

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6
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Body of water between the islands of Java and Borneo

A

Java Sea

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7
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Peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar

A

Malay Peninsula

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8
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River that begins in southwest china and flows south through Vietnam

A

Mekong River

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9
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River in the north of China, where the first Chinese civilization emerged (English name for the Huang He River)

A

Yellow River

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10
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Longest river in Asia, found in China, 3rd longest river in the world

A

Yangtze River

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11
Q

largest and deepest ocean

A

Pacific Ocean

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12
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Body of water, separates Japan from the Koreas and China

A

Sea of Japan

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13
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A high desert in China and Mongolia

A

Gobi Desert

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14
Q

What is the Stone Forest?

A

Limestone pillars from 270 million years ago in China

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15
Q

What is the Ring of Fire?

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A circle of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean

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16
Q

A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

A

What is a typhoon?

17
Q

body of water south of Japan and east of China

A

East China Sea

18
Q

East Asia’s highest plateau region

A

Plateau of Tibet

19
Q

Second largest sand desert in the world

A

Taklimakan Desert

20
Q

Mountains in the border area of Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, and China, north of the Gobi river

A

Altai Mountains