Physical Geography Flashcards
Cook Strait
the strait between the North and South islands of New Zealand
Great Barrier Reef
located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia
Gulf of Carpenteria
located on the northern portion of Australia, directly east of Cape York Peninsula
Great Artesian Basin
large portion of Australia located in the eastern half
Tasman Sea
the southwesterly sea between Australia and New Zealand
Great Dividing Range
divided range in eastern Australia
Bass Strait
the Australian strait in between the Australian straits of Victoria and Tasmania
Southern Alps
a mountain range on New Zealand’s South Island
Great Australian Bight
a large bay off the southern coast of Australia
Southern Ocean
the large ocean in the southernmost parts of the world
Cape York Peninsula
a large peninsula in northeast Australia
Timor Sea
the sea in between East Timor and Australia
Western Plateau
the plateau covering western Australia
Coral Sea
a large sea off the northeast coast of Australia
Chao Phraya
a major river in Thailand, drains into the Gulf of Thailand in Bangkok
Irrawaddy
Burma’s major river running north to south, empties into the Andaman Sea
Mekong
A major Asian river running from China to Vietnam, emptying out into the South China Sea
Salween
a major river starting in China and emptying out into the Gulf of Thailand
Celebes Sea
The large sea east of Borneo and south of the Philippines
Gulf of Thailand
the gulf directly southeast of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
the gulf directly east of northern Vietnam
Andaman Sea
the sea directly west of Thailand and south of Burma
Java Sea
the sea (looks like a strait) in Indonesia with Borneo to the north
Philippine Sea
the large sea northeast of the Philippines
South China Sea
the large sea south of China
Strait of Malacca
the strait in between Malaysia and Indonesia from the Andaman Sea
Annamite Cordillera
a mountain range in Vietnam
Eastern Ghats
a mountain range on the eastern coast of India
Himalayas
a mountain range running from northern Pakistan to Bhutan, through Nepal
Hindu Kush
a mountain range in eastern Afghanistan
Western Ghats
a mountain range on the western coast of India
Deccan Plateau
a plateau in central India
Sulamain Range
a mountain range in northwestern Pakistan
Chota Nagpur Plateau
a plateau in eastern India
Ganges Plain
a plain running from upper India into Bangladesh
Taklamakan Desert
a desert in northwestern China
Thar Desert
a desert in northwestern India
Brahmaputra
a river that starts in southwestern China that ends into the Ganges River
Ganges
A river in northeastern India that empties in the Bay of Bengal
Indus
a river running from the Himalayas, through Pakistan, and into the Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
the sea west of the India peninsula
Bay of Bengal
the bay east of the India peninsula
Gulf of Khambhat
a gulf west of the India peninsula, but east of the Gulf of Kutch
Gulf of Kutch
a gulf west of the India peninsula, but west of the Gulf of Khambhat
Yellow River
a Chinese river that starts in central China and empties into the Yellow Sea
Xi River
a river in southern China that empties out into the South China Sea
Yangtze River
a Chinese river that starts in central China and empties into the East China Sea
East China Sea
a sea east of China
Pacific Ocean
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Sea of Japan
the sea in between China and Japan
South China Sea
the sea south of China
Taiwan Strait
the strait in between China and Taiwan
Yellow Sea
the sea above the East China Sea
Bo Hai Gulf
the gulf right above the Yellow Sea
Sichuan Basin
the basin in central China
Yunnan Plateau
a plateau in southwest China
Greater Khingan Range
a mountain range in northeastern China
Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
a plateau in southwestern China
Kunlun Moutains
a mountain range in western China
Tien Shan
a mountain range in northwestern China
Northeast China Plain
a plain in northeast China
Gobi Desert
a desert in southern Mongolia/northern China
Takla Makan Desert
a desert in western China
