South Southeast and East Asia Flashcards
Himalayas
Running along the entire northern edge of the country, the Himalayas form the natural boundary between Nepal and China and form the border between the two countries
Western and Eastern Ghats
The Western and Eastern Ghats are two mountain ranges in India that are separated by the Deccan Plateau. The Western Ghats run along the west coast of India, while the Eastern Ghats run along the east coast.
Mount Fuji
near the Pacific coast of central Honshu, just southwest of Tokyo.
Arabian Sea
in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India,
Bay of Bengal
northeastern Indian Ocean. It borders Sri Lanka and India to the west, Bangladesh to the north, and Myanmar and the northern Malay Peninsula to the east.
Ganges River
emerges in the western Himalayas and flows down across northern India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal.
Indus River
It starts high in the Himalayas in the Tibet region of China goes through india and pakistan and empties into the arabian sea.
Brahmaputra River
The river originates from the Kailash ranges of Himalayas at an elevation of 5300 M. After flowing through Tibet it enters India through Arunachal Pradesh and flows through Assam and Bangladesh before it joins Bay of Bengal.
Mekong River
The Mekong is the longest river in Southeast Asia. It flows through China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Yellow River (Huang He)
Yellow River, also called Huang He, principal river of northern China, east-central and eastern Asia.
Yangtze River (Chaing Jiang)
The Yangtze River rises in the mountains of Qinghai province of China, on the Tibetan plateau, and flows 6,300km to reach the East China Sea at Shanghai.
Tokyo
Japan (Capital City)
Beijing
China (Capital City)
New Deli
India (Capital City)
