Southern and Eastern Asia Flashcards
Where is the Ganges River located?
The Ganges River begins high in the Himalayas and flows southeast through India and Bangladesh for more than 1500 miles to the Bay of Bengal.
Where is the Huang He River?
Begins in the mountainous plateau of Tibet and flows east to the Yellow Seal.
Where is the Indus River?
Begins in the Himalayas in Tibet and runs through India and Pakistan; flows through the desert before emptying into the Arabian Sea.
Where is the Indian Ocean?
Third largest of the world’s five oceans; lies between Africa to the west, Asia to the north, Australia to the east, and the Southern Ocean to the south.
Where is the Sea of Japan?
Small sea that is bound by Russia to the north, the Korean Peninsula to the west, and Japan to the east; arm of the
Where is the South China Sea?
Lies between Vietnam and the Philippines; weather in the region is marked by violent monsoons and typhoons
Where is the Gobi Desert?
Asia’s largest desert stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China; covered with sand and rocks. Known as “shamo”, the Chinese word for “sand desert”.
Where are the Himalaya Mountains?
Lies along the northern edge of the Indian Subcontinent and forms the southern border of China; stretches about 200 miles, and the world’s highest mountain range.
What problems does the pollution in the Yangtze River cause for the citizens of China?
Chinese people are eating sick fish which has led to many health problems.
Why has the flooding in China become a larger problem instead of getting better?
When the river floods, homes and crops area buried and lost.
What was the big concern for athletes when Beijing, China was awarded the 2008 Olympics?
The big concern was the air pollution.
What causes an estimated 80% of India’s illnesses?
Diseases caused by dirty water
What are the reasons the Ganges River is so polluted?
About 2 million tons of chemical, human, and agricultural waste dumps in to the Ganges every day.
What is a monsoon? Are the beneficial or harmful to the people of SE Asia?
A season of winds. Brings torrential wet weather from the oceans to the south in the summer and dry winds from the north in the winter. They are both helpful and harmful.
How does Japan feed its people when they do not have much farmland?
Imported goods
