Test Flashcards
Insular
An area made entirely up of islands.
Endemic
Specific to a particular place or people.
Sultan
Ruler of a Muslim country
Primate city
Countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, mainly Asian countries
Ecotourism
A type of tourism in which people visit a country to enjoy its natural wonders.
Archipelago
Group of islands
Oceania
Islands of central & South Pacific ( Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, & Australasia.
High islands
Type of island in the Pacific Ocean formed centuries ago by volcanoes.
Low islands
Type of island in the Pacific Ocean formed by the buildup of coral.
Outback
Remote/uninhabited inland regions of Australia.
Bay of Bengal
An extension of the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The third largest of Earth’s five oceans.
Sea of Japan
A small sea that is bound by Russia to the north.
South China Sea
Located between Vietnam and the Philippines.
Yellow Sea
An extension of the Pacific Ocean that lies between China.
Gobi Dessert
Is Asia’s largest dessert.
Taklimakan Desert
Lies between two rugged mountain ranges.
Himalayan mountains
Lie along the northern edge
Korean Peninsula
A mountainous peninsula that juts out northeastern China.
Ganges River
Starts Himalayas and flows southeast through India
Huang He ( Yellow River)
Begins in the mountainous plateau.
Chang Jiang ( Yangtze) River
Begins in the Tibetan plateau and travels east until it reaches the East China Sea.
Pacific rim
Countries bordering Pacific Ocean, mainly Asian countries
Minority
Group of people that is different from the rest of the population.
Asia
The worlds largest continent, more than 4 billion people live in southern and Eastern Asia.
