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Opener: 9/26 - #1 East & Southeast Asia Notebook
COPY & answer the following using the TB (A33 & A35): List
3 countries that are archipelagos found in East & Southeast
Asia. What is the highest mountain in Japan? Major river of
southeast Asia, flowing through Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and
Cambodia _____________. Longest river in China that entersthe East
China Sea near Shanghai _______________. List 2 countries that are
landlocked in Southeast Asia. South Asia Notebook Check
When I call your name, bring me your notebook.Im checking all 12
things! COPY the chart and place each country in the appropriate
column.
Opener: 9/29 - #3 COPY the chart and place each country in the
appropriate column. Countries Cambodia China Indonesia Japan Laos
Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar (Burma) North Korea Philippines Singapore
South Korea Taiwan Thailand Vietnam Mainland Islands Connected to
the landmass of Asia Surrounded by water The Physical Geography of
East & Southeast Asia Dividing the Region East Asia Southeast
Asia
China, Taiwan, Japan, North and South Korea, Mongolia Southeast
Asia Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, etc. East
Asia: Mountains & Plateaus
Mountains kept China isolated from other parts of Asia Himalayas,
Altai and Kunlun Mountains Plateaus, basins and deserts in western
China make the area sparsely populated Gobi Desert Located between
Northern China and Southern Mongolia
One of the largest in the world! Larger than Texas and California
combined! East Asia Major Rivers of China Huang He (Yellow
River)
Called the Yellow River because of its yellow soil Chang Jiang
(Yangtze River) Longest river in all of Asia Serves as a major
trade route East Asia Islands and Peninsulas:
Korean Peninsula contains the countries of North and South Korea
Japan is an island nation on an archipelago Many volcanoes and
experiences earthquakes Typhoons Like a hurricane in the Atlantic
Ocean
Typhoon: a tropical storm that occurs in the western Pacific
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia consists of 2 parts:
Mainland: Indochina & Malay Peninsula Islands (archipelagos)
Archipelagoes Indonesia: 13,000 islands Philippines: 7,100
islands
MOST populous Muslim country Philippines: 7,100 islands Ring of
Fire Many of Southeast Asias mountains are of volcanic origin. Part
of the Ring of Fire Ring of Fire: the chain of volcanoes that lines
the Pacific Rim Ring of Fire The Ring of Fire creates:
Earthquakes (Japan, California, Sumatra) Tsunamis Volcanoes creates
some islands Earthquakes 2004 earthquake in Sumatra caused a
devastating tsunami that killed 230,000 in 13 countries 3rd largest
earthquake in modern day history 9.3 magnitude Japan earthquake of
2011 caused a tsunami that killed 16,000 people and also caused a
level seven meltdown (nuclear reactors). Tsunamis Nations in East
Asia and Southeast Asia experience the effects of tsunamis Tsunami:
a giant ocean wave, caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic
eruption, with great destructive power. Tsunami waves can travel at
hundreds of miles an hour and rise up to 100 feet or more in
height! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3AdFjklR50 Japan
Earthquake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPQ5iTcnXW0