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Quinling Shandi Mountains

Quinling Shandi Mountains. Divides the Northern part of China with the Southern part of China. Himalayas. Mountain Chain in Southeast Asia Mt. Everest located there World’s tallest peak: 29,035 ft. Archipelago. Long group of islands Maldives Islands are example. Storm surges.

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Quinling Shandi Mountains

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  1. QuinlingShandi Mountains Divides the Northern part of China with the Southern part of China

  2. Himalayas • Mountain Chain in Southeast Asia • Mt. Everest located there • World’s tallest peak: 29,035 ft

  3. Archipelago • Long group of islands • Maldives Islands are example

  4. Storm surges • High waters • Caused by monsoon or hurricanes • Can cause severe hardships

  5. Three Gorges Dam • China’s largest construction project • The world’s largest dam (Book says will be)

  6. Oceania • Group of Islands in the Pacific • More than 20,000 islands

  7. Great Barrier Reef World’s Largest Corral Reef

  8. Bikini Atoll • U.S. Nuclear testing site • Long-term effects • Bikini Islanders were exiled from their homeland because of the testing

  9. Voyaging Canoe • Special Canoes for ocean travel • Developed by Pacific Islanders

  10. Ocean Current Water circulation system of the oceans and seas Helps to moderate regional climates

  11. Ijsselmeer A freshwater lake separated from the North Sea by a dike and bordered by polders Located in the Netherlands

  12. Zuider Zee Former inlet of the North Sea Located in the Netherlands

  13. Typhoon Tropical Storm that occurs in the Western Pacific

  14. Rocky Mountains Major mountain system of the western US and Canada Extends approximately 3,000 miles from Alaska south to New Mexico

  15. Appalachian Mountains • Major mountain system of the eastern US and Canada • Extends approximately 1,600 miles from Newfoundland south to Alabama

  16. Mediterranean Climate Strong climate region for agriculture Located on the central and southern coasts of California

  17. Commodity An agricultural or mining product that can be sold

  18. One Commodity Country A country that relies on one principle export for much of its earnings

  19. Cholera • An infectious disease that can be fatal • Caused by a lack of adequate sanitation and clean water

  20. Malaria • Infectious disease of the red blood cells • Carried by mosquitoes • Characterized by chills, fever, sweating

  21. Estuary Broadened seaward end of a river where river currents meet the ocean tides

  22. Tiber River • River in central Italy • Flows through Rome

  23. Rhine River River in central Europe flowing from Switzerland through Germany to the Netherlands

  24. Elbe River • Major waterway in central Europe • Flows from Czech Republic, through Germany to the North Sea

  25. Saigon Former Capital of South Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh)

  26. Keban Reservoir Created by the Keban dam on the Euphrates river in southern Turkey

  27. Demarcation Line Line that separates two regions or countries Demilitarized Zone the separates North and South Korea 38th parallel

  28. Taedong River A large river in North Korea which flows past the capital Pyongyang into the Bay of Korea

  29. Lena River River in Russia that flows from Lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean

  30. Volga River • Longest river in Europe • Flows through central Russia to the Caspian Sea

  31. Estonia • Country in Northwestern Europe • Gained independence from the Soviet Union in the 1990’s

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