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Box #1: Physical Geography

Box #1: Physical Geography. Key Terms Erosion Archipelago Nomad Monsoon Typhoon Tsunami Ring of Fire. Landforms & Landscapes = Variety of terrain formed by water and erosion; Coastal , peninsular, and insular East Asia = more moderate climates than interior regions

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Box #1: Physical Geography

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  1. Box #1: Physical Geography Key Terms • Erosion • Archipelago • Nomad • Monsoon • Typhoon • Tsunami • Ring of Fire • Landforms & Landscapes = Variety of terrain formed by water and erosion; Coastal, peninsular, and insular East Asia = more moderate climates than interior regions • China (3 major rivers, Rocky to the far west, agriculture in center & SE, industry in East = transportation & access to water) • Japan (Archipelago = build up not out; Issues with the Ring of Fire; Tsunami 2010) • Mongolia (Gobi Desert influences a nomadic life) • Korean Peninsula (S. Korea has the access to water; N. Korea shares border with China too) • Taiwan (island) • Did you know? (LONGITUDINAL EXTENT (East to West) Comparable to the U.S.; LATITUDINAL RANGE (North to South): Comparable to Northern Quebec to Central Caribbean • Adapting to Natural Hazards (Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanic Activity, Typhoons, Floods, and Drought) • Japan (earthquakes & volcanoes) builds walls to block waves • China’s Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze River • Unintended consequences (loss of history through flooding, garbage build up) • Amazing engineering, but so expensive! • Hong Kong created an island for their airport! • Entire region has a need for stronger building materials

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