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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EAST AND SOUTH EAST ASIA

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EAST AND SOUTH EAST ASIA. Asia. EAST ASIA. East Asia. LAND AND SEA OF EAST ASIA. THE LAND. China = makes up 80% of the land area of East Asia. Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan make up 20% of the land mass of East Asia.

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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EAST AND SOUTH EAST ASIA

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  1. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF EAST AND SOUTH EAST ASIA

  2. Asia

  3. EAST ASIA

  4. East Asia

  5. LAND AND SEA OF EAST ASIA

  6. THE LAND • China = makes up 80% of the land area of East Asia. • Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan make up 20% of the land mass of East Asia

  7. PENINSULAS, ISLANDS, AND SEAS • South China Sea • Yellow Sea • Sea of Japan

  8. South China Sea

  9. Yellow Sea

  10. Sea of Japan

  11. PENINSULAS, ISLANDS, AND SEAS • Korean Peninsula • Japan is an archipelago = an island chain.

  12. Ring of Fire

  13. Ring of Fire • Plate movements cause these: • Earthquakes • Tsunamis • Volcanic Eruptions

  14. WARM UP

  15. What country has the largest land mass in East Asia? A. India B. Mongolia C. Japan D. China Question

  16. MOUNTAINS, HIGHLANDS, AND LOWLANDS OF EAST ASIA

  17. Asia

  18. East Asian Mountains • Himalayan's = are the worlds highest mountains and separate china from South Asia • Pamir Mountains

  19. China’s Plateaus, Basins, and Deserts • Plateau of Tibet • Tarim Basin • Taklimakan Desert • Gobi Desert

  20. Plateau of Tibet

  21. Tarim Basin

  22. Taklimakan Desert

  23. Gobi Desert

  24. RIVERS AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF EAST ASIA

  25. China’s Rivers • Yellow River = the river is yellow because of loses = fine rich layer of topsoil. • Yangtze River = China’s and East Asia’s longest river • Xi (West) River = southern China’s most important river system.

  26. Yellow River

  27. Yangtze River Xi (West) River China’s Rivers

  28. East Asian Rivers Han River = flows in South Korea through the capitol Seoul. Amnok River = flows in North Korea

  29. Han River Amnok River East Asian Rivers

  30. Arable land = land suitable for framing • China 10% • Korea 25% • Japan 1% • Taiwan 25% • Mongolia 1%

  31. CLIMATE OF EAST ASIA

  32. Asia

  33. CLIMATES OF EAST ASIA • Mid-Latitude • Desert • Steppe • Highland • Tropical Rain Forest Climates

  34. Southern China Japan Koreas Taiwan Mount Fuji viewed from Hakone, Japan Mid-Latitude

  35. Mid-Latitude Vegetation • Needle Leaved Evergreens • Broad-Leaved Deciduous Trees • Broad-Leaved Evergreens

  36. Mid-Latitude Important Plants • Bamboo

  37. Mid-Latitude Important Plants • Mulberry Trees

  38. Mid-Latitude Important Plants • Tea Bushes

  39. Steppe - Plateau of Tibet

  40. Tropical Rain Forest Climates • Hainan = off China’s East coast is a tropical rain forest.

  41. Weather Patterns • Monsoons = are movement of prevailing winds that bring seasonal weather patterns.

  42. Weather Patterns • Japan Current = or Kuroshio is a warm water current flowing northward along the southern and southeastern coasts of Japanese Islands, add moisture to the winter monsoons.

  43. Weather Patterns • Typhoons = interaction of wind and ocean currents give rise to violent storms.

  44. QUIZ

  45. 1.Japan is formed by a(n) __________, or island chain. a.  Peninsula b.  Gulf c.  Archipelago d.  Island

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