SS7G9 The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia.

a. Locate on a world and regional political/physical map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert , Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula.

b. Locate on a world and regional political/physical map the countries of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Southern and Eastern Asia

Physical Features of S & E Asia

The Ganges River

- The Ganges River (Ganga River) is 1,560 mi in length.

- For most of its course it is a wide and sluggish stream, flowing through one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world.

The Huang He (Yellow) River

Ganges R.

- The word huang (“yellow”) is a reference to the fine loess sediments that the river carries to the sea.

- The Huang He is China’s second longest river, with a length of 3,395 miles.

The Indus RiverGanges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

- The Indus River is some 1800 miles in length.

- The river’s annual flow is … twice that of the Nile River...

The Mekong River

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.

- The Mekong is about 2,700 mi in length.

The Yangtze RiverGanges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.

Mekong R.

- The Yangtze River flows for 3,915 miles.

- For over two centuries the Yangzte has served as a transportation highway and commercial thoroughfare.

The Bay of Bengal

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.

Mekong R.

Yangtze R.

- The Bay of Bengal (largest bay in the world,) forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean.

- The climate of the Bay of Bengal is dominated by the monsoons.

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.

Mekong R.

Yangtze R.

BayOf

Bengal

The Indian Ocean

- The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean).

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.

Mekong R.

Yangtze R.

BayOf

Bengal

The Sea of Japan

Indian Ocean

- The Sea of Japan influences the climate of Japan because of its relatively warm waters.

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.

Mekong R.

Yangtze R.

BayOf

Bengal

Indian Ocean

SeaOf

Japan

The South China Sea

- The South China Sea is one of the most important trade routes in the world.

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R. Yangtze R.

BayOf

Bengal

SeaOf

Japan

The Yellow Sea

South

China

Sea

Mekong R.

Indian Ocean

- The Yellow Sea is famous for its fishing grounds.

- The rivers that flow into the Yellow Sea carry so much mineral-rich soil that the water actually turns yellow.

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.Yangtze R.

Bay of Bengal

Indian Ocean

SeaOf

Japan

South

China

Sea

Mekong R.

Yellow

Sea

The Gobi Desert

- The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia.- A rain shadow desert, Gobi suffers from having most of its rain blocked by the Himalyas.

- Temperatures can fall as far minus-40 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. Summer is no picnic, either, with the heat occasionally rising to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.Yangtze R.

Bay of Bengal

Indian Ocean

SeaOf

Japan

South

China

Sea

Mekong R.

Yellow

Sea

The Taklamakan DesertGobiDese

rt

- In Uigur language, Takla Makan means 'you can get into it but can never get out' and the desert has another name 'the Sea of Death'.

- Takla Makan Desert is China's largest desert.

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.Yangtze R.

Bay of Bengal

Indian Ocean

SeaOf

Japan

South

China

Sea

Mekong R.

Yellow

SeaThe Himalayan Mountains

GobiDese

rtTaklamak

anDesert

- The Himalayas include the highest mountains in the world.

- The name Himalaya means the House of Snow and it consists of several parallel mountain ranges.

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.Yangtze R.

Bayof

Bengal

Indian Ocean

SeaOf

Japan

South

China

Sea

Mekong R.

Yellow

Sea

The Korean PeninsulaGobiDese

rtTaklamak

anDesert

Himalayas

- Nighttime images of the Korean Peninsula

Ganges R.

Huang He (Yellow) R.

Indus R.

Yangtze R.

Bay of Bengal

Indian Ocean

SeaOf

Japan

South

China

Sea

Mekong R.

Yellow

Sea

Physical Features of S & E Asia w/ Labels

GobiDese

rtTaklamak

anDesert

Himalayas

KoreanPeninsula

Countries of S & E Asia

China

- China's geography causes an uneven population distribution; 94 percent live in the eastern third of the country.

- China is the fourth largest country in area (after Russia, Canada, and the U.S.).- China is the world's most populous country with more than 1.3 billion people.

China

India

- India includes a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean and is a land of great contrasts in geography.

- India is second only to China in country population but India is growing faster.

China

Indonesia

India

- Indonesia is a vast equatorial archipelago of 17,000 islands.

ChinaJapan

India

Indonesia

- Japan, a country of 4 large islands and over 4000 smaller islands, extends along the Pacific coast of Asia.

- Only an estimated 18 percent of Japan's territory is suitable for settlement—so Japan's cities are large and densely populated.

China

North Korea

India

Indonesia

Japan

- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, occupies the northern part of the Korean peninsula in East Asia, with mountains covering more than 80 percent of the land.

China South Korea

India

Indonesia

Japan

N. Korea

- The Republic of Korea, or South Korea, consists of the southern half of the Korean peninsula in East Asia and many islands lying off the western and southern coasts.

China

Vietnam

India

Indonesia

Japan

N. Korea

S. Korea

- Vietnam, in Southeast Asia, stretches 1,000 miles north to south, but is only about 25 miles wide at its narrowest point near the country's center.

China

Countries of S & E Asia w/ Labels

India

Indonesia

Japan

N. Korea

S. Korea

Vietnam

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Slide 7: http://www.china-tour.cn/China-Maps/Yellow-River-Map.htm; http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-87915; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/274303/Huang-He

Slide 9: http://rivertours.weebly.com/physical-setting.html; http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-89035; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/286872/Indus-River

Slide 11: http://deltas.usgs.gov/rivers.aspx?river=Mekong; http://www.japanfocus.org/-Milton-Osborne/3286

Slide 13: http://www.africanwater.org/yangtze.htm ; http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-55203/Yangtze-River

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Slide 21: http://www.eia.gov/countries/regions-topics.cfm?fips=SCS; http://blog.risingbricsam.com/?p=1331

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Slide 29: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayas; http://www.adventure-cafe.com/Content/ForeignAdventure/Himalayas.asp; http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/266037/Himalayas; http://www.himalayamountains.com/

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Slide 35: http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-do-koreans-feel-about-chinese.html; http://www.travel-direct.com/visas/china; http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/china-facts/

Slide 37: http://www.goes-r.gov/users/comet/tropical/textbook_2nd_edition/navmenu.php_tab_9_page_8.2.0.htm; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India; http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/india-facts/

Slide 39: http://news.naij.com/27502.html; http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/indonesia-facts/

Sources (cont’d)Slide 41: http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/japan-guide/; http://www.freeworldmaps.net/asia/japan/

Slide 43: http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/northkorea/map.html; http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/kp.htm; http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/north-korea-facts/

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Slide 47: http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Viet%20Nam; http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/vn.htm; http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/vietnam-facts/

Blank S&E Asia Map

S&E Asia Rivers

S&E ASIA Large Bodies of Water

S&E ASIA Bodies of Water

S&E Asia Landforms

S&E Asia Physical Features

S & E Asia Countries