East and Southeast Asia Physical Geography

1. East and Southeast Asia Physical Geography

2. East Asia Physical Geography • East Asia • China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan • Himalayas • Natural Barrier • Tibetan Plateau (Southwest) • Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate • High altitude, ice, snow mountainous • Sparsely populated

4. East Asia Physical Geography • Takla Makan & Gobi Deserts • Rain Shadow • Eastern China • Plains and Basins • River Systems: Huang He (Yellow); North, Yangzi (Chang): Central, Xi Jiang: South • Fertile alluvial soil • Densely populated • Hainan & Taiwan: Tropical

7. East Asia Physical Geography • North Korea • Mountainous, harsh climate (20% arable) • Sparsely populated • One crop (short growing season) • South Korea • Densely populated • Mild climate, mountains and plains (60% arable) • Multiple crops (longer growing season) • Japan • Archipelago, lack of natural resources, Mountainous • Densely populated, urban areas • Inland Sea

10. Southeast Asia Physical Geography • Mainland Southeast Asia • Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam • Indochina Peninsula (Indian Ocean and South China Sea) • Mountainous, high plateaus • Fertile valleys run north to south (Irrawaddy and Mekong rivers) • Monsoon

12. Southeast Asia Physical Geography • Island Southeast Asia • Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines • Series of Archipelagos, complicated water rights • Indonesia 13,500 • Philippines 7,000 • Fertile Soil • Large populations • Pacific Ring of Fire

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