Land/Water
Climate/Vegetation
Natural Resources
Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
100
Mt. Fuji
What is the highest mountain in Japan
100
Varied
What word best describes the climate of East Asia?
100
South Korea Japan
What two developed countries have very few natural resources?
100
plateau
What is a raised area of level land bordered o n one or more sides by steep slopes
100
typhoon
What is a tropical storm that develops over the Pacific Ocean?
200
China
What country takes up most of the land area of East Asia?
200
monsoons
What is a strong influence on the climates of East Asia?
200
Farm every available section of land
What do countries of East Asia do to feed the large population?
200
fertile
Able to support plant growth
200
deciduous
What is falling off or shedding, as in leaves, seasonally or at a certain stage of development?
300
Japan
What developed country is made up of a series of islands
300
the climate
What determines how often farmers in East Asia plant their crops?
300
North Korea
Which developing country has coal and iron deposits?
300
archipelago
What is a large group of islands
300
developing country
What is a country that has low industrial production and little modern development?
400
deposits of loess
What is the North China Plain covered with
400
It can stand seasonal differences in temperature and rainfall
Why is bamboo suited to grow in East Asia?
400
Aquaculture
A way to farm shrimp, oysters, clams, mussels and seaweed
400
monsoon
What is a wind that changes direction with the change of seasons?
400
developed country
What is a country with many industries and a well developed economy?
500
China and Mongolia
What two countries have wide plains and plateaus?
500
rich fertile soil called loess
Why are there many farms in the North China Plain?
500
Mountains and plateaus
Why can only some of the land in East Asia be cultivate?
500
population density
What is the average number of people living in a square mile?
500
terrace
What is a level area on a hillside?
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