Physical Features
The tallest Mountain in the world that is located on the border of China and Nepal.
Mount Everest
The general description of the climate in East Asia.
Varied.
This plant can withstand dry climates
Bamboo
Electricity that is generated by water.
Hydroelectricity
soil that is full of nutrients
fertile
Unlike other countries located in East Asia, China's landforms include wide plains and these other landforms.
Plateaus
The Japanese nickname for the rainfall that occurs in from the monsoons, or strong winds from the Pacific Ocean that cause trees to ripen.
plum rain
Shrubs and many small flowering plants in the deserts spring up rapidly after summer rains. Then they disappear when dry weather returns. This is similar to these trees.
Deciduous
If a country has limited natural resources, they will need to bring these resources in from another country. What is the term?
Imports
When farming, farmers build in ledges to plant more crops. This is called double cropping. True or False.
False.
Mountains and this physical feature takes up two thirds of China.
Deserts.
Agriculture is influenced by this, because it affects what can be grown, how often, and the harvest.
Climate
The Yangzi River and the Huang He is an area that contains this brownish yellow soil that is great for farming.
Loess
North Korea and South Korea are developing countries that have limited resources. True or False.
False.
The land in East Asia is not easy to farm because of the lack of flat fertile land. True or False.
True.
Mount Everest is located in this mountain region.
The Himalayas.
Major damage is caused by these violent storms.
Typhoons
The loess is deposited in this area located to the east.
The North China Plain
When a country has plentiful resources they then trade to other countries that are limited.What is this term?
Export
A country that has limited industries and little modern technology.
Developing country.
The two most important rivers that are located in the East Asia. (Must know both)
Yangzi River and the Huang He
Strong winds that blow across the East Asian regions at certain times of the year.
Monsoons.
The Huang He often floods, and has been given this nickname.
China's Sorrow
Sea farming.
aquaculture
A grouping of islands.
Archipelago