Land and Water
Climate and Vegetation
Natural Resources
Geography and Landforms
Vocabulary
100

What does all of East Asia have in common (with its landforms).

They all contain mountains.

100

What are monsoons and typhoons?

What is monsoons are strong seasonal winds that affect the climate and typhoons are violent storms from the Pacific with strong winds.

100

How are the waters of East Asia an important resource for them?

Provides them with food and hydroelectric power.

100
Which mountain chain contains Mount Everest and where is this located?
What is the Himalaya Mountains in China.
100
What is aquaculture?
What is sea-farming.
200

Which two countries are considered a Peninsula?

The Koreas.

200

Where can you find deciduous trees in East Asia?

The countries boarding to Pacific Ocean.

200
How have farmers of East Asia made the best use of their land?
What is East Asians get the most from their land by using intensive farming methods such as terracing and double-cropping.
200
What are the major landforms in East Asia?
What is mountains, plateaus, deserts, plains, and islands.
200

What is a terrace and why are they used?

A ledge cup into a hillside that farmers use in order to plant more crops.

300

Which ocean lies between East Asia and the United States?

The Pacific Ocean.

300

The name of the tectonic belt responsible for Japan's high number of earthquakes and volcanoes.

The Ring of Fire

300
What are some of East Asia's most important mineral resources?
What is coal iron tungsten graphite copper and tin.
300
What is the North China Plain and why is it so important?
What is this is where the Huang He River deposits fertile soil (loess) and majority of China's agriculture is here.
300

 Explain what double-cropping is and why East Asians use this method.

What is when farmers use the land to plant two different types of crops at two different parts of the year. East Asians use this method because only certain crops are able to be grown during certain parts of the year (climate affects this).

400

 Known as the "Roof of the World," this high-altitude plateau is located in China.

The Plateau of Tibet

400

Describe the climates of East Asia. Give two examples.

What is the climate is very diverse. There are many mountains and other physical features that effect the climate of each region. Climates range from arid to arctic.

400
How might natural resources help a nation to become a developed country?
What is it is less costly to develop industry when a country has the natural resources it needs.
400
Why isn't the population of East Asia spread more evenly throughout the region.
What is the population of East Asia is concentrated in plains, lowlands, and coasts. These areas support farming and fishing where as areas with mountains and deserts, do not.
400
What is an archipelago and which East Asian country does this describe?
What is a large group of islands. This describe Japan which has four major islands and thousands of smaller islands.
500

This iconic, active volcano is located about 75 miles from Tokyo, Japan.

Mount Fuji

500

Describe the monsoon season, how it starts, and the difference between a winter monsoon and a summer monsoon.

What is they start when winds carrying water from the Pacific heat up and blow over East Asia. There is a lot of rainfall. Summer monsoons cause hot humid weather and in the winter the moisture that is picked up freezes and drops in the form of snow or ice.

500

 How could a nation become developed without many natural resources?

What is a country without the natural resources necessary for industrialization must import them from other countries. For example Japan and South Korea have industrialized themselves by importing goods they need by making an economy out of it.

500
Name all 7 countries in East Asia.
What is Russia, China, Mongolia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan.
500
Explain the difference between a developing country and a developed country and give an example between two East Asian countries.
What is a developing country is a country that has little industrial production, meaning they do not import or export natural resources/supplies. They also do not have much modern technology. A developed country has many industries and a balanced economy. An example is North and South Korea. Northern Korea does not trade or import/export many goods. South Korea has natural resources that they export and in turn, import other goods.
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