Physical Features
______ are the most commanding feature of Monsoon Asia's landscape.
Mountains.
What are monsoons?
Strong winds that create rainfall patterns in the region.
Which kingdom united China in 221 B.C.E?
Qin.
What is commercial fishing?
Catching fish for sale, often with the use of large ship.
Is the population of this region more rural or urban?
Where does Monsoon Asia begin?
At the western border of India.
What are summers like in areas that are affected by monsoons? What is winter like?
Summers: Very wet.
Winters: Fairly dry.
What is the name of the powerful family that conquered small kingdoms around 320 B.C.E?
The Mauryas,
Northern China produces more ___ than any other country on Earth.
Coal.
How were Japan's islands formed?
By volcanoes.
What physical features separate India from the rest of Asia?
Mountains and oceans.
Elevation.
When did the Europeans start to colonize parts of Monsoon Asia?
Late 1400s.
More than 90 percent of what is produced in Southeast Asia? Where does this natural resource come from?
Rubber.
Comes from the sap of the rubber tree.
Which desert in east Asia is one of the world's largest deserts?
The Gobi desert.
Southeast Asia is not one big landmass. Instead it is made up of what?
Peninsulas and islands.
What are some of the different types of vegetation seen in this region?
South Asia: Tropical grassland, mixed forest, broadleaf evergreen forest.
East Asia: Highlands, deserts, deciduous forest, broadleaf evergreen forest.
Southeast Asia: Rainforest, tropical grassland, bamboo.
What important event happened in 1947?
India gained its independence from Great Britain.
Where is international trade strong?
Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
What does the word Himalaya mean?
Himalaya means "House of Snow."
What are the three important rivers that begin in the Himalayas?
Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra.
Describe the climate for South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.
South Asia: Ranges from arid to tropical. Himalayas have a highland climate. West coast has a tropical wet climate. Interior has a tropical wet and dry climate.
East Asia: Highland climate, parts have a humid continental climate. Parts of Japan and eastern China have a humid subtropical climate.
Southeast Asia: Tropical. Hot all year with both rainy and dry seasons.
Where did East Asia's first civilization appear?
Huang He valley.
Japan is a world leader in the production of what?
Cars and electronics.
List at least 3 of the world's largest and most crowded cities found in this region.
Kolkata and Mumbai, India; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Shanghai, China; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan; Manila, Philippines; and Jakarta, Indonesia.