Physical Features
This is dry land spanning northern China and southern Mongolia
Gobi Deser
Largest country in East Asia
China
A large number of people gathered closely together.
Overcrowding
Part of China that most people live in
East China
TWO causes of major population growth since the 1800s
Medicine and agriculture
Mountains that are in BOTH South Asia and East Asia
Himalayas
The only archipelago in East Asia
Japan
Urban
This country's population is mostly in rural areas
Mongolia
Major EFFECT of overpopulation (two words)
Global warming
Name two rivers in China
Yantze River and Yellow River
Capital of Japan
Tokyo
Countryside or farmland
Rural
This country's population is evenly split between rural and urban
China
Overpopulation means that there might not be enough ______________ to support the people of the world. (Think about the political cartoons we looked at!!)
Resources (food, water, and energy)
Altay (Altai) Mountains
Capital of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar
Process of people moving from rural areas to urban areas
Urbanization
Name two countries that are mostly urban
Japan and South Korea
This country's capital is Pyongyang
North Korea
The area of water between China and Taiwan
Strait of Taiwan
The country that China claims as theirs
Taiwan
This country has one huge megacity (hint: it's not Japan!)
South Korea
Leader of North Korea
Kim Jong Un (will also accept Kim Jong Il)