Key terms
This is a raised area of level land bordered on one or more sides by steep slopes or cliffs.
What is a plateau?
a country that has low industrial production and little modern technology
What is a developing country?
a tropical storm that develops over the Pacific Ocean with winds that reach great speeds
What is a typhoon?
This country takes up most of East Asia's land
What is Mongolia?
When farmers use this, they build steps into hillsides to increase farmland.
What is terracing?
to grow 2 or more crops on the same land
What is double cropping?
falling off or shedding as in leaves seasonally or at a certain stage of development
What is deciduous?
Most of the people in Japan live in this area
What are mountainous areas?
The average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer is called this.
What is population density?
a level area in a hillside
What is a terrace?
Monsoons strongly affect the climates of this area of Asia.
What is East Asia?
The Huang River runs through a fertile region of East Asia called this
What is the North China Plain?
A group of islands is called this.
What is an archipelago?
a country with many industries and a well-developed economy
What is a developed country?
In order to practice double cropping, farmers have to have these 2 types of conditions.
What is climate and soil?
Monsoons blow northwest from the Pacific Ocean toward the Asian continent during this season
What is summer?
Being able to support plant growth
What is fertile?
a wind that changes direction with the change of season
what is a monsoon?
Typhoons in East Asia reach speeds greater than this many miles per hour.
What is 74 miles per hour?
In winter the monsoon blows from this cardinal direction
What is east?