Mountains and Uplands
What is the most important mountain range in Asia?
The Himalayas
Where do many rivers in Asia start?
The Himalayas
What is the largest desert in China?
The Gobi Desert
Everything has this but not everyone sees it.
Beauty
Which two major countries are separated by the Himalayas?
India and China
What material important for farming do rivers carry down to the flat plains at the base of mountains?
Sediment or soil
Why is there a desert in Western China and Mongolia?
Because most of this area lies in the rain shadow of the Himalayas.
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not do this.
What is the tallest mountain in Japan?
Mount Fuji
Name one of China's three major rivers.
The Yellow River or Huang He
The Yangtze River or Chang Jiang
The West River (Pearl River) or Xi Jiang
What is a group of islands called?
An archipelago
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in doing this every time we do.
Getting up
What plateau is most of Western China on?
The plateau of Tibet
What manmade feat of engineering connects the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers?
The Grand Canal
Name one of the archipelagoes of Asia.
Japan
The Philippines
Indonesia
When this rises, think of the consequences.
Anger
What plateau lies north of the Plateau of Tibet?
The Mongolian Plateau
What is the longest river in Southeast Asia?
The Mekong River
Which large island was occupied by the Kuomintang after they lost the civil war to the communists?
Taiwan
Have none of these who are not equal to yourself.
Friends