Indochina Peninsula
Why is the climate of this area so hot?
It is close to the equator
The most important crop in Japan and Koreas is
What is rice
This is the capital of China.
What is Beijing
This desert is in China and Mongolia
What is the Gobi Desert
Over 100 active volcanos in this area is called
Ring of Fire
These countries make up the Indochina Peninsula
What are Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
The Japanese people developed an early warning system in response to the frequent what?
earthquakes
This is the rich farmland in Eastern China
What is the North China Plain
What is the dustlike material that blows from the Gobi Desert in Mongolia into China?
Loess
Indonesia and the Philippines are chains of islands. What is a chain of islands called?
What is an archipelago
What are the seasonal rains and winds that bring lots of flooding and moisture to this area?
Monsoons
Japan is between the Sea of Japan and the ?
What is the Pacific Ocean?
What is the small country/island that is off the East Coast of China that now belongs to China?
Taiwan
Half the people of Mongolia still practice this life
What is nomadic
These storms form over the Pacific Ocean and cause rain and flooding
What is a typhon
This is the landlocked country in the Indochina Peninsula
What is Laos
This volcano is the highest point in Japan.
What s Mount Fuji?
What is the difference in climate between North and South China?
The North is colder and the South is warmer.
To find food and water for their herds is why herders of Mongolia do what?
Keep moving and stay nomadic
Two important exports in Southeast Asia
What is Rice and Lumber
The people of the Indochina peninsula are separated from the rest of Asia because of what?
What are mountains
North Korea has more mineral resources, but the land in South Korea is better for
farming
What crop is grown on the North China Plain?
What is Wheat
What effect does the mountains in China have on Mongolia?
They block out the warm moist winds and keep Mongolia dry
These two things influence how and where people live in Southeast Asia
What is Climate and land