Japan

North Korea

South Korea

INDIA

INDONESIA

CHINA

VIETNAM

Rivers and other physical features

• Indus River• Ganges River• Huang He (Yellow) River• Mekong River• Yangtze (Chang Jiang)

River• Korean Peninsula

• Bay of Bengal• Indian Ocean• Sea of Japan• South China Sea• Yellow Sea• Gobi Desert• Taklimakan Desert• Himalayan Mountains

Indus River

• Begins in Tibet and flows southwest 2000 miles across the tip of India and through Pakistan before it empties into the Arabian Sea.

• The Indus River valley is one of the richest farming areas in the region.

• Many different civilizations have lived along this river throughout the centuries.

Ganges River-Mother Ganges

• India’s most important river• Begins in the Himalayan mountains and flows

southeast through India before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

• The water carries rich sediment called loess(topsoil, silt, and minerals) to the farmlands downstream creating a large, fertile delta at its mouth.

• Because 400 million people live and work along the Ganges, the water is HEAVILY polluted.

Mekong River

• Begins in Tibetan Plateau and runs south from China and Vietnam and empties into the South China Sea.

• The Mekong River Delta has some of the richest farming land in the world.

• Home to giant freshwater fishes• Asia’s 7th longest river

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Huang He (Yellow River)

• Begins in mountains of Tibet and flows east emptying into the Yellow Sea.

• The yellow dust blowing out of the Gobi desert is picked up by the river and carried into the sea, giving both a yellowish color…..hence the name!

• Used for transporting people and goods and creates rich soil for farmers.

• Frequent flooding has led some to call it “China’s sorrow” due to the suffering it causes

Yangtze River (Chang Jiang)

• Begins in Tibetan plateau and travels east to the East China Sea.

• Shanghai is located at the mouth of the river and is one of China’s most important ports

• Over 3400 miles long making it China’s LONGEST river

• Main transportation route for 400 million people making the river heavily polluted- nicknamed the giant toilet bowl of Asia

• Connected to the Huang He by the Grand Canal built over 2000 years ago

Himalayan Mountains• Form the southern border of China and India and

spreads north forming the Tibetan Plateau• Nicknamed the “roof of the world” because of the

high altitudes• Form a barrier between India and countries to the

north, causing India to rely on water for trade and travel

• Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world and is on the border of Nepal and China

Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts• The Gobi desert is in

east and central China• Can be one of the

hottest and coldest places in the world

• Mostly covered in sand and rocks

• The Taklimakan desert is over 600 miles long- one of the longest in the world.

Why is the Huang He River referred to as the Yellow River?

A.) no one really knows where this name came fromB.) the river was given the name by order of the Chinese government

C.) yellowish dust from the desert blows into the water and colors it yellow

D.) villagers living along the river are famous for producing cloth using bright yellow dye.

What is loess?

A.) silt that is carried in riverwater

B.) small fish that live in China's rivers

C.) another name for heavy seasonal rains

D.) name for the canals built along a rivers path

Why is the Huang He sometimes called China's sorrow?

A.) The river often runs dry leaving farmers to starve

B.) Floods along this river often cause great suffering

C.) No one can drink the water from this river because of the pollution

D.) the river has too many rapids and waterfalls for it to be used for transportation

What river runs south from Tibet to Vietnam and empties into the South

China Sea?

A.) Indus

B.) Mekong

C.) Yangtze

D.) Huang He

Which river is the longest in China?

A.) Ganges

B.) Mekong

C.) Yangtze

D.) Huang He

What city is located at the mouth of the Yangtze river?

A.) Beijing

B.) Shanghai

C.) Hong Kong

D.) Ho Chi Minh City

What are the two great deserts found in China?

A.) Gobi and the Ganges

B.) Gobi and the Taklimakan

C.) Huang He and Yangtze

D.) Mekong and the Taklimakan

What is the name of a body of land surrounded by water on three sides?

A.) island

B.) isthmus

C.) swamp

D.) Peninsula

Which countries are a peninsula?

A.) Japan and Indonesia

B.) Japan and China

C.) North Korea and South Korea

D.) North Vietnam and South Vietnam

Why are the Himalayas called the "roof of the world"?

A.) The worlds highest mountains are found here

B.) they are very easy to travel though

C.) they are so rugged that no people can live there

D.) little water comes out of the mountains

Which river flows through India and empties into the Bay of Bengal?

A.) Ganges

B.) Indus

C.) Yangtze

D.) Mekong

Which is the MOST LIKELY reason that some of the largest deserts in the

world are found north of the Himalayas?

A.) No water can be found thereB.) The year round cold temperatures led to the creation of the deserts

C.) Years of poor farming led to erosion of the soil and the gradual formation of desertD.) The high mountains and plateaus block rains and moisture that would come from the seas to the south