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SS7G9A VOCABULARY
GEOGRAPHY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| India's-most important rivers.Begins in the Himalayan Mountains and flows SE before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. | Ganges River |
| One of the hottest and also one of the coldest places in the world.This desert also is covered with. sand and rocks primarily. | Gobi Desert |
| "The roof of the wold".The highest mountain in the world is found here, Mt. Everest | Himalayan Mountains |
| "China's Sorrow" the river is called this because of dangerous flooding,although it does provide a lot of silt even though some is yellow | Huang He or Yellow River |
| 3rd Largest ocean in the world | Indian Ocean |
| Flows almost 2000 miles and many civiliza tions have lived along this river throughout centuries | Indus River |
| Divided into the countries of North and South Korea after a civil war.Made up mostly of mountains | Korean Peninsula |
| Flows from China south through several countries emptying into the South China Sea. The river delta has some of the richest farming land in the world. | Mekong River |
| A seasonal prevailing wind,lasting several months,bringing heavy rains. | Monsoon |
| Body of land that is surronded by water | peninsula |
| Small sea bound by Russia to the north,the Korean Peninsula to the west and Japan to the east. | Sea of Japan |
| Silt and minerals from the mountain | Sediment topsoil |
| Over 600 miles in length and is one of the longest deserts in the world. | Taklimakan Desert |
| Shanghai,one of China's most important ports is located at the mouth of this river. | Yangtze River or Chang Jiang |
| Turns yellow bcause of yellow dust blowing into the Huang He River and emptying into this sea | Yellow Sea |