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S. E. Asia Geography
physical features
Term | Definition |
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Indian Ocean | 3rd largest ocean. East of Africa. South of India. |
Indus River | Starts in Himalayas.Flows mostly through Pakistan. |
Taklamakan Desert | Northwest China. Between 2 mountains. Has sand dunes. |
Himalayan Mountains | North India. Highest mountain region. Has Mount Everest (highest mountain peak). |
Ganges River | Fertile land (farmable). Densely populated (a lot of people). Sacred/holy river to Hindu religion. Water pollution. Causes- chemical crop fertilizers, human waste, bathing, dead bodies and animals. |
Bay of Bengal | East of India. Ganges River flows into it. |
Mekong River | Flows through China & Vietnam and is the twelfth longest river in the world |
Gobi Desert | Coldest desert in the world. Asia’s largest sand desert. North China. East of Taklamakan Desert. |
Huang He River | Below the Gobi desert. . River on top. Empties into the Yellow Sea. Floods a lot. |
Yangtze River | Longest river in China. 400 million people live here. Provides power, irrigation, & transportation for cargo ships. Water pollution. |
South China Sea | South of China. East of Vietnam. Violent monsoons (strong winds that cause floods & water borne disease). |
Yellow Sea | Between China and Korea. Used for transportation. |
Korean Peninsula | Between Yellow Sea & Sea of Japan. Land surrounded by water on 3 sides. Divided into North & South Korea in 1948. |
Sea of Japan | Between Asia & Japan. East of Korean Peninsula. |