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East and West Asia!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Subcontinent | A huge region that is smaller than a continent |
| Tectonic Plates | Cracks in the Earth's crust |
| Archipelago | A chain of islands (Ex- Japan) |
| Monsoon | Seasonal winds in Asia (Can be wind or rain) |
| Terraces | A flat area carved into a mountain (Used for farming) |
| Ring of fire | A chain of volcanic islands as well as multiple other underwater volcanoes. |
| Tsunami | A big wave caused by earthquakes. |
| Typhoons | Huge rainstorms that are the equivalent to a hurricane. (In eastern hemisphere) |
| Homogenous | Ethnically similar. |
| Peninsula | An area of land that is surrounded on three sides by water. |
| Climate | A state in the atmosphere at a certain location over long periods of time. (Almost like an average of temperature and weather) |
| Natural Resource | A resource that is natural and helpful to living things. |
| Loess | A type of fine, yellowish, fertile soil. |
| Delta | Landforms at the mouth of a river. |
| Fishery | A place where lots of fish are caught. |
| Arabian Sea | Off of the southern coast of Yemen and Oman. |
| Bay of Bengal | Off of the South-East coast of India, South of Bangladesh. |
| Indian Ocean | Directly South of India. |
| Himalayan Mountains | Tallest mountain range in the world. Home to Mt. Everest. Known as the "Rooftop of the World!" |
| Indus River | Begins in Tibet, runs through India and ends in Pakistan. |
| Ganges River | Begins in India, Ends in Bangladesh. |
| Huang He (Yellow River) | Known for it's yellowish color. Nicknamed "China's Sorrow." Starts in China, empties in the Yellow Sea. |
| Mekong River | Begins in the Tibetan plateau, runs through China, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and ends in Vietnam. |
| Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) | Longest river in China. South of the Huang He river. Starts and ends in China. |
| Sea of Japan | West of Japan, North-East of N. and S. Korea. |
| South China Sea | South of China, in-between Vietnam and the Philippines. |
| Yellow Sea | End of the Huang He (Yellow river). East of China. |
| Gobi Desert | A desert in China. North of the Taklimakan desert. Known for it's chilly climate. |
| Taklimakan Desert | A desert in China. South of the Gobi desert. Known for its grassland like features. |
| Korean Peninsula | A peninsula where North and South Korea is located. |
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Kennedy08
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