physical geography of asia
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| flows through central china and is Asia's longest river. provides hydroelectric power, irrigation water and transportaion for cargo ships | Yangtze river (chang jiang)
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| world's coldest desert; located in Mongolia | gobi
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| another name for the plateau of Tibet | roof of the world
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| the yellow river picks up large amounts of fertile, yellowish soil called what? | loess
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| where mount Everest the world's highest mountain is found | himalayas
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| where most china's main population centers | north china plain
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| how do china's rivers both help or hurt the country's people | the haung he or yellow river when flooded spreads layers of loess enriching the soil for farming. these flood also kill millions of people.
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| storms that bring high wind and rain | typhoons
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| green tropical island | tiawan
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| landlocked country | mongolia
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| world's largest plateau | plateau of tibet
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| two rivers that start high in the Himalayas | ganges river and indus river
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| the desert that stretches across southern Mongolia and northern china | gobi
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| chinese civilization began in this river valley | haung he(yellow river)
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| this seas lies between Vietnam and the Philippians and has violent monsoons and typhoons | south china sea
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| this river flows through china, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam | Mekong river
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| nine of the world's ten highest peaks are in this mountain range, including mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world | Himalayan mountains
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| this desert is located in the northwestern china between two mountain ranges | Taklamakan desert
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| this body of water lies between japan and the continent of Asia | sea of japan
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| this arm of the Indian ocean is tucked between India and Myanmar | bay of Bengal
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| Africa lies in the west of this ocean, and Australia lies in the east | Indian ocean
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