World Regional GeographyWorld Regional Geography

April 7, 2010April 7, 2010

Reading: Marston Chapter 8 pages

378-391, 393-410 (East Asia)

Goode’s World Atlaspages 189-1999, 201-213

(East, Southeast, and South Asia)

Week of 4/12: Map Quiz #4: Asia

The “GREEN Wall of China” Inner Mongolia, China

Political BoundariesPolitical Boundaries

Regional BoundariesRegional Boundaries

RussiaRussia

AsiaAsia

1. East Asiaa.China

2. Southeast Asia

3. South Asiaa.India

Physical Features: SatellitePhysical Features: Satellite

Physical Features: TopographyPhysical Features: Topography

Features to Remember:

•Mountains•Himalayas•Tien Shan

•Plateaus•Himalayas•Tien Shan

•Islands•Himalayas•Tien Shan

•Mountains• Himalayas• Pamir• Tien Shan

•Plateaus• Tibetan• Deccan

•Deserts• Gobi• Taklamakan

•Rivers• Ganges• Indus• Mekong• Yangtze• Yellow (Huang He)

Features to RememberFeatures to Remember

•Islands•Indonesia

•Borneo (shared)•Sumatra•Java•New Guinea (western)

•Japan•Hokkaido•Honshu•Shikoku•Kyushu

•Philippines•Luzon

•China•Hainan

•Taiwan•Sri Lanka

Asian RiversAsian Rivers

Indus and Ganges Rivers

Huang He (Yellow) River

Yangtze River

Mekong River

The HimalayasThe Himalayas

RainfallRainfall

TemperatureTemperature

• Significant winter variations (North-South).• Larger seasonal variations to the north, very little variation in SE Asia

/ Indonesia.• High altitude regions: lower average temperatures.

January July

ClimateClimate

VegetationVegetation

VegetationVegetation

Land UseLand Use

Population DensityPopulation Density