Chapter 1 Review

Front

The Plateau of Tibet is often called 'the roof of the world' because it is the Earth's largest and highest plateau. True or False?

Back

True

Front

The Gobi Desert is Asia's largest desert. It stretches across which two countries?

Back

Mongolia and China

Front

What is the highest mountain in Japan?

Back

Mount Fuji

Front

The Himalayas include nine of the world's 10 tallest mountain peaks, including the very tallest, ________.

Back

Mount Everest

Front

The Plateau of Tibet has an average height of more than ________ feet.

Back

16,000

Front

Which two major rivers are crucial to East Asia?

Back

Yangtze and Yellow

Front

The Sea of Japan lies between the Asian continent and which islands?

Back

Japanese Islands

Front

The Korean Peninsula juts from northeast China between the Yellow Sea and the ______.

Back

Sea of Japan