16.2 Climate and Vegetation of East Asia

Open Ended

Explain how the typhoon that sank the Mongol fleet changed the course of history for this region.

Open Ended

What is the most common type of vegetation in tropical zones?

Open Ended

In what ways are the climates of the US and China similar?

Multiple Choice

What is the Taklimakan Desert?

• A mountain range in Tibet.
• A tropical rainforest in Southeast Asia.
• A coastal region in Australia.
• The Taklimakan Desert is a large desert in Western China.

Multiple Choice

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different places. Tropical cyclones found in the northwestern Pacific are called..

• Typhoon

• Cyclonic storm

• Hurricane

• Willy-will

Multiple Choice

Where is the Gobi Desert?

• North Korea
• Canada
• Afghanistan
• China and Mongolia

Multiple Choice

How did Typhoons help the Japanese defeat the Mongols?

• Typhoons provided the Japanese with better weapons.
• Typhoons helped the Mongols by providing them with food.
• Typhoons had no impact on the battles between the Japanese and Mongols.
• Typhoons destroyed Mongol ships and disrupted their invasions.

Multiple Choice

What is the Divine Wind?

• The Divine Wind is a reference to the typhoons that thwarted Mongol invasions of Japan.
• A type of ancient Japanese warrior
• A famous Japanese dish
• A traditional Japanese festival