Southeastern Asia

East and Southeast Asia - Physical Landscape

By Mr. Carrizales

​Physical Landscape

contains the world’s most populous country, the most populous metropolitan area, and some of the world’s oldest civilizations.

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In 2021, China remains the country with the largest population in the world, with more than 1.4 billion people. India has the second largest population in the world, with just under 1.4 billion inhabitants.

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Which country has the Largest Population in the World

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• China

• India

• U.S.A.

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It is also a region with intense internal disparities and a landscape that has been and continues to be transformed by physical, political, and economic forces.

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Although East and Southeast Asia are often divided into two regions, they share a common economic and political history and global geopolitical forces continue to transform this realm.

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​Physical Landscape

East Asia​

​China,

Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan.

​Southeast Asia

Brunei,

Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,

The Philippines Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam

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The region of East and Southeast Asia is divided from the rest of Asia by a number of formidable physical barriers

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In the north, Mongolia’s Altay Mountains, the Mongolian Plateau, and the Gobi Desert separate the region from Russia.

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In the south, the Himalaya Mountains divide China from South Asia and contain the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest. These mountains are so high, in fact, that they form the Gobi Desert by preventing rainfall from passing over South Asia into Central Asia.

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Multiple Choice

Where are the Himalayas located in China

• South

• North

• East

• West

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These mountains are so high, in fact, that they form the Gobi Desert by preventing rainfall from passing over South Asia into Central Asia.

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How is the Gobi desert formed

• Because there is a lot of water

• Because Mountains prevent Rainfall

• Because the desert is in the top of the mountain

• Because China created it

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In the southeast, the Arkan Mountains and Naga Hills, which stretch across Myanmar and India, and the rolling hills of China’s Yunnan Plateau separate Southeast Asia from the rest of the continent

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In general, this is a realm of relatively high relief, meaning there are significant changes in elevation on the landscape. Even the islands of this region have a rugged topography, from Japan’s Mount Fuji to Indonesia’s Mount Carstensz.

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The rivers of this region have supported both ancient cultures and modern societies providing irrigation for agriculture, river transportation, and in some cases,  hydropower.

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Asia’s longest river, the Yangtze, flows through central China; the economic activity surrounding its river valley generates around one-fifth of the entire country’s gross domestic product (GDP)

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What is Asia's Longest River

• The Yahoo

• The Google

• The Yangtze

• The Ranches

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In 2003, the Chinese government built the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydroelectric power station, which spans the river.

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What is the name of this Dam

• Three Musketeers Dam

• Three Stooges Dam

• Three Six Mafia Dam

• Three Gorges Dam

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China’s other major river, the Huang He River, also known as the Yellow River, flows through the highlands of Western China before discharging in Northeastern China. It was on the banks of the Huang He that Chinese civilization first began.

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Where did the Chinese Civilization first Began

• The banks of Huang He

• The Banks of New York

• The Banks of Asia

• The banks of Del Rio