Unit 11 South/Southeast/East Asia Physical Features

Which of the following has had the greatest influence on agriculture and trade in South, Southeast, and East Asia?

• sandy soil

• rivers, seas, and oceans

• escarpments and plateaus

• desert climates

Mountains in South, Southeast, and East Asia ___.

• are home to most of its people.

• continue to isolate the continent from the rest of the world.

• have had little affect on human settlement.

• have limited human movement and affected population settlements.

Monsoons are ___.

• an ethnic group in East Asia.

• methods of preventing floods during rainy seasons.

• religious leaders of South Asia.

• seasonal winds that bring heavy rain in summer and dry air in winter.

The region of South, Southeast, an East Asia ___.

• does not have megacities.

• has cleaner rivers than all other regions of the world.

• has little religious diversity.

• is experiencing environmental degradation.

What climate pattern common to South Asia causes floods in India?

• coastal erosion

• El Nino

• monsoons

• high altitude winds

What are typhoons?

• huge tidal waves

• the Japanese word for monsoons

• tropical hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean

• weather patterns that occur year-round in Japan

This photograph shows __.

• ideograms

• loess

• minarets

• terraced fields

Which of the following is true about the climate of South and Southeast Asia?

• Because the climate is mainly mild, it has little impact on the people in the region.

• Most of the region is cold and wet.

• The climate in the region varies from tropical wet to humid continental.

• The climate is mostly arid.