East Asia Physical Geography

What are China's main waterway systems?

• Yangtze, Yellow, West, Grand Canal
• Yellow, Yangtze, Grand Canal
• Tigris, Euphrates, Indus
• Yellow, Yangtze, Volga

China's rivers provide

• a good way to travel between the deserts.
• important transportation systems and support fertile farmlands.
• very little other than drinking water.
• little hydroelectric power because they are so small.

What is the plateau of Tibet?

• a lowland area in the far north of East Asia
• an area of elevated flatland in Southwest China
• a country that became independent after the breakup of the Soviet Union
• a region that contains many large cities

What is a powerful, hurricane-like storm in East Asia?

• Tsunami
• Cyclone
• Monsoon
• Typhoon

The Yangtze River is the

• longest river in East Asia.
• source of yellow-colored soil that it deposits along its banks.
• longest river in the world.
• main river of Japan.

North and South Korea are located on what landform?

• peninsula
• valley
• island
• plateau

Which of the following forms a natural barrier between East Asia and South Asia?

• Himalaya Mountains
• Qinling Shandi Mountains
• Kunlun Mountains
• Tian Shan Mountains

Which term refers to seasonal winds?

• Tsunami
• Typhoon
• Monsoon
• Coriolis Effect

What is an archipeago?

• actually; in reality

• a giant ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean floor

• a group of islands

• a fine-grained, fertile soil deposited by the wind

What is a tsunami?

• a group of islands

• actually; in reality

• a giant ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean floor

• a fine-grained, fertile soil deposited by the wind