Ch 3.3 Physical Geography of Asia

The ____________ Plain stretches across Northern India and is home to one-tenth of the world's population

• Ganges

• Manchurian

• North Chinese

• West Siberian

The Manchurian Plain is home to one-tenth of the world's population.

• True

• False

One of the earliest human civilizations in history settled along the Indus River

• True

• False

The Gobi Desert is Asia's largest desert

• True

• False

Eastern Russia is considered part of South East Asia

• True

• False

Which ocean does NOT border Asia's coasts?

• the Arctic Ocean

• the Indian Ocean

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Pacific Ocean

The Yangtze River is the world's third-largest river and is used extensively as a trade avenue

• True

• False

Because of its proximity to the Ring of Fire, Southeast Asia is threatened by massive and destructive waves called _____________

• monsoons

• tsunamis

• earthquakes

• typhoons

This ecosystem is common in northern China. This is a dry climate which is home to short shrubs, sheep, goats, and Mongolian Gerbils.

• Tundra

• Highlands

• Mediterranean

• Desert

This ecosystem is common in eastern and northern Siberian. Flora includes mosses, summer flowers, and small shrubs. Animals include wolves, reindeer, foxes and rabbits.

• highlands

• coniferous forest

• grasslands

• trundra