EAST ASIA

East Asia is located west of ____.

• North Asia

• Southeast Asia

• the Pacific Ocean

• South Asia

Check each country located in East Asia.

• China

• Iran

• Mongolia

• Japan

• South Korea

Mongolia is a country in East Asia that is completely surrounded by land. It has no seacoast. This means that Mongolia is _____.

• a peninsular country

• an island country

• a landlocked country

• a de facto country

Check the countries that are peninsular countries.

• North Korea

• China

• Japan

• South Korea

A group or cluster of islands, gathered in the same region like a chain, is called _____.

• an island

• a peninsula

• an archipelago

• a territory

Which country is an archipelago?

• Mongolia

• Japan

• China

• North Korea

The world's highest mountain range forms a natural boundary between East Asia and South Asia. What is the name of this mountain range?

• the Himalaya

• the Andes

• the Rockies

• the Alps

What is the name of the highland region where many of East Asia's rivers form?

• Inner Mongola

• Tarim Basin

• Plateau of Tibet

• Manchuria

Japan's largest, and most populated, island is ___.

• Honshu

• Hokkaido

• Kyushu

• Shikoku

Most of Japan's land is ____.

• dry, arid desert

• hilly and mountainous

• low-lying plains

• rain forest