North, Central, and East Asia Vocabulary Check

What is the name of East Asia's highest plateau region that is located north of the Himalayas.

• Plateau of Tibet
• Plateau of Himalaya
• Plateau of China
• Colorado Plateau

This desert located in Western China that is in between the Tian Shan & Himalayan Mountains.

• The Gobi Desert
• The Atacama Desert
• The Taklimakan Desert
• The Sahara Desert

This is a body of water south of Japan and east of China that joins the Yellow Sea on the western coast.

• West China Ocean
• South China Sea
• East China Sea
• Atlantic Ocean

The arm of the Pacific Ocean lies between China and Korea. It becomes the East China Sea south of the Korean Peninsula.

• The Yellow Sea
• The Baikal Sea
• The Red Sea
• The Black Sea

This is the deepest lake in the world, that is located Northern Asia.

• Lake Michigan
• Lake Baikal
• Korean Peninsula
• Caspian Sea

Peninsula on which both North and South Korea are located. This is in East Asia.

• The Korean Peninsula
• The Jutland Peninsula
• The Arabian Peninsula
• The Sinai Peninsula

Highest mountain in Japan that stands alone, and it is not in a larger mountain range.

• Mount Rushmore
• Mt. Fuji
• Mount Everest
• Mt. Kershaw

The longest river of Asia, this river is found in China; 3rd longest river in the world (3915 miles long).

• The Huang He River
• The Amazon River
• The Yellow River
• The Yangtze River

Also known as the Huang-He. It is the second longest river in China. The majority of ancient Chinese civilizations originated in its valley.

• The Orange River
• The Black Sea
• The Red Sea
• The Yellow River

A mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together.

• Altai Mountains
• The Atlas Mountains
• The Andes Mountains
• The Zagros Mountains