SS Ch1 Check for Understanding

Match each landform or country to the correct description.

Barren area that stretches across northern China and Southern Mongolia (a)  

Country comprised of a string of islands (b)  

Natural barrier between India and China (c)  

Divided into two countries (d)  

Largest country in East Asia (e)  

• Gobi Desert
• Japan
• Himalayan Mountains
• Korean Peninsula
• China

Match each body of water with the correct description.

Earth's largest and deepest ocean ​ (a)  

also known as the East Sea ​ (b)  

Largest and longest river in China ​ (c)  

River that carries muddy silt through China ​ (d)  

• Pacific
• Sea of Japan
• Yangtze
• Yellow

Which letter identifies the continent that includes East Asia?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

Label number 1 on the map.

• Sea of Japan

• Yellow River

• Pacific Ocean

• South China Sea

Label number 2 on the map.

• Sea of Japan

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• South China Sea

Label number 3 on the map.

• Yellow River

• Sea of Japan

• Yangtze River

• Yellow River

Label number 4 on the map.

• Yellow River

• South China Sea

• Sea of Japan

• Pacific Ocean

Label number 5 on the map

• Sea of Japan

• South China Sea

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

Match each land feature with the correct number on the map.

• 1

• Himalayan Mountains

• 2

• Gobi Desert

• 3

• Plateau of Tibet

• 4

• Korean Peninsula

• 6

• Japan