Unit 12: East Asia

Mountain range that divides China into northern and southern regions

• Altai Mountains

• Qin Mountains

• Tien Shan

• Kunlun Mountains

Mountain range that is the source of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

• Altai Mountains

• Qin Mountains

• Tien Shan

• Kunlun Mountains

The longest river in all of Asia that flows from Tibet to the East China Sea

• Yellow River

• Yalu River

• Yangtze River

• Xi River

River that forms the border between North Korea and China

• Yellow River

• Yalu River

• Yangtze River

• Xi River

River that winds east from the Kunlun Mountains for about 3,000 miles

• Yellow River

• Yalu River

• Yangtze River

• Xi River

River that merges with the Pearl River and flows into the South China Sea

• Yellow River

• Yalu River

• Yangtze River

• Xi River

Desert in western China found between the Tian Shan and Kunlun Mountains

• Gobi Desert

• Thar Desert

• Namib Desert

• Taklimakan Desert

Desert in northern China and southeast Mongolia that is a prime area for dinosaur fossils

• Gobi Desert

• Thar Desert

• Namib Desert

• Taklimakan Desert

A series of rulers from the same family

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Dynasty

• Juku

Japanese private schools

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Dynasty

• Juku