History Quiz (Asia) - 1/25/10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 archipelago | a large group of islands |
| delta | a flat, triangular-shaped deposit of sand and mud, etc. at the mouth of a river |
| equatorial | typical of the region at the earths equator |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger masses of land |
| landlocked | surrounded or almost surrounded my land |
| monsoon | a wind system that produces dry and wet seasons in India and southern Asia |
| peninsula | a piece of land that projects into a body of water |
| tsunami | a very large ocean wave caused by and underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption |
| typhoon | a hurricane of the western Pacific and Indian Oceans |
| EAST ASIA | China, Tibet, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea |
| SOUTH ASIA | Aindia, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA | Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls from clouds |
| China | 1/5th of the worlds population lives in China - Yellow River, Yangtze - Gobi Desert - Himalayas |
| Tibet | claimed by China - containing Himalayan Mountains, Mount Everest |
| Taiwan | archipelago |
| Japan | archipelago - 4000 islands - earthquakes and tsunamis are constant threat - size of California, population half of USA |
| North + South Korea | peninsula |
| India | effected by monsoons - Ganges River |
| Bhutan + Nepal | small, landlocked countries - Nepal includes Mount Everest in boarder |
| Sri Lanka | island off of India |
| Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh | Indus River - Monsoon season |
| Myanmar | Largest country in Southeast Asia |
| Thailand | characterized by monsoons - southern isthmus is hot and humid |
| Laos | landlocked country - has monsoons |
| Vietnam | lots of rivers end in Deltas (Mekong River) |
| Malaysia | 2 different parts - local climate is equatorial - characterized by annual monsoons |
| Philippines | archipelago - monsoon seasons - lies in typhoon belt |
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