South and East Asia
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Himalaya Mountains | the world's highest mountain range; located in South Asia; includes Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain peak; these mountains separate India from China |
| Ganges River | river in South Asia; an important water resource flowing more than 1,500 miles from its source in a Himalayan glacier to the Bay of Bengal; river is considered sacred to Hindu's & is used for spiritual cleansing, funeral rites, & other Hindu rituals |
| Kashmir | a region in northern India, northern Pakistan, & southwestern China over which several destructive wars have been fought; located at the foot of the Himalayas |
| Kunlun Mountains | mountains located in the west of China; the source of 2 of China's great rivers: Huang He (Yellow River) & the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) |
| Qinling Shandi Mountains | mountains located in southeastern & east-central China; they divide the northern part of China from the southern part of China |
| Huang He River | river in northern China; also called the "Yellow River"; it starts in the Kunlun Mountains & winds east for about 3,000 miles, emptying into the Yellow Sea |
| Chang Jiang River | the longest river in Asia; flows about 3,900 miles from Xizang (Tibet) to the East China Sea |
| Xi Jiang River | also called the "West River"; the river that flows eastward through southeast China & joins the Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) to flow into the South China Sea, forming an estuary between Hong Kong & Macao |
| Taklimakan Desert | desert located in western China between the Tian Shan & Kunlun Mountains |
| Gobi Desert | desert located in northern China & southeast Mongolia; a prime area for finding dinosaur fossils |
| Three Gorges Dam | a dam begun in the late 20th century on the Chang Jiang in China, to help control flooding, generate power, & allow ships to sail farther into China; will span a valley more than 1 mile wide |
| Jakota Triangle | a zone of prosperity during the 1980's & early 1990's: Japan, South Korea, & Taiwan |
| Pacific Rim | an economic & social region that includes the countries that surround the Pacific Ocean; extends clockwise from New Zealand in the western Pacific to Chile in the eastern Pacific - it also includes the west coast of the U.S. |
| Seoul | the capital & largest city in South Korea, with a population of over 10 million people |
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