Central & East Asia—Political & Physical Map Instructions
Create both a political map and a physical map of Central & East Asia. Use pages A20, A21, 610, & 611 to
complete your maps. The maps must be neat (ERASE ANY PENCIL YOU FEEL COMPELLED TO USE) and legible,
and spelling and capitalization must be correct. Follow all instructions given on the handout of instructions
regarding map work: use only black or dark blue ink to label; use only colored pencil to shade/color everything
except for rivers, which may be outlined using blue marker, shade ALL of the plains (not the names) green,
shade ALL of the mountains (not the names) brown, shade ALL of the deserts (NOT the names) yellow, etc.;
instead of coloring the oceans, seas, gulfs, or straits, you may shade only their names.
List of Central & East Asian countries to label and color List of Central & East Asia physical features to label and color
(total=32):
(total=6); please remember that correct spelling &
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East China Sea
capitalization are expected and count as part of your
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Philippine Sea
grade:
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 China
 Japan
 Mongolia
 North Korea
 South Korea
 Taiwan
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To study for the quizzes, find links
to quizzes on my web page (click on
link at dallasisd.org/bookert).
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Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Yellow Sea
Gulf of Tonkin
Korea Bay
Mekong River *See note below.
West River (Xi Jiang) Write both names.
Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) Write both names.
Yellow River (Huang He) Write both names.
Korea Strait
Luzon Strait
Taiwan Strait
Gobi Desert (shade ENTIRE “dotted area” yellow)
Taklimakan Desert (shade ENTIRE “dotted area” yellow)
Manchurian Plain (shade ENTIRE plains green)
North China Plain (shade ENTIRE plains green)
Altai Mnts. (shade ENTIRE range brown)
Great Khingan Mtns. (shade ENTIRE range brown)
Himalaya Mtns. (shade ENTIRE range brown)
Kunlun Mtns. (shade ENTIRE range brown)
Mt. Fuji (represented by a triangle; label with name)
Please note that plateaus are represented by the following
symbol:
You do NOT need to color plateaus.
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Plateau of Tibet
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Mongolian Plateau
islands:
Cheju
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Hainan
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Hokkaido
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Honshu
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Kyushu
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Ryukyu
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Shikoku
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NOTE: Be careful when labeling the Mekong River, which is
located in western China near several other rivers you are
NOT required to label.