Name _________________________________________________
Pd_______
The Natural Resources of Southeast/East Asia (page 692-693)
Natural Resource Category
ENERGY RESOURCES
MINERALS
Type of Natural Resources
Tin
Steel –Making Minerals
(Chromium, Manganese, Nickel,
Tungsten)
TREES/WOOD
Countries with the Resources
-China, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia,
and Vietnam
-China, Indonesia, North Korea, South
Korea, Japan, Philippines, and Vietnam
-China, North Korea, Vietnam,
Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines
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-Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand
-Philippines
Use the completed chart above and your textbook to answer the true and false questions below. If the
answer is false, make the change to make it a true statement.
_____1. China suffers from a lack of oil.
_____2. China and Japan use dams to create hydroelectric power in their countries.
_____3. China has one of the largest iron ore deposits in the world.
_____ 4. China and the Philippines produce high-quality steel.
_____5. Indonesia has the largest supply of mahogany.
The Climate of Southeast and East Asia (page 695-698)
I. The climates of East Asia and Southeast Asia are shaped by three different ______________________.
A. In winter, cold Arctic winds lower temperatures in ___________________________________
and northern China.
B. In summer, warm, moist Pacific air blows into East Asia, bringing
_______________________.
C. _______________________________________ sometimes form in the Pacific and blow
across coastal East Asia, causing much damage.
II. China has the greatest range of ___________________________________ and landforms.
A. Most of Mongolia and northern China have a ___________________ climate. Extensive
_______________________ grows here.
B. The _______________________________________ is a large desert region in this area.
C. __________________________________ climate –with warm summers and cold winters – are found in
northeastern China, northern Japan, and North Korea.
D. The rest of East Asia has a _____________________________ climate similar to that in the southeastern
United States.
E. The climate is good for growing _______________________________.
F. Much of Southeast Asia lies in the ___________________________________, but
_________________________________ keep coastal temperatures moderate.
G. Parts of Indonesia receive ___________________________ inches of rain per year.
H. Malaysia’s rain forests have more than ___________________________ species of flowering plants.
I.
Various areas of the region have _______________________________ climates, including the Himalaya and
the ______________________________.
Name that Feature: Using your textbook and your notes, name the feature that is described in the left ttcolumn.
-China and Vietnam obtain this in the South
1.
China Sea.
-Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia also have this
resource.
- A river that begins in China and winds
2.
through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and South
Vietnam.
- Climate region in northeastern China, the
3.
northern part of the Korean Peninsula, and
northern Japan.
-Warm summers and cold winters
-The island nation that is an archipelago.
4.
-Located in East Asia
- Most of Southeast Asia is in this climate
5.
region.
- Includes heavy rains
- Myanmar, Indonesia, and Thailand have this
6.
resource, which is used to make buildings and
ships.
-Area bordering the Pacific Ocean where plate
7.
movements cause many earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions.
- Supplies hydroelectric power but forces a
million people from their homes.
8.