Essential Question
 How does the geography impact the population
distribution of Southern and Eastern Asia?
Standards
SS7G9 The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern
Asia.
 a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Ganges River, Huang
He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, Bay
of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi
Desert , Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula.
 b. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map the countries of China,
India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam.
North
Korea
Japan
China
South
Korea
India
Vietnam
Indonesia
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Mekong River is one of the
longest rivers in Southern &
Eastern Asia.
 It stretches almost 2,700
miles long, runs through
western China, Cambodia,
Laos, Thailand and
Vietnam, before emptying
in the South China Sea.
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Ganges River: Begins in
the Himalayas, runs for
1560 miles.
 Provides water to help
support agriculture in
this region.
 Hindus sacred/ holy
river.
Question #1
 The Mekong river delta is located in what country?
A. VIETNAM
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Indus River: longest river
in Pakistan, is more than
1,900 miles long.
 Empties into the Arabian
Sea. Key water supply for
Pakistan, making it the
nation’s most important
body of water.
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Huang He: China’s second longest river, “Yellow River,”
because of the color of the silt.
 Causes deadly and destructive flooding, and is
therefore referred to as “China’s Sorrow.”
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Yangtze River: is China’s longest river, stretches almost
3,500 miles in length. Provides important resources to
the country (i.e. oil, natural gas, copper, and iron ore).
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Indian Ocean:
 Makes up 1/5th of all ocean water in the world.
 Stretches nearly 6,200 miles from the Southern tip of Africa
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to Australia.
Touches Iran, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh in the north.
Indonesia, and Australia to the east
Antarctica to the south
African and the Arabian peninsula to west
Indian Ocean CONNECTS Southern & East Asia to Europe
and Africa
Indian Ocean
Question #2
 What is the longest river in Pakistan?
A. Indus River
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Bay of Bengal: lies to the northeast of
the Indian Ocean.
 Serves as a major fishery for the people
in this region.
 Also provides ports for shipping and
has been an important body of water
for international trade.
Bay of Bengal
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Yellow Sea: lies between China and Korean
Peninsula.
 Its name comes from the color of the siltladen water that runs into it from some of
the major rivers of China.
 Serves as an important trade route and is
home to important seaports.
Yellow Sea
Question #3
 Where would you find the bay of Bengal?
A. Off the East
coast of India
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 South China Sea: bordered by the Taiwan Strait,
Taiwan, the Philippines, Borneo, the Gulf of Thailand,
the Malay Peninsula, and the Asian mainland.
 Provides seafood for many of the people of East Asia.
 Monsoons blow across the sea , greatly affecting, life in
this region.
 Also plays a crucial role in travel and trade.
SOUTH CHINA SEA
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Sea of Japan: borders Japan, Russia and the Koreas.
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Land and Land Masses:
 Himalayan Mountains:
 Located in Southern and Eastern Asia, they are the highest mountains in
the world.
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Land and Land Masses:
 Home to Mount Everest
 which is more than (29,035
feet) 5 miles high and is the
tallest mountain on earth.
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Land and Land Masses:
Himalayas stretch approximately 1,550 miles across parts of Pakistan, India,
Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar.
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Land and Land Masses:
 Pamir Mountains: Asian
mountain range in which
many other ranges branch
out of, they are located
where, Afghanistan, China,
and Tajikistan meet. Pamir
Mtns. are referred to as the
“Roof Top of the World”
because many of the peaks
in this region reach almost
four miles above sea level.
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Deserts:
 Taklimakan Desert:
 The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China is a vast region of sand
desert sitting in a depression between two high, rugged mountain
ranges.
 the Taklimakan's rolling sand dunes stretch out over about 125,000
square miles in the Xinjiang region of China.
 The desert is hemmed in to the north by the snow-covered Tien Shan
Mountain range and to the south by the rugged Kunlun Mountains.
 Desertification and shifting sand dunes are a major concern for the
farmers and grazers who live at the desert's edge.
Taklimakan Desert
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Gobi Desert:
 Is a vast stretch of land roughly 1,000 miles long between 300 to 600
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miles wide.
The desert lies between the Altai and Hangayn mountains and
stretches across parts of Mongolia and China.
Much of the desert is made up of bare rock, rather than sand.
Winters are harsh, January average low -40 degrees Fahrenheit & July
average high 113 degrees Fahrenheit.
Severe dryness limits vegetation; few plants and shrubs that grow.
Few people live in the desert, those that do, tend to live as nomadic
herders.
Gobi Desert
Geography of
Southern &Eastern Asia
 Korean Peninsula: bordering China.
 A peninsula is a body of land surrounded on three sides by
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water.
The peninsula is home to the nation of Korea. 684 miles
long.
For most of its history Korea was a nation united by
language and culture.
WWII, Korea was divided into North and South Korea.
South Korea usually has a warm and wet climate.
North Korea tends to be colder and has less than half of the
average rainfall in South Korea.
Korean Peninsula
 India—
 India is a subcontinent- which
is a large landmass that is
smaller than a continent
 India has a population of more
than 1 billion people.
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Most of the population is
located in cities, where they live
in shacks and struggle to make a
living. Most of the major cities
face overpopulation
The other parts of the
population live in rural areas
where they work as farmers and
live with their extended family in
simple houses
 China The majority of the
population in China lives
on the eastern coast.
 Most of the people live in
small, rural villages and
work as farmers.
 China’s Urban, or city,
population is also on the
rise because of the growing
number of industries and
trading taking place. Most
of these Urban cities are
located along the coast or
major rivers.
JAPANHas one of the world’s strongest fishing economies
It is a densely populated country (smaller than California with almost
four times the population)
Most of these people live in crowded cities! For example: Space is so
limited in Tokyo that they have started building underground.
Others live in rural villages where they work on farms.
Problem with this is that most of the land in Japan is not arable.–
this is why the cities are so crowded!!!!! Most of Japan’s food is
imported
 Koreas North Korea has large deposits of coal, iron, and other
minerals– making it very rich in resources
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South Korea and Japan are not so lucky
 Both Koreas use their land to generate electricity
 Most of the people in South and North Korea tend to
live in cities
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South Korea most of those cities are located along the coast.
Very few people live in the rugged interior.
Life for people in the cities of North Korea is very different
from that of people in South Korea. (NK= No cars, no rights,
electricity shortages)
 Koreas-
 Vietnam Vietnam occupies the eastern
and southern part of the
Indochinese peninsula in
Southeast Asia, with the
South China Sea along its
entire coast.
 Vietnam is about twice the
size of Arizona. The Mekong
River delta lies in the south.
 Besides rice, key exports are
coffee, tea, rubber, and
fisheries products.