East Asia
Land, Economy, People
Physical Geography
Landforms
 Tibetan
Plateau in the southwest.
 Himalayas on the southwest border.
 Taklimakan Desert in the west.
 Gobi Desert in the north.
 North China Plain in the east.
 Korean Peninsula in the northeast.
 Taiwan in the southeast.
 Japan is an archipelago.
Bodies of Water
 Huang
River in the north.
 Chang River in the south.
 South China Sea in the southeast.
 East China Sea to the east.
 Yellow Sea to the northeast.
 Sea of Japan
Map of Asia
Countries
Label the following countries:
• China
• Mongolia
• Japan
• North and South Korea
• Taiwan
• Hong Kong
Countries
Climate
 Southeast=Highland
climate
 North=Arid or Semi-Arid
 Northeast=Subarctic
 East=Tropical Wet
 Southeast=Humid Subtropical
Climates
 East
Asia has monsoons near the
Pacific Ocean.
 East Asia has Typhoons along the
Pacific.
 East Asia has deciduous forests.
 Because the Huang River floods it
makes the soil fertile. Its nickname
is “China’s Sorrows.”
Natural Resources
Country
China
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
Farming
Aquaculture
Resources
Farming
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Most farmers in East Asia grow Rice on terraces
in the south.
Farmers in the north grow wheat and other
grains.
Terraced Farming are horizontal steps cut into
steep hillsides.
Some farmers rely on double-cropping.
Huang River deposits loess, which is brownyellow soil from the desert, to make the land
fertile.
Most plant life can withstand seasonal changes.
Pictures
Pictures
People
China is the largest country in the world
with 1.2 billion people.
 China used to be ruled by dynasties.
 Today China and North Korea are
communist.
 Many farmers live in communes.
 Japan is the most developed country in
the region. 80% live in urban areas.
 Japan and the Koreas have few minorities.
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