1 . What body of water does the
Chang Jiang (Yangze River) empty
into?
2. What country lies East of
Cambodia?
Landscape of East Asia among the roughest in the
world…yet is one of the most populated place in
the world!!!!
– Mountains and deserts restrict movement of
people, goods, and ideas. So how does this
affect their culture?????
Where would you want to live?
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Huang He (Yellow)
Mekong
India
Indus
Ganges
1.Ganges - 1557 miles long, flows through India and
Bangladesh, from the Himalayas eastward and empties
into the Bay of Bengal, considered holy to the Hindus of
India, very polluted
2.Indus – 1975 miles long, flows through China, Pakistan,
and India. Begins in Tibet and flows into the Arabian Sea.
1.Brahmaputra –
(brah-muh-poo-truh)1800 miles long, China to
Bangladesh, joins the Ganges and empties into the Bay of
Bengal, often floods
2.Huang He (Yellow River) – “China’s Sorrow”, 3395 miles long,
name comes from the yellow silt that is deposited along its
banks.
3.Chang Jiang (Yangtze)- 3917 miles long, China’s longest river,
empties into the East China Sea
Huang He (Yellow
Brahmaputra
China
Chang Jiang(Yangtze
Southeast Asia
1. Mekong (mey-kong)–
2635 miles long, forms
the border between Laos
and Myanmar (Burma)
and most of the border
between Laos and
Thailand, empties into
the South China Sea
Plateau of Tibet
Himalayas
• The Himalaya is the world's
largest mountain range. Its
peak is 26, 000 feet high.
• Stretch 1,700 miles across
• Passes through five nations:
India, Pakistan, China,
Bhutan and Nepal.
• Mount Everest, the highest
mountain in the world, is
part of the Himalayas in
Nepal.
• The first people to climb
Mount Everest was in 1953.
• The origin or source of
world's two important river
systems: the Indus Basin
and the GangaBrahmaputra Basin.
Gobi Desert
• It covers 500,000 square miles,
twice the size of Texas
• Extends 1,000 miles from east
to west, 600 miles north to
south.
• Name is Mongolian for "the
waterless place“
• Rainfall is often less than three
inches a year.
• The Gobi's aridness is caused
by the rainblocking effects of the
Altai mountains to the west and
Tibetan plateau and the
Himalayas some distance away
to the south. The Gobi itself lies
on a plateau.
• Large deposits of copper and
gold
Taklimakan Desert
• Nicknamed “Sea of Death”
• Poisonous snakes, frequent sand storms, boiling days, freezing
nights, and intense water shortages.
• Second largest desert in the world.
• Mummies, some 4000 years old, have been found in the region
Plateau of Tibet
• Highest region on Earth
• Commonly referred to
as the “Roof of the
World”
• Highest and largest
plateau on the planet
• Lies between the
Kunlun (koon-loon)
Mountain ranges to the
north and the
Himalayas to the south
• Several of the world's
longest rivers have
their sources on the
Tibetan Plateau
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Khyber Pass
Connects Pakistan & Afghanistan
33 miles long through Hindu Kush mtns
There have been many battles for its control
Best land route between India and Pakistan
Conquering armies have
used the Khyber as an entry
point for their invasions
• Has been a major trade route for centuries
New Delhi
Tokyo
Beijing
India’s Capital – New Delhi
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Constructed 1912-1929 to replace Calcutta
as the capital of British India and officially
inaugurated in 1931.
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Trade & transportation center
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Population: 317,797
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Chronic overcrowding, traffic congestion,
ballooning child labor, housing shortages
and pollution.
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One of the fastest growing cities in the
world.
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Hinduism is the religion of 86.8% of New
Delhi's population
Street scene.
Residence of the President of India
Taj Mahal
Cows rest in a crowded street
China’s Capital – Beijing (Peking)
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2nd largest city in the country
The Great Wall of China.
population of 17.55 million
people
political, educational and cultural
center of the country
Many historical sites are located
here.
Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer
Olympic Games.
You are not permitted to drive a
car unless you have a driver
license issued by China.
Driving in Beijing can be quite
complicated due to perpetual
traffic jams.
Shopping Area
Beijing National Stadium AKA Birds Nest
Stadium
Forbidden City
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Population: 12 million
Country’s largest city-one
of the most crowded and
expensive cities in the
world
Prior to 1868, Tokyo was
known as Edo.
September 1923 – the
Great Kantō Earthquake
devastated Tokyo. More
than 142,000 people died
and over 300, 000 houses
were destroyed.
Tokyo Disneyland was
opened in 1983 as the first
Disney theme park outside
of the United States.
Tokyo Disney Sea is a
fantasy theme park in
Tokyo Disney that is unique
to Japan
Over 150
colleges/universities
1964-Tokyo held the
summer Olympic games.
Bombing during World War
II devastated half of Tokyo,
destroyed or damaged
many famous landmarks,
and ruined nearly all of the
city's industries
Japan’s Capital - Tokyo
Tokyo Disney Sea
Imperial Palace
Bullet train
Shinjuku Avenue , Business District
Environmental Issues Monsoons
Polluted Rivers
Asian
Brown
Cloud-air
pollution
Overpopulation