5/1 & 4 PHYSICAL GEOG of E & SE ASIA NOTES: NOTES: Physical Geography of E & SE Asia ATLAS: ATLAS:E & SE Asia MAPS: MAPS: E & SE Asia

1) Mongolia has a high GRASSLAND called a STEPPE.

2) The GOBI DESERT sits across the border of CHINA and MONGOLIA

3) The LOESS PLATEAU & NORTH CHINA PLAIN provide China with FERTILE soil

4) The TIBETAN PLATEAU is a FLAT area but sits at a HIGH ELEVATION

5) The HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS rise up from the TIBETAN PLATEAU – they are located along CHINA’s border with NEPAL, INDIA & BHUTAN

6) The TIBEATAN PLATEAU is a major SOURCE for many major RIVERS in ASIA, including, the INDUS, GANGES, MEKONG, YANGTZE & HUANG-HE Rivers

*7) CHINA built the world’s largest DAM on the YANGTZE RIVER, to control FLOODING, generate ELECTRICITY and improve SHIPPING.

8) The PACIFIC OCEAN is a major influence in EAST & SOUTHEAST ASIA, especially for CHINA, JAPAN and the PHILIPPINES

9) MEKONG RIVER is a major water source and influence on the culture of in much of SOUTHEAST ASIA

10) SINGAPORE is a CITY on an ISLAND in SOUTHEAST ASIA that is its own COUNTRY. It is known for TRADE and being a CULTURAL CROSSROADS

PHILIPPINESARCHIPELAGO, or CHAIN of ISLANDS SOUTHEAST *11) PHILIPPINES is an ARCHIPELAGO, or CHAIN of ISLANDS in SOUTHEAST Asia

*12) Philippines is located near 2 tectonic plates

13) The PHILIPPINES was colonized by the SPANISH – it’s the only majority CHRISTIAN country in ASIA

14) TYPHOON HAIYAN was a category 5 STORM (more powerful than Hurricane Katrina) that hit the PHILIPPINES fall 2013

REEF LAGOON VOLCANO PACIFIC *15) ATOLL - a coral island consisting of a REEF surrounding a LAGOON, usually formed after a VOLCANO goes extinct and decays. Found most often in the PACIFIC Ocean.

*16) INDONESIA is an ARCHIPELIGO in SOUTHEAST Asia

17) LARGEST ECONOMY Indonesia has the LARGEST ECONOMY in Southeast Asia.

18) AGRICULTURE FACTORIESEXPORTS PETROLEUM CONSUMER GOODS Most people work either in AGRICULTURE or FACTORIES. Major EXPORTS of Indonesia include PETROLEUM (Crude Oil & Natural Gas) & CONSUMER GOODS (electronics, clothing, shoes, etc.).

. 19) INDONESIA has the LARGEST MUSLIM population of any country in the world.

*20) RING FIRE, 3 TECTONIC PLATES *20) Indonesia sits on the RING of FIRE, where 3 TECTONIC PLATES meet.

21)December 2004TSUNAMI SUMATRA 21) In December 2004 a deadly TSUNAMI hit the Indonesian island of SUMATRA, Indonesia, causing many deaths and widespread destruction

TSUNAMISEARTHQUAKES OCEAN SERIESWAVES *22) TSUNAMIS happen when EARTHQUAKES under an OCEAN and displaces large amounts of water, causing a SERIES of massive WAVES.

23) CALDERASUPER VOLCANO CLIMATE CHANGE 1VOLCANIC ASH 23) Krakatoa is a CALDERA (SUPER VOLCANO) in Indonesia. In 1883 it erupted - half an island disappeared. The blast was so powerful it cause worldwide CLIMATE CHANGE. The year following the eruption, the earth’s temperature decreased by almost 1 º C due to the VOLCANIC ASH blocking out sunlight as far away as Europe & North America

*24)ARCHIPELAGOEAST *24) Japan is an ARCHIPELAGO in EAST Asia

*25)VOLCANIC TECTONIC 3 PLATES RINGFIRE *25) Japan has a lot of VOLCANIC and TECTONIC activity because it’s located where 3 PLATES come together along the northwestern side of the RING of FIRE.

26) Japan is has many MOUNTAINS, due to its VOLCANIC & TECTONIC location

27) Sendai, Japan was the hardest hit by the TSUNAMI after a major earthquake in March 11, 2011

28) The Tsunami triggered a NUCLEAR DISASTER

RADIATION DEBRIS BEYOND 29) Both nuclear RADIATION & tsunami DEBRIS had an impact far BEYOND Japan