1. East Asia Land and water

3. China

4. Taiwan

5. North Korea

6. South Korea

8. Objectives Learn about the landforms and water bodies found in East Asia. Find out where most of the people in East Asia live.

9. Key Terms Plateau Fertile Archipelago Population Density

10. A raised area of level land bordered on one or more sides by steep slopes or cliffs. plateau

11. Able to support plant growth. Fertile

12. A group of islands. Archipelago

13. The average number of people living in a square mile or square kilometer. Population density

14. Map master: east asia physical map http://phschool.com/ (WEB CODE lcp-6110) Place/LandformTypical Elevation Manchurian Plain Korean Peninsula North China Plain Taklimakan Desert Taiwan

16. The other countries of East Asia also have mountains, but only China and Mongolia have wide plains and plateaus.

18. The Himalayas extend along the border of China and Nepal.

20. The plateau of tibet

22. Erupting volcanoes piled up masses of lava and ash, forming new mountains.

25. Mountains (in the south and west) and deserts (the Gobi Desert) make up more than two thirds of China’s land.

26. China’s two most important rivers are the Chang and the Huang.

28. Map master: east asia population phschool.com (Web Code lcp6111) What is the topic of the map? What three symbols are used to represent population density in cities? Which would you use to identify cities with a population of 7,000,000 people? In general, what do the colors on the map represent? Specifically, what do the different shades stand for (these will be numbers)? How many people per square kilometer live in the most densely populated part of Mongolia? Where in this region are there urban areas with 5,000,000 or more people?

30. Japan has 4 main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu) and more than 3,000 smaller islands.

31. The largest and most populated island is Honshu.

32. Honshu is the home of most of Japan’s major cities, including its capital city of Tokyo.

33. Every major Japanese city is located on the coast, and most of Japan’s citizens live on the coasts as well.

35. A peninsula is a piece of land nearly surrounded by water.

37. Most of the people live in the coastal areas, where living and growing food are easier.

38. The coasts have a very high population density, or average number of people living in a square mile.

41. Almost half the population of Japan is crowded onto less than 3% of the country’s land.

42. In China, most of the population is located in the eastern half of the country, where the plains and coastal areas are located.