5. There are also many archipelagoes in this region.
• These are closely grouped islands.
• The Philippines is an example.
6. Rivers & Coastlines
• There’s obviously
a lot of coastline
since there are a
bunch of islands.
• There’s also
some important
rivers on the
mainland, such
as the Mekong.
7.
8. • The Mekong fans out into a wide delta as it nears the
coast.
9. • The Mekong is also home to the world’s largest catfish.
10.
11.
12. • The largest one on record, caught in 2005, was 9
feet long and weighed 646 pounds.
14. • Islands
• They actually evolve over time. Many start out as
volcanoes and end up as atolls.
• This is because coral reefs will grow up around
the volcano and remain after the volcano erodes
into the sea.
• The volcano part is called a high island. What’s left
later is a low island.
28. ANTARCTICA
5th largest continent
Centered on the South Pole
Transantarctic Mountains divide the
continent in 2
East Antarctica = plateau surrounded by
mountains and valleys
West Antarctica = islands linked by ice
29.
30. ANTARCTICA
It’s ice sheet is the largest supply of fresh
water in the world
Coal, minerals and other resources may lie
beneath the ice
In 1991, 26 nations agreed not to mine
Antarctica for 50 years
31. CHAPTER 30, SECTION 1 QUESTIONS
PG. 689
1. What 2 peninsulas make up Southeast Asia?
2. What is an archipelago?
3. Southeast Asia is part of this geographically volatile region in the
Pacific.
4. Why is the soil in Southeast Asia so filled with nutrients (2 factors).
5. As a group, what are the Pacific Islands referred to as?
6. What are the 2 categories of islands in the Pacific?
7. What resources are found in Oceania?
8. What is the smallest continent on earth?
9. This is the world’s largest coral reef.
10. This continent is hidden by a thick sheet of ice.
