PRESENTATION OUTLINE
East Asia
By: Lane Sorensen
The Ring of Fire is a narrow band of volcanoes that nearly encircles the Pacific Ocean. 75% of world’s active volcanoes are here.
East Asia features many islands & archipelagos
Japan is an archipelago
Chain of islands
Over 3000 tiny islands
Lots of earthquakes in this area
Also there is some tsunami in east Asia as well
●China is home to 3 of the world’s largest cold deserts.
–Gobi (largest desert in Asia)
–Taklimakan (the sea of death)
–Chang Tang
(plateau of Tibet)
●Three major rivers are a lifeline to Asia
–Yangtze (longest)
–Huang He
(Yellow)
–Mekong
Loess – fertile topsoil spread by wind; largely agricultural society
●China: very rich in natural resources
–Oil, coal, iron, etc.
Much of Southeast Asia is covered by rainforest
