EAST ASIA

GOBI DESERT

• Gobi is not sandy but has bare rock
• Cold desert with frost and occasionally snow
• The source of many important fossils
• It covers parts of northern and northwestern China

HIMALAYA MTS.

• Has high peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest
• Spreads across six different countries
• Himalaya means literally, "abode of the snow"
• Many peaks are sacred in both Buddhism and Hinduism

HUANG HE RIVER

• The second-longest river in Asia
• Is called "the cradle of Chinese civilization"
• The reason for several deadly floods
• Estimated length of 5,464 km

GRAND CANAL

• Is the longest canal in the world
• The total length is 1,104 miles
• Was constructed for trading purposes
• Yellow River flooding threatens the functioning of the canal

PLATEAU OF TIBET

• Is a large elevated plateau in Central Asia
• Sometimes called "the Roof of the World"
• It's world's highest and largest plateau
• It contains the world's third-largest store of ice

YELLOW SEA

• Fog is frequent along the coasts
• It has cold, dry winters
• Is one of four seas named after common color terms
• Found between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula