EAST ASIA

HOKKAIDO

• the second largest, northernmost and least developed of Japan's four main island
• weather is harsh in winter with lots of snowfall
• below zero temperatures and frozen seas
• Completely surround by water on all sides

HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS

• cover approximately 1,500 miles
• The Himalayas are one of the youngest mountain ranges on the planet.
• approximately 15,000 glaciers located throughout the range
• Mount Everest at 29,029 ft

YELLOW SEA

• oval-shaped basin with depths of about 200 to 260 feet
• by very cold, dry winters and wet, warm summers
• Air temperatures range from 50 to 82 °F
• precipitation from about 20 inches in the north to 40 inches in the south

NORTH CHINA PLAIN

• The plain covers an area of about 409,500 square kilometers
• less than 50 meters above sea level
• The plain is one of the most densely populated regions in the world.
• nickname is "Land of the yellow earth."

LUZON STRAIT

• extending for more than 200 miles
• is divided into a number of smaller channels
• an important strait for shipping and communications
• largest ocean waves in the world are found in the Luzon Strait