EAST ASIA

MOUNTAINS

• Mountain ranges limited contact with other people in this area of the world
• The Kunlun mountains are the source for 2 great rivers in china.
• The Qinling Shandi mountains divide north china from south.
• The worlds highest mountains are located in this area.
• This landform creates a barrier and isolates people.

PLATEAUS

• The plateau of Tibet is one of the few flat areas in this region.
• People usually live on these plateaus because they're not as rugged.
• These areas are scarcely populated.
• The plateau of Tibet is in the western part of china.
• This is one of the most rugged areas in the world.

RIVERS

• The yellow river is an ideal place to live for farmers because of the silt enhanced water.
• The yellow river is called China's Sorrow because when it floods many people die.
• The yellow river empties into the Yellow Sea near South Korea.
• The Yangtze River is the longest river in china.
• It is the third largest in the world.

ISLANDS

• Taiwan is an island claimed by china that is usually referred to as an independent country.
• Taiwan is a democratic government.
• Japan is made up of 4 main islands Shikoku, Kyushu, Hokkaido, and Honshu.
• The center most island, Honshu, is the largest and most densely populated.
• Hainan is a small island also claimed by china.

PENINSULAS

• The Sea of Japan is located between Japan and the Koreas.
• The Korean bay is between china and the Koreas.
• Land by a peninsulas is very fertile and has a nice rainy climate.
• Many cities are located near the peninsulas because of their climate.
• Japan has many small peninsulas.