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SS7G9
Landforms of Southern and
Eastern Asia
 The student will locate selected features in
Southern and Eastern Asia.
 A. Locate on a world and regional political-physical
map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus
River, Mekong River, Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River,
Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South
China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan
Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean
Peninsula.
 B. Locate on a world and regional political-physical
map: the countries of China, India, Indonesia,
Japan, North Korea, and Vietnam.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia
 The continent of Asia has an array of landforms.
 The locations of these landforms influences
where people live and how they live.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Ganges River- Starting in the Himalayan
Mountains and winding more than 1,500 miles to
the Indian Ocean, the Ganges River is the most
important river in the Indian subcontinent.
 The Ganges and its tributaries run through India’s
most fertile and densely populated areas.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 The river is named for a Hindu goddess and
considered sacred by the Hindu religion.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Huang He (Yellow River)- China’s second
largest river is sometimes called “China’s Sorrow”
because of its devastating floods.
 Chinese civilization began in the central area of this
river basin.
 The Huang he is named for the muddy yellow silt it
carries along its path through China.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 It empties into the Gulf of Bohai in the northern
Yellow Sea.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Indus River- Providing water for one of the
largest irrigation systems of the world, the Indus
River begins high in the Himalayas in Tibet.
 Slowing down as it runs through India and
Pakistan, it flows through desert before emptying
into the Arabian Sea.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Mekong River- Flowing through China, Myanmar
(Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and
Vietnam, the Mekong River affects the lives of 60
million people, many of whom are the poorest in
the world.
 One of the region’s most important crops, rice, is
grown in the Mekong Basin.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River- The largest and
longest river in China.
 The Yangtze is extremely important to China,
providing hydroelectric power, water for irrigation,
and transportation for cargo ships.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Bay of Bengal- The Bay of Bengal is an arm of
the Indian Ocean with India to its west and
Myanmar to its east.
 Many large rivers, including the Ganges River, flow
into the bay.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Indian Ocean- The third largest of the world’s five
oceans, the Indian Ocean lies between Africa to
the west, Asia to the north, Australia to the east,
and the Southern Ocean to the south.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Sea of Japan- The Sea of Japan is an arm of the
Pacific Ocean that lies between the Asian
continent and Japan.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 South China Sea- The South China Sea lies
between Vietnam and the Philippines.
 Weather in the region is marked by violent
monsoons and typhoons.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Yellow Sea- This arm of the Pacific Ocean lies
between China and Korea.
 It becomes the East China Sea south of the Korean
Peninsula.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Gobi Desert- Known as Shamo, the Chinese
word for “sand desert”, the Gobi Desert is Asia’s
largest desert.
 It stretches across southern Mongolia and northern
China.
 The famous traveler Marco Polo and two of his
relatives were the first Europeans to cross the
desert around 1275.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Taklimakan Desert- Located in northwestern
China, the Taklimakan Desert is nestled between
two rugged mountain ranges.
 Shifting, crescent-shaped sand dunes cover 85% of
its surface.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Himalayan Mountains- Lying along the northern
edge of the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayan
mountain range is the world’s highest mountain
region.
 Nine of the world’s ten tallest peaks are located in
the Himalayas, including Mt. Everest, the highest
mountain in the world.
Landforms of Southern and Eastern
Asia (cont’d.)
 Korean Peninsula- The Korean Peninsula juts
out of northeastern China in between the Yellow
Sea and the Sea of Japan.
 Since 1948, the peninsula has been divided into two
countries: the Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea
(South Korea).
Landform Questions
1. Two rivers that start high in the Himalayas are
________ and ________.
2. This desert stretches across southern Mongolia
and northern China.
3. Chinese civilization began in this river valley.
4. This peninsula is between the Yellow Sea and
the Sea of Japan.
5. This river is sacred in the Hindu religion.
6. This sea lies between Vietnam and the
Philippines and has violent monsoons and
typhoons.
7. This river flows through
China, Myanmar(Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambo
dia, and Vietnam.
8. Nine of the world’s ten highest peaks are in this
mountain range, including Mt. Everest, the
highest mountain in the world.
9. This longest river in China provides hydroelectric
power, irrigation water, and transportation for
cargo ships.
10. This desert is located in northwestern China
between two mountain ranges.
11. This body of water lies between Japan and the
continent of Asia.
12. This arm of the Indian Ocean is tucked between
India and Myanmar.
13. Africa lies to the west of this ocean, and
Australia lies to the east.

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Ss7 g9 landforms of southern and eastern asia

  • 1. SS7G9 Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia
  • 2.  The student will locate selected features in Southern and Eastern Asia.  A. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: Ganges River, Huang He (Yellow River), Indus River, Mekong River, Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Sea of Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea, Gobi Desert, Taklimakan Desert, Himalayan Mountains, and Korean Peninsula.  B. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the countries of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, and Vietnam.
  • 3. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia  The continent of Asia has an array of landforms.  The locations of these landforms influences where people live and how they live.
  • 4. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Ganges River- Starting in the Himalayan Mountains and winding more than 1,500 miles to the Indian Ocean, the Ganges River is the most important river in the Indian subcontinent.  The Ganges and its tributaries run through India’s most fertile and densely populated areas.
  • 5. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  The river is named for a Hindu goddess and considered sacred by the Hindu religion.
  • 6. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Huang He (Yellow River)- China’s second largest river is sometimes called “China’s Sorrow” because of its devastating floods.  Chinese civilization began in the central area of this river basin.  The Huang he is named for the muddy yellow silt it carries along its path through China.
  • 7. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  It empties into the Gulf of Bohai in the northern Yellow Sea.
  • 8. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Indus River- Providing water for one of the largest irrigation systems of the world, the Indus River begins high in the Himalayas in Tibet.  Slowing down as it runs through India and Pakistan, it flows through desert before emptying into the Arabian Sea.
  • 9. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Mekong River- Flowing through China, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, the Mekong River affects the lives of 60 million people, many of whom are the poorest in the world.  One of the region’s most important crops, rice, is grown in the Mekong Basin.
  • 10. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River- The largest and longest river in China.  The Yangtze is extremely important to China, providing hydroelectric power, water for irrigation, and transportation for cargo ships.
  • 11. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Bay of Bengal- The Bay of Bengal is an arm of the Indian Ocean with India to its west and Myanmar to its east.  Many large rivers, including the Ganges River, flow into the bay.
  • 12. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Indian Ocean- The third largest of the world’s five oceans, the Indian Ocean lies between Africa to the west, Asia to the north, Australia to the east, and the Southern Ocean to the south.
  • 13. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Sea of Japan- The Sea of Japan is an arm of the Pacific Ocean that lies between the Asian continent and Japan.
  • 14. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  South China Sea- The South China Sea lies between Vietnam and the Philippines.  Weather in the region is marked by violent monsoons and typhoons.
  • 15. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Yellow Sea- This arm of the Pacific Ocean lies between China and Korea.  It becomes the East China Sea south of the Korean Peninsula.
  • 16. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Gobi Desert- Known as Shamo, the Chinese word for “sand desert”, the Gobi Desert is Asia’s largest desert.  It stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China.  The famous traveler Marco Polo and two of his relatives were the first Europeans to cross the desert around 1275.
  • 17. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Taklimakan Desert- Located in northwestern China, the Taklimakan Desert is nestled between two rugged mountain ranges.  Shifting, crescent-shaped sand dunes cover 85% of its surface.
  • 18. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Himalayan Mountains- Lying along the northern edge of the Indian subcontinent, the Himalayan mountain range is the world’s highest mountain region.  Nine of the world’s ten tallest peaks are located in the Himalayas, including Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
  • 19. Landforms of Southern and Eastern Asia (cont’d.)  Korean Peninsula- The Korean Peninsula juts out of northeastern China in between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan.  Since 1948, the peninsula has been divided into two countries: the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea).
  • 20. Landform Questions 1. Two rivers that start high in the Himalayas are ________ and ________. 2. This desert stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China. 3. Chinese civilization began in this river valley. 4. This peninsula is between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. 5. This river is sacred in the Hindu religion.
  • 21. 6. This sea lies between Vietnam and the Philippines and has violent monsoons and typhoons. 7. This river flows through China, Myanmar(Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambo dia, and Vietnam. 8. Nine of the world’s ten highest peaks are in this mountain range, including Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
  • 22. 9. This longest river in China provides hydroelectric power, irrigation water, and transportation for cargo ships. 10. This desert is located in northwestern China between two mountain ranges. 11. This body of water lies between Japan and the continent of Asia.
  • 23. 12. This arm of the Indian Ocean is tucked between India and Myanmar. 13. Africa lies to the west of this ocean, and Australia lies to the east.