1. Southern & Eastern Asia
Geography and Countries

2. Georgia Performance Standards
SS7G9 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, South Korea, and Vietnam.

3. Ganges River
The Ganges also known by its Hindu
name Ganga.
Starting at Gaumakh in the southern
Himalayas on the Indian side of the
Tibetan border.
Considered the most sacred river in
India

4. Ganges River
It is 1,560 miles (2510
The river flows through
29 cities and about 48
towns and flows
through NE, India,
Nepal and Bangladesh

5. Himalayan Mountains

6. Himalayan Mountains
Located along the northern edge of the
Indian subcontinent through Pakistan,
Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar(Burma)
It is the world’s largest mountain region
Nine of the world’s ten tallest peaks are
located in the Himalayas, including Mt.
Everest, the highest in the world

7. Himalayan Mountain Chain

8. Indus River
Largest river in
Pakistan 1800 miles
Begins in the
Himalayan mountain
chain of Tibet and
flows through India,
Pakistan and into the
Arabian Sea

9. Bay of Bengal
Shallow bay leading into the Indian Ocean
It is about 1,000 mi (1,600 km) wide, with
an average depth exceeding 8,500 ft (2,600
m).
Located west of India and east of Myanmar.
Many large rivers, including the Godavari,
Krishna, Kaveri (Cauvery), Ganges
(Ganga), and Brahmaputra, flow into it.

10. Bay of Bengal

11. Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is surrounded by Iran,
Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh to the
north; the Malay Peninsula in South Asia
3rd largest ocean on the earth
It borders Australia, and the Southern ocean
About 69 million sq km long

12. Indian Ocean
Produces Storm
systems such as
Monsoons (December
to April), (June to
October)
Tropical cyclones
occur during
May/June and
October/November
and January/February

13. Gobi Desert

14. Gobi Desert
Known as the Shamo: sand desert, is the
largest in Asia at 1,040,000 sq km (400,000
sq miles)
Sets between northern China and Mongolia
The northern part of Gobi is rich in minerals
Ex: chalk-like gypsum

15. Gobi Desert

16. Marco Polo and his
brothers were the first
relatives to cross the
desert around 1260 to
avoid entering Mongolia’s
civil war

18. Mekong River

19. Mekong
The Mekong River is a major river in
southeastern Asia
Longest in the region: 4,200 km (2,610 mi).
Begins in China's Qinghai Province near the
border with Tibet
Flows southeast to the South China Sea
Borders Myanmar (Burma) and Laos; and
Laos and Thailand.
Helps poor farmers grow rice crops in its
basin

21. Mekong

22. Huang(Hwang) He
Yellow River

23. Huang (Hwang)He
Yellow River
China’s second longest river at 3395 miles long
Also called “China’s Sorrow” because of its
devastating floods each year.
Huang He is named for the muddy yellow silt it
carries along its path through China and empties in
the Gulf of Bohai in the Northern Yellow Sea.
China’s civilization began in the central area of
this river basin

24. Huang (Hwang) He
Yellow River

26. Taklimakan Desert

27. Taklimakan Desert
Located in northwestern China, this desert
sets between two rugged mountain ranges:
Tien Shan and Kunlan.
One of the world’s largest sandy wastes, it
is about 600 mi (960 km) across, with an
area of 123,550 sq mi (320,000 sq km).
Its sand dunes cover 85 percent of its
surface

28. Taklimakan Desert

29. Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River

30. Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River
Largest and longest river in China and Asia
at 3964 miles. 3rd largest in world.
Flows east from the Qinghai glacier and
empties into the China Sea (east).
Receives water from over 700 tributaries
Divides China north and south
Provides hydroelectric power, water for
irrigation, and transportation for cargo ships

33. Yellow Sea

34. Yellow Sea (Huang Hai)
Lying between mainland China and the Korean
Peninsula and merges with the E China Sea.
About 600 miles (960 km) from N to S and about
435 miles (700 km) from E to W and occupies an
area of about 380,000 km²
The Yellow Sea derives its name from the color of
the silt-laden water discharged from the numerous
Chinese rivers that drain into its waters. (Yellow
River, Huai River, Liao River, and Yalu River).

36. South China Sea (Nan Hai)

37. South China Sea
Lies between Vietnam and the Philippines and
borders other Asian countries
It is the largest sea and is part of the Pacific Ocean
The Pearl, Red, Mekong, and Chao Phraya are the
major rivers flowing into the South China Sea.
It has a large amount of biological diversity, as
well as abundant oil and natural gas resources.

38. South China Sea

39. Korean Peninsula

40. Korean Peninsula
A peninsula in East Asia that extends
southwards for about 684 miles or 1,100 km
from the continental Asia into the Pacific
Ocean.
The East Sea/Sea of Japan surrounds the
peninsula on the east, the East China Sea to
the south, the Yellow Sea

41. Korean Peninsula
Since 1948, this
peninsula has divided
Korea into 2 countries:
North Korea
(Democratic Republic)
South Korea (Republic
of Korea)

42. Korean Peninsula

43. Sea of Japan

44. Sea of Japan
Also known as the East Sea," "Sea of
Korea," "Sea of Japan" and "Oriental Sea“
Located between Asia and Japan it is almost
closed by the surrounding land masses
978,000 sq miles it is highly developed for
transportation, fishing industry, oil
spills,waste dumps, and petroleum
exploration