Transcript Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific
Chapter 1
East AsiaPhysical
Geography
Section 1- Land and Water
Mt. Fuji- Japan
Landforms
• Plateaus- raised
areas of level land
bordered on one or
more sides by steep
slopes or cliffs.
• Much of China is
made up of plateaus.
• China and Mongolia
are the only countries
in Asia with plateaus
and plains.
The Loess Plateau covers some
640,000 square kilometers in
northwest China
The Himalayas
• 50 million years old
• Collision of continents formed the Himalayas and
the Plateau of Tibet.
• Highest mountains in the world
• Includes Mt. Everest- highest peak in world.
Japan
• Formed by
earthquakes
• Erupting volcanoes
formed new
mountains
• Mt. Fuji is actually a
volcano
• Mt. Fuji hasn’t
erupted since 1707
Japan Con’t.
• Archipelago- group
of islands
• 4 main islands,
3000 smaller ones
• Major cities on
coast
China
• Population- more
than 1 billion
• One of oldest
civilizations on Earth
• 2/3 is mountains and
desert
• Gobi Desert
• Chang and Huang
Rivers are the most
important in China
Population density of China
The Koreas
• North Korea and
South Korea
• Two countries, on
one peninsula
Asia from Space