2) Why was it built? And where does it run from and to? It was built in attempt to keep out Mongolian invaders.
3) What are three natural barriers that have limited people's movement in East Asia? High mountains, vast deserts, and cold climates.
4) How large is the Gobi Desert? 500,000 sq. miles
5) List two plains in Northern China. Manchurian, and North China Plain.
6) Name three rivers in China. Huang He, Chang Jiang, Xi Jiang.
7) Where does the Huang begin and end? It starts in the Kulun Mountains and ends in the Yellow Sea
8) How long is the Chang Jiang? Around 3,900 miles.
9) What is the southernmost of the three great river systems of China? Xi Jiang
10) What are the natural resources of China? Coal, Commercial fishing, copper, gold, hydroelectric power, iron ore, lead, natural gas, petroleum, silver, tin, tungsten.
11) Which countries in East Asia would need to import coal or oil? Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
12) What effect might natural resources have had on the development of East Asia? Because they are unevenly distributed only some of the countries had natural resources although the other countries do have mineral resources.
13) What is a typhoon and where does it occur? A tropical storm that occurs in the western pacific, swept across the Sea of Japan and sank the Mongol ships or dashed them against the rocky Japanese shore. The Typhoon changed the course of history. It occurred in parts of East Asia.
14) What two words best describe the climates in the higher latitudes of East Asia? cold. dry.
15) Where are most deserts found in East Asia? most are found in the west central area of the mainland.
16) Where are the tropical zones of East Asia found? Taiwan.
17) What does typhoon mean in Chinese? What other type of storm is a typhoon most like? Great winds. Hurricane.
