East and SE Asia Trivia Facts China Third

East and SE Asia Trivia Facts

China Third largest country in the world

Population! 1/5 of the World’s Population… DENSE!

Mountains Qinling: Separates N. China from S. China Kunlun: Mountain barrier in West China

Tibetan Plateau -Known as the “Roof of the World” -Sparsely populated

Yangtze River *AKA: Chang Jiang River • China’s Longest River • World’s 3 rd Longest

Three Gorges Dam World’s largest dam / spans 1 mile • E • S • P • N http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=3 z 9 K 82 ZVd. MA

Huang He River AKA: Yellow River “China’s Sorrow”

Xi Jiang (West) River In South China: Flows eastward & forms an estuary

Deserts • Gobi: North China & SE Mongolia • Taklimakan: Between Tian Shan & Kunlun Mts

Landmarks

The Great Wall of China • • • Construction began in 400’s B. C. Built mostly between 1369 -1644 Approximately 4, 000 miles long 25’ high / 25’ wide at base / 15’ wide at top Watchtowers 100 -200 yards apart / 40’ high Foundations made of granite Sides made of stone and brick Top paved with brick Filled inner walls with dirt

Capital • Beijing • “Forbidden City” Pagoda

Largest City • Shanghai Located at mouth of Yangtze

Hong Kong • British Colony until 1997

Ethnic Groups • More than 50 groups • Han is most popular with 94% of population • http: //video. nationalgeographic. com/video/player/the-magazine-latest/ngm-7 billiontypical. html

Population Control • Measures to control began in 1950’s • One-child policy 1 st applied in 1979 • E-S-P-N • http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v= H 4 OWJlya. Ht 0

Climate A _______ a tropical storm that occurs in western Pacific—similar to a hurricane. Typhoon

South East Asia Important peninsulas: 1. Indochina 2. Malay Chokepoint Strait of Malacca

• An _____is a set of closely grouped islands. archipelago Check out how an island is formed…

• _______ chain of volcanoes that line the Pacific rim. Ring of Fire