Title: East and Southeast Asia
1Chapter 41
2Chapter 41 - East and Southeast Asia
3I. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
4 A. Landforms
- East and SE Asia extends from
- Myanmar in the southwest to Japan in
- the northeast
5 A. Landforms
- Russia is to the north and India is to
- the southwest of the region
6 A. Landforms
- The Indian Ocean is to the south
- and the Pacific Ocean is to the east
7A. Landforms
- Volcanic islands lie to the south and east
8A. Landforms
- These islands form part of the Pacific Ring
- of Fire
9A. Landforms
- This region contains the worlds largest
- concentration of active volcanoes
10A. Landforms
- Rugged mountains, plateaus, and hills
- dominate the region
11A. Landforms
- The Himalayan Mountains form a natural
- boundary between East and South Asia
12A. Landforms
- Major mountain ranges are the Kunlun, the Qin
Ling, and the Greater Khingan ranges
13A. Landforms
- Plateaus are very dry with extremely cold
- winters
14A. Landforms
- The Tarim Basin is another major landform
15A. Landforms
- The Gobi desert is part of the plateau of
- Mongolia
The Gobi occupies an arc of land 1,300,000 sq km
in area, making it one of the largest deserts
(2) in the world. Contrary to images often
associated with a desert, much of the Gobi is not
sandy but is covered with bare rock
16A. Landforms
- The regions
- river valleys
- are the most
- densely
- populated
- places on
- Earth
-
17A. Landforms
- Rivers provide water and fertile soil for
- farming and are used for transportation
18A. Landforms
- The region has two of the worlds
- longest rivers the Huang He (Yellow
- River) in northern China (4 - 3395mi)
19A. Landforms
- and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) in
- central China (3 3964 miles)
20A. Landforms
- Lowland areas include the North China
- Plain, the Manchurian Plain, and the
- Sichuan Basin
21B. Climate
22B. Climate
The region of East and SE Asia has a full range
of climate regions
23B. Climate
- The climates of areas outside the river
- valleys and plains cannot support high
- population density
24B. Climate
- The Gobi (2) and Taklimakan (8) deserts
- have hot summers and bitterly cold winters
The Taklimakan Desert is one of the worlds
largest, (600 mi. E/W and 300 mi. N/S) The name
means "Who goes in, does not come out."
Much of the Gobi desert is mountains. Only a
small part is a sandy desert
25B. Climate
- Extreme and severe climates in the interior
- and along the borders of Mongolia and
- China are too cold for human settlement
View of the Himalaya Mountain Range from space
26B. Climate
- Other climates in the region include
- humid-continental in northeastern China,
- North Korea, and northern Japan
27B. Climate
- Humid-subtropical
- climate in southern
- Japan and China,
- South Korea,
- Taiwan
28B. Climate
- Humid-tropical climate on the western
- islands of Indonesia and the coasts of
- Southeast Asia
29B. Climate
- Tropical-savanna climate on some of the
- islands of Indonesia and the interior of SE
- Asia
30C. Rainfall
- Extremes of rainfall characterize much of
- the region
Distribution of Annual Rainfall in Asia
1 equals 25.40mm
31C. Rainfall
- Much of the rainfall is seasonal due to the
- monsoon system
The monsoon begins in late May, when southern
trade winds in the Indian Ocean push moist ocean
air northward. When they hit the coast in June,
they warm, rise and shed their moisture. The
rising air draws in more cool, moist air, causing
heavy rainfall over most of the country.
32C. Rainfall
- Winter months are dry and summer
- months are humid and rainy
Seasonal reversal in the direction of the winds
over the Indian Ocean results in the occurrence
of rainy (monsoon) and dry season over South Asia
33C. Rainfall
- The island nations of the region receive
- rain throughout the year