MONSOON ASIA
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
PP. 390 - 393
REGIONS
1) SOUTH ASIA
1) EAST ASIA
1) SOUTHEAST ASIA
See map inset on p. 390.
A. PHYSICAL FEATURES
1. SOUTH ASIA—India considered a
subcontinent—separated from the
rest of Asia by the Himalayas
• Important rivers:
Ganges (sacred
River of Hinduism)
and
Brahmaputra
• “Mouths of the Ganges” in
Bangladesh—one of the largest deltas
in the world where Ganges and
Brahmaputra join
Western & Eastern Ghats along coast of
India . . .
Western Ghats
. . . and the Deccan Plateau in the interior
2) EAST ASIA—landforms and bodies of
water include
• Plateau of Tibet—source of many
rivers including the Huang He (Yellow)
River and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
River) pictured below
• Deserts include the Taklamakan and
the Gobi (pictured below).
• East Asia also includes
the Japanese archipelago
and the Korean
Peninsula
SOUTHEAST ASIA includes the Malay
Peninsula and 1000s of islands such as
• Sumatra—large island in Indonesia;
2004 earthquake/tsunami off its west
coast killed over 200,000 people
• Java
(pictured
here)
CLIMATE
The region is named for its MONSOONS,
“strong winds that create the rainfall
patterns in the region.” p. 392.
During the rainy
season flooding
often occurs in
parts of
India and
Bangladesh.
VEGETATION
Monsoon Asia contains a wide variety of
climate zones. Southeast Asia is home
to vast bamboo groves.
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