Section 1 and 2 of Chapter 27

1.) How long is the Great Wall of China?
Over 5000 miles

2.) Why was it built? And where does it run from and to?To keep Mongolian invaders away, and it runs from the Gobi Desert to the Yellow Sea.


3.) What are three natural barriers that have limited people's movement in East Asia?
Mountains, Rivers, and seas


4.) How large is the Gobi Desert?
500,000 square miles


5.) List two plains in Northern China.
North China Plain and the Manchurian Plain


6.) Name three rivers in China.
The Huang He (Yellow River), the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River), and the Xi Jiang (West River)

7.) Where does the Huang begin and end?
Starts in the Kunlun Mountain and ends in the Yellow Sea

8.) How long is the Chang Jiang?
3,900 miles

9.) What is the southernmost of the three great river systems of China?
The Xi Jiang (West River)

10.) What are the natural resources of China?
Agriculture, forests, natural gas and minerals, and hydropower

11.) Which countries in East Asia would need to import coal or oil?
Japan

12.) What effect might natural resources have had on the development of East Asia?
It allowed the region to industrialize quicker than other countries.

13.) What is a typhoon and where does it occur?
A tropical storm that occurs in the western Pacific

14.) What two words best describe the climates in the higher latitudes of East Asia?
Very dry and severely cold

15.) Where are most deserts found in East Asia?
Western China


16.) Where are the tropical zones of East Asia found?
southeast coast of China, island of Hainan, and southern tip of Taiwan


17.) What does typhoon mean in Chinese?  What other type of storm is a typhoon most like?
Typhoon in Chinese means "great wind" and its similar to a hurricane