deposit of coal

textiles/clothing

hydroelectric dam

canal

Huang He (Yellow)

Ganges

Mekong

Chang Jiang (Yangtze)

cold and dry

hot and dry

temperate/moderate in temperature and precipitation

All of the above

Rivers

Lakes

Mountains

plains & lowlands

Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Everest

Mount Tibet

Mount Fuji

Typhoons

Monsoons

ocean currents

Tornadoes

Nepal

The Philippines

Tibet

The Himalayas

Japan

China

India

Taiwan

Yangtze

Huang He

Ganges

Mekong

brings fertile soil to barren regions

provides extra water for farmland

increases the amount of land available for planting

shelters crops from intense heat

overpopulation

pollution in the Ganges River

war with Great Britain

poverty

No water can be found in either the Himalayan Mountains or the Tibetan Plateau.

The year-round cold temperatures in these areas led to the creation of these deserts.

Years of poor farming led to erosion of the soil and the gradual development of desert.

These high mountains and plateau block rains and moisture that would come from the seas further to the south.

The river is ignored by Indian religious rituals.

People do not drink the water because it is so polluted.

Many people use the river for transportation as well as a water supply.

Plant and animal life have not been affected by the poor quality of the river’s water.

Water from the Yangtze River is used to irrigate the Gobi Desert.

The Yangtze River is the international border between China and India.

People can use the Yangtze River to get over the Himalayan Mountains.

It supplies millions of people with water for drinking, irrigation, and industrial uses.

The dam would provide water for all of China’s desert areas.

China’s people needed a reliable source of hydroelectric power.

China needed to be able to store water because the Yangtze River often dried up in the summer.

Careful study showed that there would be no environmental problems associated with the dam.

Hurricanes

Monsoons

typhoons

tornadoes

Southern coast

center of the country

northwest near Pakistan

along the great rivers and fertile valleys

A life in the mountains is so hard that no one lives there.

The mountain ranges have prevented India from having any large cities.

There are few other places in India where people can work.

The mountain ranges have often protected India from invaders from the North.

Develop drills to protect the population only in the cities

Legislation to require buildings to be built stronger across the country

Abandon areas of the country prone to earthquakes

Ignore the issue as too expensive and just warn the population when a disaster is occurring.

Access to fresh water only

Access to oil and fresh water

Access to fresh water and the oceans

Access to fresh water, a good climate, and jobs

The climate is subtropical and warm year-round.

The area around Seoul is protected from seasonal rains.

Most of the rest of South Korea is not suited for farming.

The city provides markets, jobs, and education not found in rural areas.

the Alps

the Atlas Mountains

the Himalayan Mountains

the Pyrenees

China.

Vietnam.

North Korea.

South Korea.

Burma

Laos

Vietnam

India

southeast China.

northwest China.

northeast India.

southwest India.

northern coast of Japan

eastern coast of Japan

southern coast of Japan

western coast of Japan