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GEOGRAPHY

  • The Indus River begins in the mountains of Tibet and flows almost 2,000 miles through the country of Pakistan. It allows farmers to use it's fresh water.

  • The Ganges River gives sediment generously because it flows through the Himalayan Mountains, making sure that soil is rich and fertile.

  • West of India is the Indian Ocean, which is the third largest ocean in the world.

  • The Himalayan Mountains are sometimes referred to as the "roof of the world" because of it's high altitudes.

  • The Taklamakan Desert is almost 600 miles in length, taking up most of northwest China.

  • Another desert is the Gobi Desert which can be the hottest, and coldest, places in the world.

  • The Huang He River, also known as the Yellow River, begins near the Gobi Desert which gives it its yellow color due to the yellow sand from said desert.

  • The Yangtze River, a.k.a the Chang Jiang, begins in the Tibetan Plateau. It dumps into the Yellow Sea along with the Huang He River.

  • The Mekong River begins in the Tibetan Plateau, runs through Vietnam, and dumps into the South China Sea.

  • The Korean Peninsula consists of North and South Korea, northeast of Japan.

  • The Sea of Japan is a small sea between Korea and Japan.

Waterways

Air Pollution

India

Because of it's large cities and growing population, India has the most horrid air pollution in the world. Several cities have the highest traits of respiratory disease in the world. Factories, automobiles, and trucks are the main causes of respiratory diseases. The pollution can form brown clouds, mostly known as haze, which reduces rainfall and temperatures.

China

Due to coal-burning and automobile emissions, The People's Republic of China has made the observation that the leading cause of death  in China was from respiratory diseases. When sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that come from burning coal react with moisture in the atmosphere and fall to as rain containing sulfuric acid, acid rain occurs.

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Climates

Depending on a country's geography, climate varies. Oceans, mountains, deserts, latitude, and wind patterns affect climate.

 

Snow and ice are to the north, hot dry plains are in the central plateau, and steamy tropical weather is along the southern coast. The climate of India is shaped by seasonal winds known as monsoons. They blow hot air across the continent during the winter and in the summer, it brings heavy rains from the oceans. The people of India have to live their lives around seasonal winds.

 

Japan is an island nation on the far eastern edge of East Asia. It's climate is affected by ocean currents. The Oyashio Current coming from the north cools the northern coast. The warmer parts of the country are able to have longer farming periods.

North Korea is mainly mountainous with little farmland. Though, in South Korea, there is a milder climate with a larger population. 

Further to the southeast is Vietnam, a warm and tropical country.

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