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Location:
Eastern edge of
Asian continent
Region:
Bordered by
bodies of water,
Russia, south
and southeast
Asia
What shape did you see when you
looked at the map of China?
Did you see a chicken?
Location
Place
East Asia
Comparisons.
The landmass of East Asia is
just over a million square
miles greater than the US.
East Asia: Comparisons
East Asia is like South Asia in the
rapid growth of population. China
is the leader in world population,
but India is on course to surpass
it within 20 years.
Both East and South Asia are
civilizations centered on rivers.
East Asia has two rivers that rival
the Nile in length, In China, the
rivers are called twin dragons;
they may bring the blessings of
plentiful crops or the curse of
flooding just as in Bangladesh.
East Asia:
Comparisons
Chinas rivers provide
irrigation and rich soil for
rice and wheat farming.
The three main systems
are the Yellow River, the
Yangtze River, and the
Pearl River. All of these
flow west to east. The
land between the rivers is
the center of Chinese
agriculture.
East Asia Comparisons: Natural Disasters
As in South Asia, tsumanis,
earthquakes, and volcanoes cause
disasters.