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Physical Geography of South and Eastern Asia Chapter Review (Chapter 24)
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| subcontinent | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal |
| loess | yellowish topsoil |
| alluvial soil | soil deposited by the river as it flows |
| deserts | Gobi, Takla Makan, Tarim Basin |
| Mountains | Himlayas, Pamir, Altai |
| Highland climates | southwestern China, northern South Asia |
| Himalayas | "Roof of the World" |
| North China Plain | large fertile area |
| Huang River | also known as the Yellow River and nicknamed " China's Sorrow" |
| Temperate climates | nothern India, northern and Easterm Asia |
| Mekong River | starts in the Plateau of Tibet and enters the sea near Ho Chi Mind City, Vietnam |
| Ganges River | holy river to Indians |
| Pattern of the land | high mountains and great river valleys which affect population |
| Chang River | also known as Yangtze,3 longest river in world |
| Great circle route | any circle that divides the world into equal halves |
| monsoon | strong seasonal wind |
| terraces | help make the most of scarce farmland |
| major seaports | Hong Kong, Bombay, Yokohama |
| archipelagos | Phllipines, Indonesia |
| Tropical climates | Sri Lanka. Maldives, South and Southeast Asia |
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