| A | B |
|---|
| loess | fine, wind-blown soil |
| rainshadow | surrounding mountains prevent moisture from reaching the Gobi |
| humid continental climate | the northeastern quarter of East Asia |
| China | world's leading producer of rice |
| Japan and Taiwan | island countries of East Asia |
| Temperate forests | found in the South and East of East Asia |
| tectonic plates | East Asia is vulnerable to earthquakes because it is located at a meeting point between tectonic plates |
| Grand Canal | extends from Beijing to Hangzhou |
| shipping | the south China Sea is the world's busiest area in shipping |
| Qin Ling Mountains | block the summer monsoons from moving north |
| Himalaya | landform that separates China from South Asia |
| Yellow | northern China's major river |
| feng shui | Chinese terms for "wind" and "water" |
| island steppe | areas with grasses and a few trees |
| Yangtze | Asia's longest river |
| Mount Fuji | spiritual symbol in Japan |
| Honshu | Japan's central and largest island |
| Korean Peninsula | landform to the northwest of Japan |
| Gobi | high, cold desert in western East Asia |
| Pamirs | the "roof of the world" in western China |
