East and South Asia
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Mark the Yellow River, Yangtze, Himalayas, Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra and Ghats on a blank map.
The Yellow River and Yangtze — China; the Himalayas — north; the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra — the plain; the Ghats — the peninsula’s edges.
2
The Himalayas are 2 400 km long and the Indo-Gangetic Plain 3 000 km. What is the difference in km?
600
3
Compare the climates of the Himalayas, the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Indian Peninsula.
In the Himalayas it varies with height, on the plain it is monsoon (dry in the west, wet in the east), on the peninsula subequatorial monsoon.
4
Why is the population very dense on the Chinese plain?
Fertile soil, warm climate and plentiful water allow many people to be fed.