Geographic Foundations of East Asia

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1. What has created significant chains of mountains in western and southern China? 2. How do tectonic forces create mountains? 3. Name three major mountain ranges in China. 4. What is the tallest mountain range in the world? 5. What are the two most important rivers in china? 6. Where do these two rivers begin? 7. What mountains divide northern and southern china? 8. Why is Plateau of Tibet referred to as the Roof of the World? 9. What is an alluvial plain? 10. Does china have an alluvial plain? How is it beneficial? 11. What deserts exists in China?

12. Why are these deserts getting bigger?

13. Define desertification:

14. Is desertification taking place in other countries that we have studied? Which ones?

15. What is the Three Gorges Dam and its significance?