Asia Menu : Appetizer #4 : Name that Feature
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Directions: Column 1 holds a description of a physical feature in Asia. Use the descriptions to determine
which feature is being described. Write the name of that feature in Column 2.
Pages 600 and 676 will be helpful for this task.
Description
 West of India
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A sea that is home to the Maldives, an island nation
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Largest bay in the world
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Bordered by India and Bangladesh
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Located on the southern part of this region
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Third largest salt-water body in the world (out of four!)
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Ocean located to the east of this region
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Separates North America from Asia
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Highest point in this range is Mount Everest
Divides South Asia from the rest of the continent
Found in India and Nepal
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Physical feature that means “place without water”
Located in southern Mongolia and northern China, to the
west of the Manchurian Plain
Largest desert in East Asia
Located near the Thar Desert
Empties into the Arabian Sea
1,800 miles long and tied with the Brahmaputra River for
longest river in Asia
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Located 29,028 feet above sea level
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Found in the Himalayan Mountain Range
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Northern China’s major river system, south of the Gobi
Desert
Carries fine, yellow-brown soil called loess which gives it
its name
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Feature