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World Outline Maps
Activity 35
China, Mongolia, and Taiwan: Physical-Political
PART I Use maps in your textbook or a library to locate the items listed
below. Then label them on the outline map.
Countries
Selected Cities
Major Bodies of
Water
Major Landforms
China
Mongolia
Taiwan
Beijing
Chengdu
Chongqing
Guangzhou
Guilin
Harbin
Hong Kong
Kaohsiung
Macao
Nanjing
Shanghai
Shenyang
Taipei
Tianjin
Ulaanbaatar
Wuhan
Xi’an
Zibo
Chang Jiang (Yangtze)
River
Chao Phraya River
East China Sea
Huang He (Yellow) River
Indian Ocean
Mekong River
Pacific Ocean
Qarqan River
Salween River
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Taiwan Strait
Tarim River
Xi River
Yellow Sea
Altay Shan (mountains)
Gobi (desert)
Greater Khingan Range
Hainan
Himalayas (mountains)
Kunlun Shan
(mountains)
Manchurian Plain
Mongolian Plateau
North China Plain
Plateau of Tibet
Qinling Shandi
(mountains)
Red Basin
Shandong Peninsula
Taklimakan Desert
Tian Shan (mountains)
PART II After labeling your map, use it to answer the following questions:
1. What are the two longest rivers in China?
2. What two plains mark the eastern border of China?
3. What major landforms are located in Mongolia?
4. If you were traveling the shortest distance from China to Taiwan, what body of
water would you cross?
5. Critical Thinking: Places and Regions Mount Everest is the world’s tallest
mountain. What does that indicate about the Himalayas?
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Answer Key
MAP ACTIVITY 30
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5.
MAP ACTIVITY 36
1.
2.
3.
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5.
Cape Town
Augrabies Falls and Victoria Falls
Mozambique Channel
Réunion; France
isolation as an island, tropical climate near
the equator
MAP ACTIVITY 31
MAP ACTIVITY 37
1.
2.
3.
4.
1. Thailand
2. Irrawaddy River and Salween River
3. Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and part of
Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
Coromandel Coast, Malabar Coast
more than 2,500 miles
Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Gulf of
Khambhat, Gulf of Mannar, Indian Ocean
5. It is very long and is the major water
source for most of northern India.
Thailand
4. Mekong River
5. He was very important, as the old capital
of South Vietnam was renamed after him.
MAP ACTIVITY 32
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2.
3.
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5.
MAP ACTIVITY 38
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Chenab River, Indus River, Sutlej River
Maldives
Its capital, named Islamabad, reflects the
Islamic faith of Pakistanis.
MAP ACTIVITY 33
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
China
seven
East China Sea, Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan
from about 95°E to about 141°E
Hong Kong is located on the Chinese
mainland.
1. Tasman Sea
2. seven; New South Wales, Northern
Territory, Queensland, South Australia,
Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
3. Tasmania
4. North Island and South Island
5. They probably had no immunity to these
diseases given their previous isolation.
1. Gobi, Taklimakan Desert
2. Himalayas, Kunlun Shan, Qinling Shandi,
Tian Shan
Singapore; Brunei
Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Palawan
Java Sea
Kuala Lumpur
It took three years from the time of its
declaration of independence to establish
a new government, during which time it
was run by the United Nations.
MAP ACTIVITY 39
MAP ACTIVITY 34
MAP ACTIVITY 40
3. five: East China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of
1. American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam,
Japan, South China Sea, Yellow Sea
4. about 53°N to about 9°N
5. The surrounding oceans and seas provide
easy access to seafood, and growing rice
requires a great deal of water, which is readily available in the region’s lakes and rivers.
2.
MAP ACTIVITY 35
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku
Korea Strait and Sea of Japan
Tumen River and Yalu River
Japanese Alps
It changed little, as the current border is
still located at about 38°N.
3.
4.
5.
Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers
Manchurian Plain and North China Plain
Altay Shan, Gobi, Mongolian Plateau
Taiwan Strait
They are probably very tall as well.
Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston
Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands,
Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll,
Wake Island
four; Australia, France, New Zealand,
United Kingdom
about 6,000 miles
Solomon Islands
Allied forces could save resources by
attacking islands in strategic locations and
could isolate Japanese forces in between
the islands.
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