3. September 10, 2019
Global I History Agenda:
1. DO NOW: Mapping North, Central, and
East Asia
2. NOTES #2: What are the major
geographic features of North, Central,
and East Asia?
3. CLASS ASSIGNMENT: “Central and
Northern Asia”
4. What are the major
geographic features of
North, Central, and
East Asia? Notes #2
5. Russia makes up North Asia and is
bordered by the Arctic and Pacific
Oceans.
Russia’s population: 142,905,000
7. North Asia’s land is made up of plains
in the north and mountains in the
south.
8. The largest countries in Central Asia
are Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
COUNTRY POPULATION
UZBEKISTAN 27,606,000
KAZAKHSTAN 16,004,000
TAJIKISTAN 7,349,000
KRYGYZSTAN 5,482,000
10. Most of Central Asia’s land is made
up of deserts and mountains.
11. The largest countries in East Asia are
China, Mongolia, Japan, South Korea,
and North Korea.
COUNTRY POPULATION
CHINA 1,339,724,000
JAPAN 127,950,000
SOUTH KOREA 48,988,000
NORTH KOREA 24,346,000
TAIWAN 23,174,000
16. East Asia’s climate is cold during the
winter and warm during the summer.
17. East Asia’s land is made up of deserts,
islands, mountains, and river valleys.
Gobi Desert
(area: 500,000 square miles)
Japanese archipelago
(6,852 islands)
18. The Gobi Desert and the Yellow and
Yangtze Rivers are located in East
Asia.
Yellow River
(length: 3,395 miles)
