# data[].attributes.body
Comes out of northeastern China

between Yellow Sea & Sea of Japan

Most of the peninsula = mountains

Lots of rich farmland

Divided into 2 countries- North Korea & South Korea

# data[].attributes.body
Across the northern part of the Indian subcontinent + southern border of China

It forms a natural border in between India and China

200 miles+

Highest mountain region

sometimes called “the roof of the

world”

9/10 worlds largest peaks are located here.

Mt everest is part of the himalayas and world's highest mountain

# data[].attributes.location_name
Taklamakan Desert, 和田县 Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

# data[].attributes.headline
Taklamakan Desert, 和田县 Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

# data[].attributes.subject
Taklamakan Desert, 和田县 Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China

# data[].attributes.body
Between two rugged mountain ranges

600 miles+

One of the longest deserts in the world

Sand dunes cover 85%

little annual precipitation

Dry environment

# data[].attributes.body
Asia’s largest desert

Goes across southern Mongolia and northern China

Covered with sand and bare rock = exposed by powerful winds

Known as “Shamo” = “sand desert”

Can be hot and cold

# data[].attributes.body
Extension of the Pacific Ocean

Empties into the Yellow Sea.

Well known fishing industry

Overfishing = fish have declined

# data[].attributes.body
Between Vietnam and the Philippines

Connected by the Pacific and Indian oceans

International shipping channels

Violent monsoons and typhoons

# data[].attributes.body
Small sea

Bound by Russia, Korean Peninsula, and Japan

Arm of the Pacific Ocean

Between the Asian continent and Japan

Large deposits of mineral resources and lots of fish

Important to Japan’s economy

# data[].attributes.body
Third largest of Earth’s five oceans.

Between Africa, Asia, and Australia

# data[].attributes.body
Extension of the Indian Ocean.

Large rivers flow into this bay

India on its west and Myanmar on its east

# data[].attributes.body
Tibetan Plateau - East China Sea

Longest river in China

3,400 miles+

3rd longest in the world

Provides hydroelectric power, water, and transport

Connected by one of the world’s oldest canal systems

# data[].attributes.body
Mountainous plateau of Tibet - east of Yellow Sea

2nd longest river = china

Civilization in China began center of river basin

Muddy yellow silt = named after

Silt = Rich topsoil

Annual floods = dangerous path

# data[].attributes.body
1500 miles Himalayas - Indian Ocean

Name = Hindu goddess

River = sacred to Hindus

Heavily polluted = People

# data[].attributes.body
Savannas can actually be found on most continents.

# data[].attributes.body
It's rich in biodiversity.

# data[].attributes.location_name
Nile River Street, Cloverdene, Benoni, South Africa

# data[].attributes.headline
Nile River Street, Cloverdene, Benoni, South Africa

# data[].attributes.subject
Nile River Street, Cloverdene, Benoni, South Africa

# data[].attributes.body
There's more than one Nile.

# data[].attributes.body
The tallest of the entire Atlas Mountain range is Mount Toubkal

# data[].attributes.body
Lake Victoria covers a gigantic area of 26,600 square miles and has a coastline that runs for over 2,000 miles around three countries.

# data[].attributes.body
It's the second oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second deepest, and the second largest by volume.

# data[].attributes.body
It is the third-longest river in Africa, behind the Nile and the Congo Rivers.

# data[].attributes.body
Illiteracy is as High as 40% Across the Continent.

# data[].attributes.body
The Congo has the third largest drainage basin on Earth after the Amazon and Rio Plata basins.

# data[].attributes.location_name
The Tropical Rain Forest, Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.headline
The Tropical Rain Forest, Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.subject
The Tropical Rain Forest, Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

# data[].attributes.body
Rain forests house more species of plants and animals than any other terrestrial ecosystem.

# data[].attributes.body
The Sahel is endowed with great potential for renewable energy and sits atop some of the largest aquifers on the continent.

# data[].attributes.body
Kenya has two rainy seasons, but for the most part Kenyans enjoy a warm climate all year round.

# data[].attributes.body
Libya was once part of an Ancient Greek empire.

# data[].attributes.body
They run on their own calendar.

# data[].attributes.body
South Sudan has no UNESCO World Heritage sites.

# data[].attributes.body
Cleopatra, Egypt's last pharaoh, lived closer to our time than to the building of the Pyramids at Giza.

# data[].attributes.body
It was once home to an underwater research center.

# data[].attributes.body
Kinshasa is the world's second-largest French-speaking city.

# data[].attributes.body
The Sahara Dessert covers 1/3 of Africa

# data[].attributes.body
The west bank is 2,173 sq miles long.

# data[].attributes.body
Israel's military occupied this region for decades until 2005.

# data[].attributes.body
Separates Africa from Southwest Asia.

# data[].attributes.body
Makes up the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean.

# data[].attributes.body
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most important oil choke points.

# data[].attributes.body
Its an important trade route.

# data[].attributes.body
The Jordan River is the center of disputes for water rights between the Palestinians and Israelis.

# data[].attributes.body
One of the oldest and largest rivers in Southwest Asia.

# data[].attributes.body
It begins in Turkey and flows through Syria and Iraq.

# data[].attributes.body
Taklamakan Desert

Basins

Tibetan Plateau

# data[].attributes.body
Coastal plain

Indian Ocean

Eastern Ghats

# data[].attributes.body
Punjab plain

Sind plain

Baluchistan Plateau

# data[].attributes.body
The Pacific Ocean

East China Sea

Sea of Okhotsk

# data[].attributes.body
Nangnim Mountains

Yellow Sea

Yalu River

# data[].attributes.body
Bukhan River

Nakdong River

Dong river

# data[].attributes.body
Annamite Mountain Range

Coastal Lowlands

Mekong Delta

# data[].attributes.body
Mangrove coast

Maro River

Citarum River