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==On a map of the world, locate North and East Asia, the Pacific Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean. On a map of East Asia, locate the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, the Gobi Desert, the Himalayas, and the Huang He (Yellow) and Chang Jiang (Yantgtze) Rivers. On a map of North Asia, locate Siberia and the Yenisey, Lena, and Kolyma rivers.==




 * [[image:game_icon.svg.png width="60" height="56"]][|The China Game]**from the Asia Society features geography-based questions about China and Chinese history.


 * [[image:MAP.jpg width="80" height="41"]]For more information about Tibet, see [|Third Pole: Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau]**
 * The Third Pole is a region of snow and glacial ice that provides fresh water for nearly one-third of world's people (National Geographic, April 2010, p. 70).
 * See also, [|Black Carbon Deposits on Himalayan Ice Threaten Earth's "Third Pole"] from NASA (2009).

===**__North and East Asian nations bordering or containing the…__**===


 * Pacific Ocean:** (bordering) Japan and Taiwan


 * Arctic Ocean:** (bordering) Russia


 * Sea of Japan:** (bordering) North Korea, South Korea, and Japan


 * Yellow Sea:** (bordering) China, North Korea, and South Korea


 * East China Sea:** (bordering) China, Taiwan, and Japan


 * Gobi** **Desert:** (contained by) China and Mongolia


 * Himalayas:** run along the border between China and central Asian nations of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan


 * Huang He (Yellow) River:** (contained by) China


 * Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River:** (contained by) China


 * Siberia:** a region within Russia, running along its northeastern border with the Arctic Ocean


 * Yenisey** **River:** (contained by) Russia (Siberia) running near the border with Mongolia


 * Lena** **River:** (contained by) Siberia in northern Russia; this is one of the longest rivers in the world, and its delta is teeming with wildlife.


 * Kolyma** **River:** (contained by) Russia (Siberia); the river is frozen for most of the year



Sources: __Book:__ //Geography: Realms, Regions and Concepts//, H.J. de Blij and Peter O. Muller, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008

__Web sites:__

National Geographic article on the Lena River Delta http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/g200/g160.html

story of a traveler’s journey rowing the length of the Yenisey River in Siberia http://www.timcopejourneys.com/index.pl?page=44

more info on the Yenisey River http://www.angusadventures.com/yeniseyriver.html

info on the Kolyma River http://www.mapsofworld.com/russian-federation/geography/kolyma-river.html

pictures of the Kolyma River and other rivers by marine biologists (with group PARTNERS) studying rivers http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/partners/kolyma.html

__Maps:__ U Tx libraries http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/asia.html

http://academic.evergreen.edu/g/grossmaz/SPRINGLE/world-oceans-map.gif

http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/ICL2/chinamap.gif

http://encarta.msn.com/map_701513156/Himalayas.html

http://encarta.msn.com/map_701517782/Yenisey.html