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6. The sea is relatively warm and helps create a mild climate for Japan.
7. It is part of the Indian Ocean that is bordered to the west by India, and to the east by Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
9. Mount Everest at 29,000 ft. is the highest point on Earth.
11. The Mekong River originates in the southern Qinghai province of China and flows southward through Tibet and serves as a part of the Laos and Myanmar border, and Laos and Thailand.
12. The Indus River valley once served as a cradle of civilization for Asian peoples.
14. Much of the Gobi Desert is barren rock and some parts sandy.

1. Located in the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches from India to the Southern Ocean, and from Africa to Australia.
2. The Yangtze (Chang Jiang) flows eastward into the East China Sea
3. It is located between northeastern China and the Korean Peninsula
4. The region is largely uninhabitable because of the climate.
5. The South China Sea is part of the Pacific Ocean
8. The river has been nicknamed “China’s Sorrow” because of the extensive and dangerous floods.
10. The river starts in an ice cave on the southern slopes of the Himalaya Mountains, some 10,300 feet above sea level.
13. The Korean Peninsula has been split between North and South Korea