Across
- 3. Asia's largest desert; expands across northern China & southern Mongolia
- 4. Largest& longest river in China; provides hydroelectricity, water for irrigation, & transportation for cargo ships
- 7. This river is named for the muddy yellow silt that comes along its path; floods annually
- 8. Third largest of Earth's oceans
- 9. Arm of Pacific Ocean; has large deposits of mineral resources & abundant fish
- 11. Lie along the northern edge of the Indian subcontinent & the southern border of China; world's highest mountain region
Down
- 1. Extension of the Indian Ocean; many large rivers flow into it
- 2. Located between Vietnam & the Phillippines; area of monsoons & typhoons
- 4. Extension of Indian Ocean; lies between China & the Korean Peninsula
- 5. Mountainous peninsula that juts out of northeastern China; divided into 2 countries
- 6. Desert that lies between 2 rugged mountain ranges in northwester China; receives very little annual precipitation
- 10. Most important river to the Indian subcontinent & sacred to Hindu religion