I)Landforms : Mountains and Plateaus

A)Mountain ranges of the region
-the worlds highest mountains are located on the western edge of east asia
-Kunlun Mountains are the source of Huang He and Chang Jiang
-Qinling and Shandi Mountains divide the northern part of china

B)Plateaus and Plains
-landscape is pretty rough
-one plateau is Tibet
-Tarim Pendi
-the gobi desert is 500,000 miles

II)
A)The coast of China
-features several peninsula
 -Shandong
 -Leizhou
 -Macao

B)The Islands of East Asia
-Continental Shelf
-isolation of islands has allowed them to develop greater security
-chinas islands:
Hainan and hongkong
japan is an island nation

III)

A) The Huang He
-the yellow river starts in the Kunlun Mountains
-the sea and river are filled with yellow silt

B)The Chang Jiang
-its the longest river in all of asia
-its been a major trade route since ancient times

C)The XI Jiang
-it runs in the south of china
-it forms an esuary with three other rivers