South East Asia Maps Political and Physical

Ganges River

Starting in the Himalayan Mountains and winding more than 1500 miles to the Indian Ocean.The most important river in the Indian subcontinent. It runs through the fertile and densely populated ares.

Huang He (Yellow River)

Named for the muddy yellow silt in carries along its path through China. Second longest river in China.

Indus River

Begins high in the Himalaya Mountains in Tibet, runs through India and Pakistan, provides water for one of the largest irrigation systems in the world.

Mekong River

Flows through China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Rice is grown in its river basin

Yangtze(Chang Jiang) River

The largest and longest river in China. Extremely important providing hydroelectric power, water for irrigation, and transportation for cargo ships

Bay of Bengal

An arm of the Indian Ocean with India to its west and Burma to its east.

Indian Ocean

the third largest of the world's oceans, lies between Africa to the west, Asia to the north, Australia to the east

Sea of Japan

An arm of the Pacific Ocean that lies between the Asian continent and Japan.

South China Sea

Lies between Vietnam and the Philippines. Weather in the region is marked by violent monsoons and typhoons.

Yellow Sea

The arm of the Pacific Ocean lies between China and Korea. It becomes the East China Sea south of the Korean Peninsula.

Gobi Desert

Asia's largest desert. Stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China.

Taklimakan Desert

Located in northwestern china, nestled between two mountain ranges. It has shifting crescent-shaped sand dunes over 85% of its surface.

Himalayan Mountains

Lying along the northern edge of the Indian subcontinent, its the world's highest mountain region. includes Mt. Everest. the highest mountain in the world.

Korean Peninsula

juts out of northeastern China between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Divided into two countries: North Korea and South Korea.

North Korea

Located on the northern half of the Korean Peninsula in between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan

South Korea

Located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan

Japan

Island nation located to the right of the Sea of Japan

Vietnam

Located to the far right of southeastern Asia directly above Indonesia. The Mekong River flows through a vast majority of this country

India

Located in between the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal

China

Located in central southeast Asia and is bordered to the right by the south China Sea and the Yellow Sea.

Indonesia

Series of islands located to the south of Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Located to the east of the Bay of Bengal

China

North Korea

South Korea

Japan

Vietnam

India

Indonesia

Huang He

Yangtze

Mekong River

Indus River

Ganges River

South China Sea