Which of the following physical features divides mainland china from the middle east?
the himalayas
the gobi desert
three gorges
the altay mountains
question 9.9. approximately how many islands make up the country of japan?
30
300
3,000
30,000
question 10.10. what is unique about the gobi desert?
large amount of lush green plants
extremely cold winters and blistering hot summers
hot spot for eco-tourism
large number of manufacturing plants and small communities
question 11.11. which of the following eastern asian countries is an archipelago?
china
taiwan
south korea
japan

Being one of the greatest mountain range, Himalayas divide mainland China from the Middle East, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the elevated plateau in Central and East Asia. It’s highest peak is placed between Nepal and China which is called Mount Everest - Earth's highest mountain. According to its dimension and the areas which this structure embraces, Himalayas are one of the physical features that keep China as an isolated country. The Japanese archipelago consists of 6,852 islands but some of them (because of close geographical position and small dimension) are united so that you usually may come across the couple of islands that defined as a whole one. Due to this fact, the most suitable approximate number for this case is 3000, as most of the previous number contains small and inhabited islands. The climate of Gobi Desert is famous for its rapid and incredible changes of temperature during seasons. These changes are caused by wind blowing from the Siberian Steppes that makes this cold desert totally extreme. The temperature on Gobi ranges from −40 °C or −40 °F in winter to 45 °C or 113 °F in summer. The most unbelievable thing is that this temperature can vary within twenty four hours instead of seasonal periods. So the is 'Extremely cold winters and blistering hot summers'. Japan is the island nation in Eastern Asia that embraces nearly 6850 islands forming the country. This huge archipelago consists of wide range of small islands including four main ones, which are : Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. Honshu is the the largest island where the capital city is situated.