New geographies . three are found on the eastside, emptying into the Pacific ? Nameseveral on the south side. From this yousee that most of the great rivers of Asiarise in this highland region, just as most ofthose of western Europe rise in the Alps. Since the winds lose their vapor onthe margin of this great highland, itsinterior is largely desert or arid the Desert of Gobi. A region so mountainous, and so coldand dry as Central Asia, is difficult toexplore; and it is not strange that weknow little about it even to-day. 218 WORLD GEOGBAPHT From what has been said about thewestern, n
New geographies . three are found on the eastside, emptying into the Pacific ? Nameseveral on the south side. From this yousee that most of the great rivers of Asiarise in this highland region, just as most ofthose of western Europe rise in the Alps. Since the winds lose their vapor onthe margin of this great highland, itsinterior is largely desert or arid the Desert of Gobi. A region so mountainous, and so coldand dry as Central Asia, is difficult toexplore; and it is not strange that weknow little about it even to-day. 218 WORLD GEOGBAPHT From what has been said about thewestern, northern, and central parts of. „ , the continent, it is evident 4. Because of the character of that there Can be but fewe peop e inhabitants in those sections. The vast hordes of people living in Asiamust, therefore, dwell in the easternand southern parts. Most of them livein China, Japan, and India. How well do we know those parts ofthe continent? This time it is the char-acter of the people, rather than of the. Fig. 276. — Pilgrims entering Bethleliem on Christmas was born. country, that has been in the way. TheChinese, for instance, of whom there aresuch great numbers, are very differentfrom Europeans and Americans, and,until quite recently, they have notwanted anything to do with have not been willing to admitwhite people into their country even asvisitors. How, then, could we find outmuch about them and their country ? Until about fifty years ago, the Japa-nese felt and acted the same way towardus. India is better known, because it has long been under the control of theBritish. In recent years the situation hasgreatly changed, and we are now rap-idly becoming acquainted with all theAsiatic people and their continent. 2. Southwestern Asia Turkey in Europe you have alreadystudied about (p. 213); but much thelarger part of Turkey is in xhe countries Asia. Trace here included its boundaries. The otherprincipal countries hereincluded under South-
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