East Asia places to know

ASIA--South and East

Some countries are repeated from the previous list for clarity

Afghanistan Bangladesh

Bhutan Brunei

Cambodia [Kampuchea] China

India Indonesia

Iran Japan

Kazakhstan Korea, North Korea, South

Kyrgyzstan Laos

Malaysia (has several parts) Myanmar [Burma]

Nepal Pakistan

Papua New Guinea PhillipinesRussia

Singapore (small city-state) Sri Lanka

Taiwan Tajikistan [Tadjikistan]

Thailand Turkey

Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

Vietnam

CHINA: Cities:

Shanghai Beijing

Guangzhou [Canton], a city & province

Hong Kong (near Guangzhou)

Kashgar [Kashi], city in far west

Regions

Singkiang [Xinjiang] region in Far West)

Tibet [Xijang] (formerly independent; north of Nepal)

Taiwan island Hainan Island

INDIA cities:

Calcutta [Kolkuta] Delhi [New Delhi]

Mumbai [Bombay] Chennai [Madras]

Bangalore

states:

Kashmir in far Northwest Punjab South of Kashmir

Kerala- small, Southwest coast Arunachal Pradesh far Northeast

Assam South of Arunachal Sikkim small, West of Bhutan

RIVERS AND WATER BODIES

Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal

Straits of Malacca [Molucca], near Singapore

Aral Sea Black Sea

Caspian Sea South China Sea

Mekong River Indus River

Ganges River [Gangezi, Gangaji]

Yangtze River [or Chiang Jiang]

Huang He River [Yellow; Huang Ho]

Lake Baikal Bering Strait

Mountain ranges

Himalaya Tien Shan

Ural

Islands & cities of Indonesia:

Java Sumatra

Djakarta [Jakarta] Bali

Borneo

Sarawak (Malaysian part of Borneo)

New Guinea (island, west part is Irian Jaya)

Other items

Nathu La pass (India/China, near Sikkim)

Kodari pass (Nepal/China)

Siberia (most of northeast Russia)

Kamchatka peninsula (Russian Pacific)

Southeast Asia (peninsula that includes Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, etc.)