Physical Geography of China

1. Physical Geography of China 7.19 Create a visual or multimedia display to identify the physical location and major geographical features of China including the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Himalayas, Plateau of Tibet, and the Gobi Desert.

2. Look at the following map. What problems did ancient China face when it came to coming into contact with other cultures?

4. China • About the size of the U.S. • Contains the Himalayan mountain range on its border • Tallest mountain in the world Mount. Everest is here • Plateau of Tibet lies just north of the Himalayas • Is the highest plateau in the world • Called the “Roof of the World”

7. Chinese Deserts • Taklimakan Desert • Barren land of sand dunes and blinding sandstorms

9. Chinese Deserts • Taklimakan Desert • Barren land of sand dunes and blinding sandstorms • Gobi desert • In both China and Mongolia • Coldest desert in the world

11. Chinese Rivers • Huang He River (Yellow River) • Called yellow river because it picks up loess, a fertile yellowish soil • Called China’s Sorrow because it often floods

14. Chinese Rivers • Huang He River (Yellow River) • Called yellow river because it picks up loess, a fertile yellowish soil • Called China’s Sorrow because it often floods • Chang Jiang (Yangzi River) • Asia’s longest river • Major transportation river