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Discovering China's Geography: Visual Display

Create a visual or multimedia display showcasing China's physical location and key features, such as the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Himalayas, Plateau of Tibet, and the Gobi Desert. Explore the challenges ancient China faced when encountering other cultures. With a similar size to the U.S., China boasts the Himalayan range, including Mount Everest, and the Tibetan Plateau known as the "Roof of the World." Delve into the Chinese deserts like the Taklimakan and Gobi, as well as the significant rivers Huang He (Yellow River) and Chang Jiang (Yangzi River).

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Discovering China's Geography: Visual Display

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  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?

  3. 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”

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

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

  6. 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

  7. 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

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