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Monday, Nov 19. 1. Tape vocab in notebook after the China map, front and back of next page (or pages 101-3) 2. Get started: complete vocab for section 1. Geography unit 5 . Feature How did it impact people? . Plains (pg. 101) SKIP 3-4 lines 2. Rivers (102)
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Monday, Nov 19 1. Tape vocab in notebook after the China map, front and back of next page (or pages 101-3) 2. Get started: complete vocab for section 1
Geography unit 5 Feature How did it impact people? Plains (pg. 101) SKIP 3-4 lines 2. Rivers (102) SKIP 3-4 lines 3. Tibetan Plateau (103) SKIP 2 lines 4. Himalayan Mnts(103) SKIP 2 lines 5. Pacific Ocean SKIP 2 lines 6. Deserts
1.Plains How did it impact people? • Land is fertile for crops, • loess (soil) makes land fertile, • crops= soybeans, wheat, cotton • terraces used= platform farming • Double cropping = 2 crops grown
2. Rivers • Huang He – 1st people settled here (3000 BC) • Silt makes soil fertile • Flooding (summer rains) – destroyed crops/villages • Built Levees (kept water back)
3. Tibetan Plateau • Rocky land, hard to farm • Grow wheat and raise sheep • Many nomads , travel with animals
4. Himalayan Mnts • Barrier to invaders • Difficult travel & living
Fishing • Natural barrier to invaders 5. Pacific Ocean 6. Desert • Barrier to invaders • Difficult travel
On paper • Pick 1 geographic feature Huang He River Yangtze River Tibetan Plateau Himalayan Mountains Gobi Desert • Label the notecard and research it on the internet, list 5 facts/details about it • Create/Color an image of it on the front
Complete • NeedAncient China web quest done • You can go online and check your quiz grade at Quia • Make sure vocab section 1 is done