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    The geography of China greatly impacted its development. China is located in East Asia on the continent of Asia, and has a variety of geographic features including towering mountains, vast deserts, and long rivers. The North China Plain between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers was where Chinese civilization began as the fertile land supported agriculture and trade. China's surrounding oceans, mountains, and deserts helped protect it but also isolated it from the outside world for much of its history.

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    The geography of China greatly impacted its development. China is located in East Asia on the continent of Asia, and has a variety of geographic features including towering mountains, vast deserts, and long rivers. The North China Plain between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers was where Chinese civilization began as the fertile land supported agriculture and trade. China's surrounding oceans, mountains, and deserts helped protect it but also isolated it from the outside world for much of its history.

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    The geography of China greatly impacted its development. China is located in East Asia on the continent of Asia, and has a variety of geographic features including towering mountains, vast deserts, and long rivers. The North China Plain between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers was where Chinese civilization began as the fertile land supported agriculture and trade. China's surrounding oceans, mountains, and deserts helped protect it but also isolated it from the outside world for much of its history.

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    GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA

    How does geography impact China?


    China Geography
    Main Idea:
    The
    geography of
    China greatly
    impacted its
    development.
    China Geography
    The land of China is
    part of a vast region
    that is today called
    mainland East Asia.
    China is located on
    the continent of Asia.
    Today, this area
    includes the
    countries of
    China, Mongolia,
    North Korea and
    South Korea.
    China Geography
    Although we will be
    studying China over a
    span of years, we will
    be focusing on
    Imperial China, which
    means the time period
    in which China was
    ruled by an emperor.
    The geography of East Asia China is considered a land
    had a dramatic effect on the of contrasts because the
    settlement of China. Words weather can vary from ice
    like highest, longest, and storms to sandstorms, from
    largest come to mind when freezing temperatures to hot
    describing China’s temperatures.
    geography.
    China has several extreme locations, such as
    those near the towering Himalaya mountains
    or the dry Gobi desert. As a result, few
    people settled there. Areas closer to the coast
    were the real population centers of China.

    Find the North China Plain, the Huang He


    (Yellow River), and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze
    River). This is where Chinese civilization
    began. People could grow food here,
    transportation was easy, and trade
    flourished. The busting market led to the
    growth of cities.
    Several emperors were able to expand
    China’s borders to the west and south;
    however, other directions were blocked
    due to geographic features. Overall,
    China was able to protect itself behind
    its oceans, mountains, and deserts, easily
    cutting itself off from the world. These
    natural barriers, or barriers that appear
    naturally through geography, greatly
    impacted Chinese civilization.

    Despite these barriers and


    challenges, China eventually
    unites, calling their homeland
    “The Middle Kingdom” because
    to them, it was the world’s
    center.
    China’s Geographic Features

    You should have the following 14


    features labeled on your map
    Taklimakan Desert Kunlun Mountains
    Gobi Desert Mt. Everest
    Tibetan Plateau Yellow Sea
    North China Plain East China Sea
    Yellow River Mongolia
    Yangtze River Korean Peninsula
    Himalaya Mountains Tian Shan Mountains
    Taklimakan Desert

    Considered one
    Covers about of the most
    105,000 miles dangerous deserts
    in the world

    It’s name means


    “once you go in, Has little
    you will not come vegetation
    out”

    Known for
    its
    sandstorms
    Taklimakan Desert
    Taklimakan Desert
    Taklimakan Desert
    Gobi Desert
    Covers over
    500,000 miles

    One of the
    world’s largest
    deserts

    Covers parts
    of China and
    Mongolia

    Few sand
    dunes, mostly
    small pebbles
    Gobi Desert
    Gobi Desert
    Tibetan Plateau
    “The Roof of the
    World”- high
    elevation

    Rocky land
    surrounded by
    towering
    mountains

    Himalayas make
    up the southern
    edge of the
    plateau

    Two of China’s
    major rivers
    begin here
    Tibetan Plateau
    Tibetan Plateau
    North China Plain

    “Land of the
    Flat region Yellow Earth”-
    ground is covered
    of grassland in yellow
    limestone silt

    Grassy This is where


    Chinese
    and fertile civilization began
    North China Plain
    North China Plain
    Huang He (Yellow River)

    Flows for more Its name comes


    than 2900 miles from the yellow
    soil it carries

    “China’s Floods were good


    Sorrow”- because also because it
    it flooded, killing left behind rich
    many soil
    Huang He (Yellow River)
    Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

    Flows for
    about 3400
    miles

    Empties into
    the Yellow
    Sea

    Provides
    rich soil for
    farming
    Chang Jiang
    (Yangtze River)
    Chang Jiang
    (Yangtze River)
    Chang Jiang
    (Yangtze River)

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