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 had a dramatic effect on the China is considered a land settlement of China. Words of contrasts because the like highest, longest, and weather can vary from ice largest come to mind when storms to sandstorms, from describing China’s freezing temperatures to hot geography. temperatures. 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 Yellow Earth”- Flat region ground is covered of grassland in yellow limestone silt
This is where Grassy Chinese and fertile civilization began North China Plain North China Plain Huang He (Yellow River)
Its name comes Flows for more from the yellow than 2900 miles 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)