Natural barriers isolate China’s fertile river valleys from other parts of Asia. Eastern Borders: – Pacific Ocean Western Borders: – Taklimakan Desert – Himalaya mountains curve around western border Northern Border: – Gobi Desert

Geography made it difficult to spread ideas and goods throughout China. Chinese civilizations developed very differently because of these barriers

Himalaya Video

Two major river systems flow toward the Pacific Ocean -Chang Jiang or Yangtze -Huang He River floodwaters deposit silt – create fertile soil for farming – North China Plain is between rivers is the center of Chinese civilization

China is similar to U.S. – dry in west – seasonal in north – warm in southeast – rice grown in moist south – wheat and millet grown in drier north

Surrounding countries: Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, Laos, Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan (color them yellow) Bodies of water: Huang He, Chang Jiang, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan, Bay of Bengal Landforms: Himalayas, Plateau of Tibet, TaklaMakan Desert, Bogda Mtns, Gobi Desert, North China Plain A Map Key, Label China, Color China green

ry/sto_set.html ry/sto_set.html – A short interactive web-book

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