Geology, relief & shape of land in China Alex Bowles & Miles Brown

Geology – Western China Himalayas On convergent boundary between Indo-Australia and Eurasian plates Young mountians – 70 million years old Formed as Indian landmass was subducted under Eurasian plate Made of marian depostis, so sedimentry rocks

ELEVATION MAP OF CHINA

Tibetan Desert Chinese Plain Southern Hills

Relief map of China

Mountains (33%), plateaus (26%) and hills (10%) account for nearly 70% of the country's land surface. Most of the country's arable land and population are based in lowland plains (12%) and basins(19%), though some of the greatest basins are filled with deserts. China is the worlds largest exporter of antimony, natural graphite, tungsten and zinc

Shishapangma, China’s tallest peak at 8,013m on the Nepalian border

The Karakorum range in the Xinjiang province Only 4.3% fit for human habitation

Qinghai Lake from Space, in the Qinghai province 3,000 metres average elevation Tanggula and Kunlan mountain ranges Resource rich Qinhang basin in northeast: 35% desert

Grasslands across Inner Mongolia province Largely flat Semi Arid Steppes Sedgwick Peak, highest mountain in Inner Mongolia and the 202nd highest mountain in China. 2789m

Hunan's climate is subtropicalsubtropical Wulingyuan, in the Hunan province The mountains and hills occupy more than 80% of the area and plains comprises less than 20% of the whole province. Hunan's climate is subtropical, and over 90% of the plains area has been claimed for agriculture due to the fertility of the land

Jiangsu is very flat and low-lying, with plains covering 68 percent of its total area (water covers another 18 percent), and most of the province stands not more than 50 metres above sea level The Grand Canal, in the Jiangsu province, on the Chinese plain