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Geography of Ancient China
• Isolated• Subcontinent ???• Natural boundaries surround China
– seas to the east– desert in the north– mountains in the west– massive mountains in the southwest– more mountains in the south
• Only 10% of the country has descent farmland
Chang Jiang River (Yangzi)
• China’s longest river; begins in the Himalayas (Plateau of Tibet) and flows eastward to the East China Sea
Huang He River (Yellow)• Yellow because of clay; China’s second longest river;
also begins in the Himalayas / Plateau of Tibet and flows eastward to the Bo Hai Bay / Yellow Sea
Plateau of Tibet / Himalayas
• plateau – elevated area of land• Southwestern China; high elevation with many
mountains; huge part of western China
Tarim Basin & Taklamakan Desert
• basin – a large area that is lower than the surrounding land
• Western China; just northwest of the Plateau of Tibet; dominated by Taklamakan Desert
Manchurian (Northeastern) Plain
• Fertile farmland between the Amur River and the mouth of the Huang He River in northeastern China
North China Plain• Fertile farmland near the mouths of the Chang Jiang
and Huang He Rivers in eastern China
Yellow Sea• An arm of the Pacific Ocean between the Chinese
mainland and the Korean Peninsula; connects with the East China Sea to the south; made yellow due to clay
East China Sea• An arm of the western Pacific Ocean bounded by
China, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu and Kyushu islands; has rich fishing grounds
South China Sea• An arm of the western Pacific Ocean bounded by
southeast China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Borneo, and Vietnam; world’s largest sea