Name: ______________________________
Period: _____
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Main Idea: ________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
The land of China is part of a vast region that is today called
_________________________. China is located on the continent of
_____________.
Today, this area includes the countries of __________________,
_____________________, ________________________ and
_____________________.
Although we will be studying China over a span of years, we will be
focusing on ___________ China, which means the time period in which China
was ruled by an ______________.
The geography of East Asia had a ______________________ on the
settlement of China. Words like highest, longest, and largest come to mind when
describing China’s geography. China is considered a land of _______________
because the weather can vary from ice storms to sandstorms, from freezing
temperatures to hot temperatures.
China has several extreme locations, such as those near the towering
________________ mountains or the dry ________ desert. As a result, few
people settled there. Areas closer to the ________ were the real population
centers of China.
Find the North China Plain, the Huang He (____________ River), and the
Chang Jiang (_____________ River). This is where Chinese civilization began.
People could grow food here, _________________ was easy, and ___________
flourished. The busting market led to the ____________ of cities.
Several emperors were able to ____________ 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 ________________________________________. These
________________________, or barriers that appear naturally through
geography, greatly impacted Chinese civilization. Despite these barriers and
challenges, China eventually unites, calling their homeland the
_____________________ because to them, it was the world’s center.
Name: ______________________________
Period: _____
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Directions: Follow these directions to complete the chart below:
Image Reaction: Write three (or two for the rivers) adjectives to describe the feature based on the
images you look at.
Description: Write at least three facts about the feature.
Feature
Info
found
at
Taklimakan
Desert
HA The
Ancient
World pg.
205
1.
2.
3.
Gobi
Desert
HA The
Ancient
World pg.
205
1.
Tibetan
Plateau
HA The
Ancient
World pg.
204
1.
North China
Plain
HA The
Ancient
World pg.
207
1.
Huang He
(Yellow River)
Chang
Jiang
Image
Reaction
Description
impact
on
China
2.
3.
2.
3.
2.
3.
1.
JAT pg. 225
2.
1.
JAT pg. 225
2.
(Yangtze River)
Impact on China? Write at least one way that this feature would potentially impact China.
For help with labeling your map, use HA page 198 and JAT page 225.
After labeling the features from the chart, label the following features as well:
Name: ______________________________
Period: _____
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A. Himalaya
Mountains
B. Kunlun Mountains
C. Mount Everest
D. Yellow Sea
E. East China Sea
F. Mongolia
G. Korean Peninsula
Name: ______________________________
Period: _____
China Geography Notes