Mongolia Korea Japan Yangzi River Sea of Japan Tien Shan Mts Gobi Desert Korea Huang He River Yellow Sea Tibet Japan Himalaya Mts Pacific Ocean Yangzi River India South China Sea
Mongolia Tien Shan Mts Gobi Desert Tibet Himalaya Mts India Sea of Japan Huang He River Korea Tibet Himalaya Mts Yangzi River Pacific Ocean India
Aim: How did the geography of China lead to the idea of the middle kingdom (Zhong Guo)?
Geography of China facts China: 3rd largest country, next to Russia, Canada and USA (4th) Most populated country in the world
China’s population exceeds the population of all these countries/continents combined populations EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, JAPAN, and the UNITED STATES
Size compared to Asian neighbors
What if you were surrounded by..Mountains
JUNGLES
Deserts
And Ocean…
Impact of Geography: Isolation Unique culture Ethnocentrism Middle Kingdom “Zhong Guo”