Geography and Early China EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

China’s Physical Geography Geography played a major role in the development of Chinese civilization. Many geographical features. Some features separated groups of people within China. Others separated China from the rest of the world. EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

Geography of China China covers an area of nearly 4 million square miles, about the same size as the United States. Physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is a harsh desert, the Gobi. East of the Gobi are low-lying plains. –cover most of eastern China –form one of the world’s largest farming regions. The Pacific Ocean forms the country’s eastern boundary. EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

Geography of China Southwest - the Plateau of Tibet - has several mountain peaks that reach more than 26,000 feet. From the plateau, smaller mountain ranges spread eastward. The most important of these ranges is the Qinling Shandi it separates northern China from southern China. EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

Northeast China Climate is cold and dry. Winter temperatures drop well below 0°F. Rivers are frozen for more than half of the year. EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

Northwest China the deserts are very dry. on the eastern plains of China, heavy rains EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

Eastern Plains Heavy rains fall. The tropical southeast is the wettest region. Monsoons can bring 250 inches of rain each year. That’s enough water to cover a two- story house! EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

Rivers of China Two great rivers flow from west to east in China. The Huang He, or Yellow River, –stretches for nearly 3,000 miles across northern China. –The river often floods and leaves behind layers of silt on the surrounding countryside. Sometimes called “China’s Sorrow” because these floods can be very destructive Over the years, millions of people have died in Huang He floods. EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

Rivers of China the Chang Jiang, or Yangzi River, –cuts through central China. –Flows from the mountains of Tibet to the Pacific Ocean. The Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia. EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

In early China, the two rivers helped link people in the eastern part of the country with those in the west. At the same time, the mountains between the rivers limited contact. EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?

Class Work and Homework Fill In –What did I learn –Confused –Say –Map activity – Using a map of China in the green geography book (pp ) or the red geography book (pp. A 20-A23), label the features discussed in these notes. –Answer the questions on the back of your map. EQ: How did geography determine where the first people of China settled?