1. China’s Regions

2. China can be divided into three major regions:
Mountains to the west
Including the Plateau of Tibet
Deserts and basins in the northwest
Tarim Basin
Taklimakan Desert
Mongol Plateau
Low lying eastern regions
Flood plains of the Huang He (Yellow) and Chang Jiang (Yangtze) Rivers

3. Plateaus of China
The Tibetan Plateau is the highest region in the world. It is bordered by Nepal and Bhutan to the south.
2 million people live in the harsh environment of the plateau.

4. Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet

6. Basins of China
                                                                                      
Tarim Basin and Dzungarian Basin are too cold for growing crops so they are utilized by herders.
              

7. Tarim Basin

8. Eastern Region of China
2/3 of the people of China live in the eastern region. This area is the cradle of Chinese civilization.
The alluvial plains are the most distinctive feature of the region where China’s economic and social life developed.

9. Major River Systems in China
Huang He (Yellow) and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) Rivers empty in to the East China Sea.

10. The Yangtze River
The Chang Jiang or Yangtze River is China’s most important river. Much of it is navigable.
It provides a water route deep into the interior of China.

11. The Huang He (Yellow) River
This river is known as “China’s Sorrow” because of its frequent flooding, it has taken many lives.

12. Mongolia Mongolia is divided into two regions:
The Mongolian Altai Mountains in the northwest.
The steppe areas and Gobi Desert

13. Mountains in Mongolia
The Mongolian Altai Mountains form the border between Mongolia and Siberia

14. Gobi Desert

15. Gobi Desert

16. Bactrian camels in Gobi

17. The Gobi is one of the world's great deserts.
It covers 1.3 million square kilometers, extending 1,600 km from east to west across Central Asia, in southeast Mongolia and northern China.
It is from 1,000 m to 1,500 m in elevation, with cold winters, short hot summers, and fierce sand and wind storms.
Grassy fringe areas support a small population of nomadic Mongol herders.

18. Nomadic Herders in Mongolia