1. Yes or No?? Look at the following pictures.
Do you know what East Asia looks like?
Decide if the picture was taken in China, Mongolia, or Taiwan or somewhere else in the world.

2. Yes - Massive, recording-breaking blooms of algae have been washing up on China's beaches in Shandong province, near Qingdao.
Yuck – that green stuff is algae!

3. No! This is Disney World!

4. No! This is San Francisco.

5. Yes! – This is Shanghai

6. Yes! Mongolia.

7. Yes. ¾ of Mongolians still live in gers (or yerts) today.

8. Yes! - port in Tawain

9. Yes! Sumo Wrestling is big in Mongolia too!

10. No! Fish market in Seattle

11. Nope. Chinatown in London!

12. Yes! This is Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.

13. China, Mongolia, & Taiwan: Physical Geography

14. China’s Physical Geography
China makes up roughly 4 million sq. mi. (similar to the USA)
China is the third largest country in the world,
What two countries are larger?
Russia and Canada.

15. China’s Physical Geography
Two-thirds of its total land area covered by mountains, hills and plateaus.
Based on it’s physical features, where do you think most people live?

16. China’s Physical Geography

17. Natural Borders and Landforms
The Gobi desert in northern China separates the country from its neighbors.
Eastern China has low-lying plains which form one of the largest farming regions.
The Pacific Ocean makes up the eastern border.
Rugged mountains make up western China.

18. Mountains
The Highest peak in the world, Mount Everest (8,828m) stands on the border between China and Nepal.

19. Mountains Himalaya Mountains Qinling Shandi Mountains
Separates India and China
Qinling Shandi Mountains
separates N. China from S. China

20. Gobi Desert 500,000 square miles a cold desert
500,000 square miles
a cold desert
few important cities for traders to stop and rest while traveling the Silk Road
Gobi means “waterless Place”

21. Rivers of China
Rivers also play a major role in China, both for transportation and for irrigation.
Major rivers flow west to east.
Huang He or Yellow River
Stretches 3000 mi across N. China
River often floods and leaves layers of silt
Nicknamed “China’s Sorrow” because these floods can be very destructive
Chang Jiang or Yangzi River
Cuts through central China
Three Gorges Dam (more on that later!)
Third longest river in the world

22. Climate What climate zones are found in the region?
Hint – don’t forget Taiwan.

23. High Latitude Climate Zones
Severely cold, dry climates
Subarctic-occur in small area along Mongolia’s and China’s northern borders w/ Russia
Cool to cold summers
Brutally cold winters
Highland-found mostly in western China
Temp varies with latitude and elevation
The higher north the lat. & the higher the elev., the colder the climate

24. Mid-Latitude Zones
Moderate climates make this area more comfortable to live in
Humid Continental- NE China, N Korea, N. South Korea and N Japan
Coniferous forests
Temperate grasslands (good for grazing)
Humid Subtropical-SE China, S South Korea, S Japan, & N Taiwan
Deciduous and coniferous forests

25. Dry Zones Not well suited for agriculture Not much settled by people
Semiarid- made up of parts of the Mongolian Plateau
Short grasses-good for grazing
Arid- mostly found in west central area of the mainland.
Taklimakan Desert- located in W China between the Tian Shan and Kunlun Mts
Gobi Desert- located in N China and SE Mongolia
Prime area for finding dinosaur fossils.

26. Is a Desert always hot? See the climograph for the Gobi Desert below.

27. Resources
Most people in China still work as farmers or herders. Major crops include wheat and rice.
Fishing is also a major industry along the coasts.
River systems provide crop irrigation, hydroelectric power and transportation
China has considerable natural resources
Coal
Lead
Zinc
Copper
Tungsten
Gold.
Oil

28. Taiwan island off the southeastern coast of China
Separated by the Taiwan Strait.
rugged mountain ranges parallel to the east coast
flat to gently rolling plains of the western third
Where would most people live?

29. Mongolia overview
As you watch the video, take a few notes regarding Mongolia. k

30. Resources
Traditionally Mongolia has been dependent on herding and agriculture.
Natural resources
copper,
gold,
coal,
tungsten

31. China, Mongolia, & Taiwan:
Pick one place in the region to visit. Use absolute and relative location to describe where you are visiting.
Write a journal entry describing how you believe the people there would live.
Make sure to include important physical features, climate, and population density in relation to physical features.
The journal entry should be in first person as if you were visiting and seeing these things.
It should be close to a page.
Draw one picture at the bottom that will be a “photograph” of where you are.