1. East Asia Physical Geography:
China, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan

3. China’s Desert
Taklimakan Desert: second biggest sandy desert in the world
So harsh that many people have died trying to cross it.
Baking hot and freezing cold
Sandstorms
deadly snakes

4. China: Land and Climate TB p. 610-611
Himalaya mountain range
China’s border with India and Nepal
Kunlun Mountains
Goes from Afghanistan to Central China
Plateau of Tibet
Between Himalaya and Kunlun Shan
World’s largest plateau( av. 13,000 ft.)
“Roof of the World”
Taklimakan Desert
Gobi
Desert of rocks and stones
Temperatures-extremely high, extremely low
High elevation
Sometimes temps as high as 110 F, as low as -30 F!
Manchurian Plain
Center of Manchuria
Heavily forested area to the east

6. China’s Rivers Xi Jiang Shortest of the three
Yangtze
China’s longest river (3,934 mi)
Chang Jiang (“Long River”)
Yellow
2nd longest river
Huang He/”China’s sorrow”
Yellow River valley is thickly covered in loess
Xi Jiang
Shortest of the three
Flows from China’s southeastern highlands to form a delta on the South China Sea
Vocab: loess- yellow-gray soil deposited by wind and water

7. Rivers: Pros vs. Cons Pros: Provides fertile soil for people to farm
Allows for easy transportation
Electricity
Cons:
Flooding has killed people
Yellow River sometimes called “China’s sorrow”
For this reason, people have built dams

8. Three Gorges Dam On the Yangtze River World’s largest dam
607 ft. high, 1.4 mi wide
Prevents floods and provides much hydroelectric power
Forced over a million people to move their homes!

10. Climate comparisons TB p. 626 Which countries have similar climates:
Eastern Montana
Maine
Virginia
Florida
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