1. CHINA’S RIVER VALLEYS 5-1

2. GEOGRAPHY
Geographic barriers (i.e., mountains, oceans, & deserts) isolated China from other major civilizations.
Chinese called themselves “Middle Kingdom”
Thought they were the center of the world

3. GEOGRAPHY
North China Plain built up by soil deposits of the Huang River
Dry climate

4. GEOGRAPHY
Monsoons in southern China make the area warm and wet.

5. GEOGRAPHY
Civilizations in China grew up along the Huang & Chang rivers.

6. GEOGRAPHY Huang River (Yellow River) Muddiest river in the world
Loess soil
called “China’s Sorrow” because of devastating floods
million killed
,000 killed

7. GEOGRAPHY
Chang River - (Yangtze River)
Longest river in China

8. GEOGRAPHY
The rivers provide good soil for farming, but also bring floods.
Early people built dikes to hold back the flood waters.

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