1. River Valley Civilizations
Why do you think these were the first four civilizations in the world?

3. Some cool Geography of China facts
China: 3rd largest country, next to Russia and Canada
China & Us close in size China: 3,691,500 sq. miles, US 3,678,900 sq. miles
Most populated country in the world.
China 26% live in urban areas US 75% urban areas

4. China & the U.S. are close in size, however, the population of China is much larger than the U.S.

5. China’s population exceeds the population of all these countries combined populations EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, JAPAN, and the UNITED STATES

6. China feeds about 25% of the worlds population on 7% arable land.
*The US has 80% more farmland than China does, however only 3% are involved in farming.
They have a population explosion… part of the reason for their One Child Policy

7. What if you were surrounded by..Mountains

8. JUNGLES

9. Deserts

10. And Ocean…

11. Like China Is?

13. Mongolia Korea Japan Yangzi River Sea of Japan Tien Shan Mts
Gobi Desert
Korea
Huang He River
Yellow Sea
Tibet
Japan
Himalaya Mts
Pacific Ocean
Yangzi River
India
South China Sea

14. I. China Geography Mountains, jungles
Surrounded by________ deserts, ______ & water
isolation
1. Led to ___________ from the rest of the world!

15. Unique
2. Developed a ______ culture

16. 3. Believed that they were the geographical center of the Earth they called themselves,
Middle Kingdom

17. They thought they were all that… could they back it up??
4. Feelings of ____________
ethnocentrism

18. only true
5. Considered themselves the _______ civilization.
Barbarians
6. All outsiders are ______________
7. _________________ built to keep Barbarians out.
Man-made barriers
What did they build?
If you said the ______________ of China, you are wise like Confucius and will have good fortune.
a. Great Wall

19. Invaders
b. ________-still got through and were considered inferior to the Chinese

20. B. Geographic Regions
1. East: Heartland near the rivers.

21. a. ____________ =Yellow River= _____________ Huang He River
River of Sorrow
b. Home to China’s 1st Civilization!
c. farming, irrigation & transportation
east coast and river valleys
d. Congestion along the ___________________________

22. But why is it called the “River of Sorrow?

23. e. The Huang He is also known as “The Great Sorrow” because of the devastating floods.
Yangzi Longest River: Second worst flood in 130 years in summer Killed 3,656 and left 14 million homeless.

24. The Chinese symbol for misfortune is a river with a blockage that causes suffering.
Loess
f. ______: Fine Yellow Wind blown sand that causes flooding.

26. Flood Facts 1887 A.D. Flood killed nearly a million people.
1938: In an attempt to halt the Japanese invasion, the Chinese diverted the Huang He south, flooding more than 20,000 sq miles, killing 900,000 people; it was returned to its present course in 1947.
1998 Flood…
Killed 3,656 people. 14 million people became homeless, 5 million homes destroyed, 12 million homes damaged, $20 BILLION in damages!

27. What is a modern response the Chinese have done to stop this flooding?
Three Gorges Project:
+:Largest dam project in the world. Most expensive to date. Provides China with electrical power equal to 10 nuclear power plants.

28. (-): It will also displace more than 1 million Chinese and drown FOREVER ancestral archeological sites.

29. 2. West :Most of it is inhabitable; desserts, mountains, jungles, make up 2/3 of the country.
Tien Shun Mts.
a. Home to ______________ and __________ and of course those Himalayan Mts.
Kunlun Mts.
terrace
b. Used _________ farming

30. c. Most of this land is too
____, too high, too ___ to support a large population
cold
dry
d. Those cool Buddhist monks live in TIBET! This area is considered the ROOFTOP of the world! (elevation is about 14,000 feet!)

32. Rice has always been a major crop in China. Yum!!!
                              
Rice has always been a major crop in China. Yum!!!

34. Mongolia Tien Shan Mts Gobi Desert Tibet Himalaya Mts India
Sea of Japan
Huang He River
Korea
Tibet
Himalaya Mts
Yangzi River
Pacific Ocean
India

35. Mongolia Korea Japan Yangzi River Sea of Japan Tien Shan Mts
Gobi Desert
Korea
Huang He River
Yellow Sea
Tibet
Japan
Himalaya Mts
Pacific Ocean
Yangzi River
India
South China Sea

36. China Geography Questions
How were people outside China viewed?
What is the Middle Kingdom?
Why did the Chinese feel their was no need for contact with outsiders?
How could the Chinese feeling of cultural superiority be a disadvantage in the long run?
What adjectives can be used to describe the beliefs or attitudes of the Chinese during this time period?

37. Yay China!!!