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Tibet

Mongolia

Southeast Asia

Indian Subcontine

nt

Russia

N. Korea

S> Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

CitiesCitiesCitiesCities

BEIJING

Harbin

Nanjing

Guangzhou

Xi’anShanghai

Taipei

Lhasa

HongKongMaca

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Completed Political Completed Political MapMap

Completed Political Completed Political MapMap

BEIJING

Harbin

Nanjing

Guangzhou

Xi’anShanghai

Taipei

Lhasa

HongKongMaca

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Tibet

Mongolia

Southeast Asia

Indian Subcontine

nt

N. Korea

S> Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

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North, South , East, WestNatural barriers isolated China from all other civilizations.

Pacific OceanPlateau of Tibet

Gobi DesertTaklimakan Desert

Himalaya Mountains

Mongolian Plateau

http://severe.worldweather.org/tc/wnp/

http://www.100gogo.com/tibet/tibet.htm

http://baatar.freeyellow.com/

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=5254

http://www.newton.mec.edu/Angier/DimSum/Him.Range%20Pix.html

http://www.city.itabashi.tokyo.jp/icief/twin/mongol/mongol4e.htm

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Physical Geography of East Asia (Fig. 11.6)


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Comparing Size & Latitude

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PatternsPatterns

Monsoon Monsoon Precipitation Precipitation

PatternsPatterns

Winter Winter MonsoonsMonsoons

Winter Winter MonsoonsMonsoons

Summer Summer MonsoonsMonsoonsSummer Summer

MonsoonsMonsoons

Precipitation in Precipitation in ChinaChina

Precipitation in Precipitation in ChinaChina

Summer RainfallSummer RainfallSummer RainfallSummer Rainfall

Pacific “Rim of Fire”Pacific “Rim of Fire”Pacific “Rim of Fire”Pacific “Rim of Fire”

Bodies of WaterBodies of WaterBodies of WaterBodies of Water

Huang-He

River

Yellow Sea

Yangtze River

Pacific Ocean

Amur River

Xi River

SouthChinaSea

Sea of

Japan

• River systems– Huang He (Yellow) -Named due to yellow – silt the river carries– Chang Jiang (Yangtze)

• Longest river in Asia - Major trade route since ancient times– Xi Jiang (West River)

• Runs in South China

Valleys / Plains / Valleys / Plains / BasinsBasins

Valleys / Plains / Valleys / Plains / BasinsBasins

Manchurian Plain

North China PlainTarim

Basin

Sichuan Basin

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Shabdong PeninsulaGrand

Canal

Great Wall

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““Brown” China vs. Brown” China vs. “Green” China“Green” China

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Double-crop rice

SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

Mountains & PeaksMountains & PeaksMountains & PeaksMountains & Peaks

Tian Shan

Altai Mts. Greater Khingan

Kunlun Shan

Himalayan Mts.

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Even Even though though much of much of China is China is covered covered with with mountainmountains, much s, much of the of the land is land is inhabitedinhabited. .

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Physical Regions of Central Asia (Fig. 10.5)

Inner Mongolia Plateau

Tibetan Plateau

• In the southwestern part of Outer China• Also known as the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau• Covers about ¼ of China• Rocky land surrounded by towering mountains• Since it’s so high, the climate is very cold and the air

is thin and dry• Natural vegetation consists of sparse scrubs and

grasses• Antelopes and yaks roam the area

Tibetan Plateau

• Dry, desolate region punctuated by mountains and isolated lakes

• Embraces the Himalayan Mountains, the Kunlan Mountains, and the Tahseh Shan Mountains

Deserts & PlateausDeserts & PlateausDeserts & PlateausDeserts & Plateaus

Tibetan Plateau

Taklamakan Desert

Gobi Desert

China Satellite View

TaklimakanDesert

Tian Shan

Tibetan Plateau

Kunlun Shan

GobiDesert

Himalaya

Map of Gobi Desert

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