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Ancient China. Ancient History 10. Physical Features of China. Physical Features of China. China is the largest landmass in Asia Today it has: 22 provinces, 4 municipalities and 5 autonomous regions. Capital, Beijing. The physical features highlight: Forest steppes. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ancient China
Ancient History 10
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Physical Features of China
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Physical Features of China • China is the largest landmass in Asia • Today it has: 22 provinces, 4 municipalities and 5
autonomous regions.• Capital, Beijing.• The physical features highlight:
• Forest steppes.• Deserts (Gobi and Taklamakan).• Dry regions.• Subtropical forests.• Rugged, high altitudes.• Extensive mountain ranges.
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Mountain Ranges
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Mountains in China
• China was composed of pockets of civilization. • The early people in China settled mostly along
the Yangtze River and Yellow River. • These early people were protected from the
rest of the world by many natural barriers. – One was the Himalayan Mountains.
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Mountains in China
• The Himalayan Mountains are not located in modern day China. They run along the border to the south. – Helped to protect from invasion.
• The Himalayan Mountains to the south are very rugged.
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Deserts in China
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The Taklamakan Desert• Referred to as Sea of Death. (2nd largest)• It has poisonous snakes, frequent sand
storms, boiling days, freezing nights, and intense water shortages.
• Bounded by the Kunlun Mountains and the desert Pamir Mountains
• 85% made up of shifting sand dunes
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Godi Desert in China
• One of the driest deserts in the world. • Gobi gets some water• It covers parts of northern and northwestern
China, and of southern Mongolia. • The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by
the Altai Mountains, steppes of Mongolia and Tibetan Plateau.
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Plateau In China
• The Tibetan Plateau is surrounded by massive mountain ranges.
• The plateau is bordered to the south by the Himalayan range, Kunlun Range, Tarim Basin, and the Qilian Range.
• The Tibetan Plateau has an altitude that drops from around 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) in less than 150 kilometres.
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Manchurian Plain
• Manchuria, the northeastern • The area is roughly 1,165,000 km sq. • Manchuria is bordered by:• Mongolia• Russia • North Korea• Yellow Sea.
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Manchurian Plain
• Manchurian Plain, enclosed by heavily forested mountain ranges and hills.
• Climate has long, cold winters and short, warm to hot summers.
• Temperatures average about -18° C in January to 22° C in July.
• Precipitation normally totals 250 to 630 mm
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Tarim Basin
• Drained by the Tarim River in western China, • Covers about 906,500 square km and enclosed
by the mountains. • The climate is extremely dry since the
mountains block out moist air from the sea. • Annual rainfall is less than 4 inches
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Rivers in China
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Rivers in China
• Some of their natural features provided fertile soil and safe drinking water.
• China has two major river systems – • Yellow River (Huang He) and the Yangtze River
(Long River).
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Rivers in China
• The Yangtze (Long River) is the third longest river in the world.
• It is about 4000 miles long. • It floods each year and leaves
fertile soil along the banks. • The Yangtze River has high banks,
which keeps homes safe from the annual flooding.
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Rivers In China
• The Huang He (Yellow River) is about 3000 miles long.
• The banks along the Huang He River are low.
• Civilization in ancient China began along the Yellow River about 5000 years ago.
• Nickname "The Great Sorrow". (Reason = homes ruined)
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Climate in China
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