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Geography of China
Geography of China Intro
China is located in East Asia
1- Yellow River• Also known as the Huang Ho • The 6th longest river in the world– 3,400 miles long
• Yellow because of a sediment called Loess found in the water– Yellow River
Yellow River• Sediment builds up in the river, forming
natural dams. These natural dams cause major floods
• Known as “China’s Sorrow” because floods have devastated the area
2- Yangtze River
• The longest river in Asia. The 3rd longest in the world– 3,900 miles
• Major flooding• Home to Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam in
the world
Three Gorges Dam
PROS:-Controls Flooding-Creates Hydroelectricity
CONS:-Prevents animals from moving through the river-Prevents sediments and nutrients from reaching down-stream
Top 10 Deadliest Floods EverRank Death toll Event Location Year
1. 2,500,000 + 1931 China Floods- Yangtze River and Yellow River China 1931
2. 2,000,000 + 1887 Yellow River Flood China 1887
3. 700,000 + 1938 Yellow River Flood China 1938
4. 230,000Failure of 62 dams, the largest of which was Bangiaou Dam, result of Typhoon Nina
China 1975
5. 145,000 1935 Yangtze River Flood China 1935
6. Over 100,000 St. Felix Flood, storm surge Netherlands 1530
7. 100,000 Hanoi and Red River Delta flood North Vietnam 1971
8. 100,000 1911 Yangtze River flood China 1911
9. 50,000–80,000 St. Lucia flood, storm surge Netherlands 1287
10. 2,400 North Sea flood, storm surgeScotland,
Netherlands, England, Belgium
1953
3- East China Sea
• Large sea that borders China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and Taiwan
• The Yangtze River flows into the East China Sea
• Dense population on the east coast
4- Yellow Sea• Located between mainland China and the
Korean Peninsula– The northern part of the East China Sea
• It is yellow due to sand particles from the Gobi Desert and sediment from the Yellow River
5- South China Sea• Borders China, Taiwan, the
Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam
• 1/3 of all the world’s ships passes through the South China Sea
• Contains over 250 islands- most uninhabited.
6- Plateau of Tibet
• Called the “Roof of the World”– The world’s highest and largest plateau– About four times larger than France
• Stretches 1,600 miles east to west and 620 miles north to south
Plateau of Tibet
• Average height is 16,000 feet (about 3 miles high)
• Since the Himalayan Mountains block rain clouds, it is usually very dry
• Tibetan Plateau
The Plateau of Tibet from space
7- Gobi Desert• Located in present-day Mongolia• The fifth largest desert in the world– The largest in Asia
• 1,000 miles long and 500 miles wide• A rainshadow desert: – The Himalayan Mountains block rain clouds
Gobi Desert
• Cold Desert– Located far north– High elevation (on a plateau)
• Extreme temperatures: Parts of the Gobi Desert can change up to 95 degrees in 24 hours– Record High: 122 F ̊̊��
– Record Low: -43 F ̊̊��
8- Korean Peninsula
• Today, the countries of North Korea and South Korea are located here
• Seperated from mainland China by the Yellow Sea
Critical Thinking• China and the United States are roughly the same
size in area, but China has almost 4 times as many people. What are some problems China has with such a high population?
1.3 Billion People 300 Million People
Population Density Map of the World
• Almost half of the world’s population lives in India and China– China: 1.3 Billion People– India: 1.1 Billion People– United States: 300 million People
Geography of China
1)________ River2)________ River3)_______ ______ Sea4)________ Sea
5)_______ ______ Sea6)Plateau of _________7)________ Desert8)_________ Peninsula
