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MAP EXERCISE The Grand Canal The Great Wall Manforms Waterways Mountains, Deserts and Plains On your outline map, identify: Cities and Surrounding Countries China’s Geography
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China’s Geography MAP EXERCISE On your outline map, identify: Waterways
The Huang He (Yellow River) The Chang Jiang (Yangzi River) The Pacific Ocean The South China Sea The Three Gorges Dam Site
Mountains, Deserts and Plains
The Gobi Desert The Takla Makan Desert The Himalayan Mountains The Qinling Moutains The North China Plain The Tibetan Plateau
Cities and Surrounding Countries Beijing Shanghai
Guangzhou Hong Kong
Tibet Autonomous Region Taiwan
Mongolia Russia North Korea South Korea Nepal India Pakistan Afghanistan
Japan Manforms The Grand Canal The Great Wall
China’s Geography QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER Using the images, maps and text, answer the following questions: The Huang He (Yellow River) Why is this river called a "yellow" river? Why is this river called "China's Sorrow"? What is loess? How is it useful?
The Chang Jiang (Yangzi River) Why is this river called China's "main street"? In what part of China are the upper reaches of this river? What is happening in the area called "The Three Gorges"?
The Great Wall When were the first segments of the Great Wall constructed? Why did the Chinese build the wall? What kind of “border” does it represent?
The Grand Canal When and why did the Chinese build the Grand Canal? What geographic problems did it resolve?