Influence+of+geography+on+Chinese+economy+and+culture

Name: Justin Blair = Date: 1/4/11 = WH -

Chinese Economy and Culture
**//Directions://** //Use an atlas to answer the following questions. During discussion you may jot down notes about those features that may be used in the analysis portion of this activity.//

1. Name the large //desert// in northwestern China? **Taklamakan Desert** 2. What is the //desert// that extends 1,000 miles through southeast Mongolia and north Chi Gobi Desert 3. What is the //plateau// in the southwestern part of China (most of which is above 13,000 ft) that comprises approximately one fourth of the whole country? Yunnan Plateau 4. What is the //mountain range// south of the Plateau of Tibet that extends 1,500 miles through five countries? The Himalayas 5. What is the //tallest peak// in the mountain range identified in question #4? Mount Everest

6. Name the //body of water// that is surrounded by China, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan? The Yellow sea 7. Name the //body of water// surrounded by China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam? South China Sea 8. What //body of water// is located between Korea and China? Yellow sea 9. What is the //river// that begins in the Plateau of Tibet and runs across farmlands of __north__east China? Nu River 10. What is the //plain// upon which China’s capital, Beijing, is located? North China plain 11. What is the //plateau// in southern China? (much of China’s rice is grown there) Plateau of Tibet

12. What is the //river// that flows from the Plateau of Tibet across central and southern China to the East China Sea? Huang He

**__ Analysis – How may China’s geography affect … __** ** Society/Culture: ** a. What //types// of features ( // mountains, seas, rivers, etc.) // would most likely //isolate// China from other cultures? The Great Wall of China And the mountains Explain:

b. Based on the geographical features you analyzed above, what areas/countries would China most likely have //closer contact// with?

Mongolia Thailand Explain: Because those countries are not separated from china by water or other states

** Economy: ** c. In reviewing questions 9-12, why do you think the Chinese built the Grand Canal where they did? So that foreign traders could sell things to china