Post on 18-Dec-2015
Climograph
Shows the average temperature and precipitation of an area over a period of time.
Bar= Temperature Line= Precipitation
Why?
China
Civilization emerged about 3000 B.C.
Largest Country in Asia
China is almost as large as all of Europe!
China’s Geography
Diverse!!
Rivers flow towards the Ocean
Huang River Valley = Nile River V.
How?
China
Loess- yellow-ish soil that comes from the desert.
Terraces- platformsof earth that look likestairs.
Beijing
Capital of China
About 12 million people live there!
Located in the North China Plain
Center of culture and government
Rivers
Huang River a.k.a. Yellow River Why?
Levees – walls built to control floods.
Huang River a.k.a China’s Sorrow Why?
Agriculture
Lower China has a long growing season. What does this mean?
Double cropping- Two crops are grown on the same land in the same year.
People can rely on farming and fishing.
Tibetan Plateau
“Roof of the World”
Very rocky, surrounded by mountain ranges.
Himalayas – tallest peak on Earth.
Tibet
Minority group in China
Don’t speak Chinese
Nomads- Travel and live in tents alongside their livestock.