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1. How did surplus cause (lead to) the specialization? a. Surplus attracting people to the village to barter and tradeb. Not everybody had to farm since there was too much food so they could do

other thingsc. Surplus caused village population to decreased. It helped villagers fight attackers

2. Why did flooding benefit river valley civilizations?a. Flooding protected river valleys from outside invadersb. Flooding killed bugs on the cropsc. Flooding fertilized the soil with sediment and nutrientsd. Flooding had no benefit for river valley civilizations

3. Which of the following techniques did the Mesopotamians use to help irrigate their crops?

a. They build canals, dams, and waterwaysb. The brought their water in buckets that they carried on their headsc. They used a conveyor belt to move water from oned. They used hoses and sprinkler systems

Lesson Information

Title: Chinese Geography

Objective: I can label a map of China and explain how geography influenced China.

Agenda:

1)Text Analysis

2) Map Practice

3) Independent Practice

4) Exit Ticket.

China’s Geography

Label the River Valley Civilizations

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China’s geography played a major role in the development of Chinese civilization. China has many different geographic features. Some features separated groups of people within China. Others separated China from the rest of the world.

China covers nearly 4 million square miles, about the same size as the United States. One of the physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is a harsh desert, the Gobi desert. The Gobi desert spreads across northern China. To the West are rugged mountains . In the southwest is the Plateau of Tibet. A plateau is an area of highland usually surrounded by lower lands.

There are two great rivers in China. The Huang He or Yellow River flows across China for more than 2,900 miles. It gets its name from the rich yellow soil it carries from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean. Like rivers in early Mesopotamia and Egypt, China’s Huang He flooded the land. The flooding was good and bad for the Chinese. When the river overflowed many people drowned and many homes were destroyed. As a result the Chinese called the Huang He “China’s Sorrow.” The river, however, also brought a gift. When the river flooded it left behind rich topsoil in the Huang He valley. As a result, farmers could grow large amounts of food on very small farms. The other great river is called the Yangtze River.

1) Based on the text above and your knowledge of world history, which of the following statements is accurate? a. China did not have a variety of geographic regions. b. The Huang He had a major influence on early China. c. The Tigris River gave fertile soil to the Chinese. d. The Huang He was only known as “China’s Sorrow”

2) How does the Gobi Desert influence China?Claim

Evidence

Gobi Desert Huang He River Yangtze River Plateau of Tibet MongoliaHimalayan Mountains India Japan Pacific Ocean

Practice!Read the clues below in order to identify what geographic landform is being described

Clue #1: An elevated flat area of land located in the Southwest of China.Answer: _____________________________________________

Clue #2: These mountains border India and China, they also made China much more isolated. Answer: ____________________________________________

Clue #3: This desert is located in Northern China and creates and isolated China from their neighbors, Mongolia.Answer: ____________________________________________

Clue #4: What was the nickname of the Haung He River?Answer: _____________________________________________

Push Your Thinking

5) What does China’s geography have in common with Mesopotamia, Egypt and India? Answer in at least 1 complete sentence. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6) Ancient China believed for a long time that they were the center of the world, what two landforms made China isolated? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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7) What is the map key below showing you?__________________

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8) What conclusion can you already draw about the government of Ancient China using the map key?__________________

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1. Which continent is China located on?

a. Europeb. Africac. North Americad. Asia

2. Why is the Yellow River sometimes called “China’s Sorrow”

a. It dried up after the monsoons did not come.

b. Its waters made people sick.c. It’s floods were unpredictable,

causing many people to died. Qin Shi Huang’s army drowned

while protecting the people of China.

3. What physical feature created the boundary between China and India?

a. Himalayasb. Gobi Desertc. Huang Hed. Taklimakan Desert

4. What river did early settlements in ancient China develop along?

a. Tibet-Qinghaib. Gobic. Indusd. Huang He

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