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Hello, I'm Sara and welcome to my project for Social Studies class! It contains a picture, description, and an amazing fact for each selected landform in China. Enjoy.
Moutains and Moutain Ranges
Himalaya Mountain Range
The Himalaya Moutain Range is located in Asia and seperates India from the Tibetan Plateau.
The Himalaya Mountain Range is home to all fourteen of the worlds highest peaks.
Tian Shan Moutain Range
Tian Shan is a Moutain Range in Central Asia.
Tian Shan is also sometimes spelt Tien Shan, it has two spellings.
Kunlun Shan Moutains
The Kunlun Shan moutain range runs along the western boarder of China.
The Kunlun Shan is one of the longest moutain chains in Asia, extending more then 3000 km.
Altay Moutain Range
The Atlay moutain range is near the top of China, and at the bottom of Mongolia.
The name, in Altay, means Al (gold), tau (mount); in Mongolian Altain-ula, the "Mountains of Gold".
Deserts
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert is in the Middle Eastern part of China.
The Gobi is one of the largest deserts in the world.
Taklimakan Desert
The Takilmakan Desert is a desert in China.
The Taklimakan Desert formed 4.5 million years ago.
Rivers
Yellow River
The Yellow River is a river that runs along the middle of China.
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
Yangtze River
The Yangtze River is a river that runs along near the southern part of China.
The Yangtze River is the largest river in China and the third largest in the world.
Xi River
The Xi River runs along the bottom part of Central Asia, China.
Hsi River is another name for the Xi River.
Sea's
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is at the Eastern part of China, where China bends in a little.
Its name comes from the sand particles that color its water.
East China Sea
The East China Sea is very much self explanatory, it's a sea in China that is in the East.
The Yangtze River is the largest river flowing into the East China Sea.
South China Sea
The East China Sea is a sea in the East of China.
It is the largest sea body after the five oceans.
Taiwan Strait
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The Taiwan Strait is a area of space between China and the island of Taiwan.
The Taiwan Strait is 180 Km wide.
Others
Tibet
Tibet is a region in Central Asia, China.
Tibet is often called "The Roof Of The World."
Taiwan
Taiwan is part of China that is broken off and to the east.
Taiwan is more then 100 kilometers away from the eastern part of China.
Mongolia
Mongolia is not a part of China, however, it is the piece of land directly north of China and directly below Russia.
Mongolia's main mining products are petroleum, coal and copper.
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar is the capital of Mongolia and is in the middle of Mongolia but slightly to the east.
About one-third of the population resides in the capital city Ulaanbaatar.
Taipei
Taipei is the capital of Taiwan.
In 1949, Taipei became the headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalists, who had been forced to flee mainland China.
Beijing
Beijing is the capital of Central Asia, China.
The city, Beijing, has an opera, a ballet, and the impressive national library.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a region in Southeast China.
Hong Kong's terrain is hilly to mountainous with steep slopes.
Resources
Credit to www.Google.com for providing some information and pictures.
Also credit to www.Answers.com and www.Wikipedia.org for providing some information too.
Cucumbers!
Note: This page may never get updated after It's project due date, however, It will remain an Information source, that is untill Freewebs, the source of this site decides to shut it down because of it's inactiveness. :)
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