Gobi Desert The Gobi Desert is a Desert in Northern China and South Mongolia. It is 500,000 square miles and 5,184 ft high. It is the largest desert in Asia and the fifth largest in the world. The Gobi Desert was formed due to rain shadowing. Rain shadowing is when mountains block the clouds from raining on one side of the mountain because the clouds either have to get lighter to go above the mountains by getting rid of their precipitation of by going through the mountains in which they can't do if they want to keep their precipitation.
The Gobi Desert divides people because no one can live their so they have to pick which side to live on East or West China. This is the equivalent of choosing to live between Modern or Ancient China. Tibetan Plateau The Tibetan Plateau is a huge land form in the southwestern part of China. It is in the region of Tibet. This plateau stretches approximately 1,000 kilometers north to south and 2,500 kilometers east to west. The average elevation of this plateau is over 4,500 meters. This land form is also known as the roof of the world since it is the highest and largest plateau in the world. This plateau effects many people because of how large it is. It is another big reason for the major culture divide going on now in China between the Westerners and the Easterners. It separates people by distance because of how large it is but at the same time it separates people by elevation because of how high it is up in the air. |
Yellow RiverYellow River, or as other people call it the Huang He, is The third largest river in Asia. It is 3,395 miles long. It is also the sixth largest river in the world at an estimated 5,464 km. This river was one of the places where earlier civilizations were born around because it is such a good trading route. This river affected people because it allowed them to trade with each other so it actually brought them closer to each other rather than farther apart. Chang Jiang The Chang Jiang is one of the main rivers in China. It was one of the rivers where a lot of people first settled since there was a way of transportation and a place to plant crops. The Chang Jiang effected people because it gave them many resources and a good spot to live by because it made the land fertile and if they had to they could leave via the river. |
Hydroelectric Power The Three Gorges Dam is the biggest hydroelectric dam in the world. This Dam is also the largest man made structure in the world. It spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping.
The Hydroelectric Power generated from the Three Gorges Dam effects many people. The power that is made from the dam helps power the city of Shanghai. Coal Coal is a huge part of Chinese life. China is the largest consumer in the world but at the same time they are also the largest producer. Coal is a huge part of the reason why China is so polluted. Coal has impacted China in a huge way. Coal has made China a lot of money because so much people want this resource. It also has caused them many problems. |