11.1: The Landscape of China
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The Big Idea:
China's rivers helped shape its early farming civilizations. China's physical features, such as mountains and deserts, isolated it from the rest of the world in ancient times. As a result, the Chinese developed a common heritage.
Lesson Objectives:
-> Explain the role of rivers in the development of early Chinese cultures.
-> Describe how geographic features helped shape life in ancient China.
-> Identify how legends can provide information about life in ancient China.
KWL Chart (In note packet)
K- Write 3 things you already know about China
W- Write 3 things you want to learn about China
L- Write 3 things you learned about Ancient China
Major Rivers
The Huang He (Yellow) River was the cradle of Chinese civilization.
It gets its yellow appearance from a yellow silt called loess.
The Huang He floods unpredictably (no one knows when or if it will flood)
When it does flood it can devastate homes, crops, and livestock and has ruined so many lives that its nickname is China's Sorrow
Mountains
Plateau
Gobi Desert
Assessment
Illustrate the geography of China
- Keep in mind how the altitude changes as you travel west to east
- Include mountains, rivers, plateaus, terraces, deserts, and anything else you think is important
- Label important features
COLOR!!!!!
Map on page 415 has some features labeled
