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EASTERN VS. WESTERN GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA

Part #1 Directions:
HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANT PARTS IN THE PASSAGE AS YOU READ
ANNOTATE OR TALK TO THE TEXT TO COLLECT EVIDENCE TO
FIGURE OUT THE BIG IDEA!

The geography of Ancient China shaped the way the civilization and
culture developed. The large land was isolated from much of the rest of
the world by dry deserts to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the
east, and impassable mountains to the south. This enabled the Chinese
to develop independently from other world civilizations.

BIG IDEA: ___________________________________________________

Part #2 Directions:
DRAW A VERTICAL LINE DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE MAP
HIGHLIGHT EACH PHYSICAL FEATURE YOU READ ABOUT IN THE
READING ON THE MAP
Part #3 Directions:
USE THE WEBSITE TO COLLECT INFORMATION ABOUT EACH
PHYSICAL FEATURE OF CHINA.
CLICK HERE
ALSO LOCATED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM
USE THE MAP TO LOCATE EACH PHYSICAL FEATURE OF CHINA.
WRITE WHERE IT IS LOCATED.
IT WILL EITHER BE EAST OR WEST

Physical FACT: East or

Feature Include the most important fact about
each physical feature
West
Taklimaka
n Desert
Gobi
Desert
Yellow
 River
[
Huang
He]
Yangtze
River
[C
hang
Jiang]
Himalaya
s
Pacific
Ocean

Part #4 Directions:
USE THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE COLLECTED TO RESPOND TO
THE QUESTION.
DEFEND YOUR ANSWER WITH 3 REASONS.

Which region [east or west] is better for the first civilization of China?

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