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This assignment involves thorough vocabulary work and research on key geographic features of Ancient China, including the Huang He River, Tibetan Plateau, Himalayan Mountains, and Gobi Desert. Explore how these features shaped human settlement, agriculture, and cultural development. Students will complete a vocabulary section related to these landforms, detailing their characteristics and effects on the people and environment. Additionally, each student will select a feature to research online, compile five facts, and creatively illustrate it on a notecard. Ensure all work is completed as per the given guidelines.
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Monday, Nov 19 1. Tape vocab in notebook after the China map, front and back of next page (or pages 101-3) 2. Get started: complete vocab for section 1
Geography unit 5 Feature How did it impact people? Plains (pg. 101) SKIP 3-4 lines 2. Rivers (102) SKIP 3-4 lines 3. Tibetan Plateau (103) SKIP 2 lines 4. Himalayan Mnts(103) SKIP 2 lines 5. Pacific Ocean SKIP 2 lines 6. Deserts
1.Plains How did it impact people? • Land is fertile for crops, • loess (soil) makes land fertile, • crops= soybeans, wheat, cotton • terraces used= platform farming • Double cropping = 2 crops grown
2. Rivers • Huang He – 1st people settled here (3000 BC) • Silt makes soil fertile • Flooding (summer rains) – destroyed crops/villages • Built Levees (kept water back)
3. Tibetan Plateau • Rocky land, hard to farm • Grow wheat and raise sheep • Many nomads , travel with animals
4. Himalayan Mnts • Barrier to invaders • Difficult travel & living
Fishing • Natural barrier to invaders 5. Pacific Ocean 6. Desert • Barrier to invaders • Difficult travel
On paper • Pick 1 geographic feature Huang He River Yangtze River Tibetan Plateau Himalayan Mountains Gobi Desert • Label the notecard and research it on the internet, list 5 facts/details about it • Create/Color an image of it on the front
Complete • NeedAncient China web quest done • You can go online and check your quiz grade at Quia • Make sure vocab section 1 is done