Transcript Geography of China

Intro to China
Title a blank sheet of paper
“Brainstart – Intro to China”
Brainstart – Intro to China
• Divide your page into four sections
• Label the sections “picture 1, picture 2,” etc...
• On the next slide, you will see four pictures
related to China. In each section of your graphic
organizer, identify 2 strands of Social Studies
that can be inferred from the picture, and explain
your connection
• Five Strands of Social Studies are:
– Government
– Culture
– Economics
- Geography
- History
Brainstart – Intro to China
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http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/ancient/china.htm
http://britishbattles.homestead.com/ancient_china.html
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http://www.chinahighlights.com/silkroad/map.htm
http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=448&catid=15&subcati
d=103
Brainstart – Intro to China
• Share your answers
• Did you notice any similarities?
• Geography is a common theme among
these pictures
Title the next page “China Geography Terms”
Copy these words onto the next page in your
notebook, skipping a line between each
Yellow River
Tibetan Plateau
Taklamakan Desert
China’s sorrow
religion
rice
barrier
social structure
silt
millet
Yangtze River
climate
flood
Yellow River
• The Huang He, or Yellow River flows
across China for more than 2,900 miles.
• It gets its name from the rich yellow soil it
carries from Mongolia to the Pacific
Ocean.
• Nicknamed “China’s Sorrow” because
when the river flooded many people
drowned and many homes were
destroyed.
Silt
• Fine particles of rock that can be found in
the rivers and are deposited along the
banks during flooding.
• It provides fertile land for farming.
Tibetan Plateau
• Nicknamed “The Roof of the World,”
because its average elevation is more
than two miles above sea level.
• Covers almost a quarter of the land in
China.
• Rocky land surrounded by the Himalayas
on the southern edge. Mt. Everest is the
highest mountain in the world.
Taklamakan Desert
• 105,000 square miles in northwestern
China
• Considered one of the most dangerous
deserts in the world.
Gobi Desert
• Over 500,000 square miles, the Gobi
Desert is one of the world’s largest
deserts.
• Covers part of China and Mongolia
Millet
• A type of grain that is grown in Inner
China.
Yangtze River
• Also known as Chang Jiang, it means
“Long River.”
• It has hundreds of tributaries, or streams
that feed into a larger river.
• Good area to grow rice because there is a
lot of warmth and moisture.
• It is used to transport goods between the
eastern and western regions.
Shang Social Structure
• Six social classes
– King
– Nobles
– Craftspeople
– Traders
– Farmers
– Slaves
Religion
• Religion centered on ancestor worship.
– They believed it was important to honor their
ancestors because they had power to help or
harm the living.
– Kings had the power to rule because they
descended from powerful ancestors.
– Used oracle bones to ask their ancestors
advice on important matters.
Workshop Instructions
• Use the following resources to find information
about each of these terms:
– Chapter 19 in History Alive!
– Informational handout on the Yellow River
– ancientchina.co.uk/geography
• Record important information as you research
• Think about how these terms might be related
and gather evidence to support your
connections
• Once you have finished researching, complete
the webbing assignment
Exit Slip
Answer the following questions on an
index card
1. Based on your research today, where did
early people settle in ancient China?
Why?
2. Explain how geography influenced 2
other aspects of the 5 Strands of Social
Studies in ancient China.