1- Yellow River Also known as the Huang Ho The 6 th longest
river in the world 3,400 miles long Yellow because of a material
called Loess found in the water Sediment builds up in the river,
forming natural dams. These natural dams cause major floods The
river has shifted course over 20 times! Yellow River (Discovery Ed,
Sec 7.1., EXPLORE tab, page 1) Yellow River
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Known as Chinas Sorrow because floods have devastated the
area
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2- Yangtze (Chang Jiang) River The longest river in Asia. The 3
rd longest in the world 3,900 miles Major flooding Home to Three
Gorges Dam, the largest dam in the world
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Three Gorges Dam PROS: -Controls Flooding -Creates
Hydroelectricity CONS: -Prevents animals from moving through the
river -Prevents sediments and nutrients from reaching
down-stream
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Top 10 Deadliest Floods Ever RankDeath tollEventLocationYear
1.2,500,000 + 1931 China Floods- Yangtze River and Yellow River
China1931 2.2,000,000 + 1887 Yellow River Flood China1887 3.700,000
+ 1938 Yellow River Flood China1938 4.230,000 Failure of 62 dams,
the largest of which was Bangiaou Dam, result of Typhoon Nina
China1975 5.145,000 1935 Yangtze River Flood China1935 6.Over
100,000 St. Felix Flood, storm surge Netherlands1530 7.100,000
Hanoi and Red River Delta flood North Vietnam1971 8.100,000 1911
Yangtze River flood China1911 9.50,00080,000 St. Lucia flood, storm
surge Netherlands1287 10.2,400 North Sea flood, storm surge
ScotlandScotland, Netherlands, England, Belgium Netherlands England
Belgium 1953
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3- East China Sea Large sea that borders China, the Korean
Peninsula, Japan, and Taiwan The Yangtze River flows into the East
China Sea Dense population on coast
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4- Yellow Sea Located between mainland China and the Korean
Peninsula The northern part of the East China Sea It is yellow due
to sand particles from the Gobi Desert and sediment from the Yellow
River
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5- South China Sea Borders China, Taiwan, the Philippines,
Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam 1/3 of all the worlds
ships passes through the South China Sea Contains over 250 islands-
most uninhabited.
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6- Plateau of Tibet Called the Roof of the World The worlds
highest and largest plateau About four times larger than France
Stretches 1,600 miles east to west and 620 miles north to
south
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Plateau of Tibet Average height is 16,000 feet (about 3 miles
high) Since the Himalayan Mountains block rain clouds, it is
usually very dry The Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader of Tibetan
Buddhism. Tibetan Plateau
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The Plateau of Tibet from space
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7- Gobi Desert Located in present-day Mongolia The fifth
largest desert in the world The largest in Asia 1,000 miles long
and 500 miles wide A rainshadow desert: The Himalayan Mountains
block rain clouds
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Gobi Desert Cold Desert Located far north High elevation (on a
plateau) Extreme temperatures: Parts of the Gobi Desert can change
up to 95 degrees in 24 hours Record High: 122 F Record Low: -43
F
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Gobi Desert Mountain Biking in the Gobi Desert
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8- Korean Peninsula Today, the countries of North Korea and
South Korea are located here Seperated from mainland China by the
Yellow Sea
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Critical Thinking China and the United States are roughly the
same size in area, but China has almost 4 times as many people.
What are some problems China has with such a high population? 1.2
Billion People300 Million People
