the chinese landscape
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The Land of ChinaEnvironment & Inhabitants
• For the last several million years, China has been a land of great variety.
• The high mountains and deserts of the north and west slope down to the Pacific Ocean in the south and east.
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The Physical Areas of China
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The Mountains of China
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Animals of the Mountains
• Yak• Tibetan Antelope QuickTime™ and a
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The Deserts & Steppes of China
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Animals of the Desert & Steppe
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The Waters of China
• Great rivers flow across the land of China, descending from the highlands of Tibet to the surrounding seas.
• The rivers carry lots of sediment, causing erosion and bringing fertile loess to areas downstream.
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Yellow River & Yangtze River
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Animals of the Waters
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The Forests of China
• A photo of southeastern China taken from orbit shows the heavy vegetation.
• China has large bamboo forests.
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Big Animals of the Forests
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Deer & Monkeys
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Small Animals of the Forest
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The Predators
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The Wetlands of China
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Animals of the Wetlands
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New on the Scene in China
• Homo Ergaster• Homo Erectus• Nearly modern
humans entered eastern Asia from Africa through the Middle East and began to change the landscape of China.
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