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Revewer China

This document summarizes several key geographic features of China. It outlines several major mountain ranges that define regions, including the Kunlun Mountains, Bayakala Mountains, and Muztag Ata Mountains. It also describes several important basins, including the Qaidam Basin in Qinghai Province, the Sichuan Basin, and the Tarim and Junggar Basins. Additionally, it lists several significant plateaus, such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Inner Mongolia Plateau, Loess Plateau, and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Major rivers like the Yangtze River and plains like the North China Plain and Middle and Lower Yangtze Valley Plain are also

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Revewer China

This document summarizes several key geographic features of China. It outlines several major mountain ranges that define regions, including the Kunlun Mountains, Bayakala Mountains, and Muztag Ata Mountains. It also describes several important basins, including the Qaidam Basin in Qinghai Province, the Sichuan Basin, and the Tarim and Junggar Basins. Additionally, it lists several significant plateaus, such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Inner Mongolia Plateau, Loess Plateau, and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Major rivers like the Yangtze River and plains like the North China Plain and Middle and Lower Yangtze Valley Plain are also

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REVIEWER NUMBER 2  Badain Jaran Desert -2nd largest desert in China located

 Kunlun Mountain – spine of China in the middle of the Badain Jaran Desert.
 Bayakala Mountain – watershed of Yangtze and Yellow  Qaidam Basin – 3rd largest basin in China loated in
River Qinghai Tibet Plateau . It has the highest bottom
 Muztag Ata Mountain – Father of Glaciers altitude in China ( 2,600 – 3,000)
 4 Great Treasures of Qaidam Basin
 Qinghai – Tibet Plateau – roof of the world / biggest 1. Salt 2. Oil 3. Lead Zinc 4. Borax
plateau in China / Very important natural pasture in  Qaidam – Means salt lake in Chinese language
China  Sichuan Basin – 4th largest basin in China
 Qomolongma Mountain- ( Mount Everest) –highest .An intact basin surrounded by mountains
mountain in the world .People call it the purple basin because stones are
 Pian niu – offspring of a bull and a yak purplish red
.Sichuan basin is also called a land of plenty
 Qinghai Lake – Largest salt lake in China .Weather is warm in winter , hot in summer and it is
 Inner Mongolia Plateau – location : Northern China / most cloudy and foggy
second largest plateau in China / has a very dry  Yangtze River – 3rd longest river in the world which
weather / 1/3 of the total desert of China originates from Tanggula Mountain.( part of Qinghai
 Hetao Plain – Fertile alluvial plain in Inner Mongolia Tibet Plateau ) It passes through 11 provinces.
 Jiangnan – areas south of the lower reaches of the
Yangtze River
 Loess Plateau – 3rd largest in China
 li- Chinese unit of length ( equivalent to half kilometer )
 Yunnan Guizhou Plateau – 4th largest in China
 Bazi – means basins in China
 Karst – topography widely distributed in Yunnan
Guizhou Plateau. It gradually forms after limestones is
dissolved and eroded by water over a long period of
time
 Northeast plain – biggest plain in China ( 350,000 km2)
/ most important grain producing area in China /
famous for its black soil
 North China Plain – 2nd largest plain / came into being
because of the large amount of mud and sand brought
down by Yellow River , Huaihe and Haihe River which
filled in the sea
 Cities located in North China Plain
1. Xuzhou 2. Beijing 3. Tianjin 4. Jinan
 Middle and Lower Yangtze Valley Plain – 3rd largest
plain in China / has the reputation of a “water village”
because it is densely covered with rivers and lakes
 Cities in the Middle and Lower Yangtze Valley Plain
1. Wuhan 2. Changsha 3. Nanjing 4. Shanghai
 Tarim Basin – Chinese call Tarim basin oil sea
Largest inland basin in the world ( encircled by Mt.
Tiangshan , Kunlun , Altyn Tagh and Pamirs )
 Tarim – means river flowing into lakes and deserts in
Chinese
 Taklamakan Desert – largest desert in China located in
Tarim basin
 Junggar Basin –lies between the Tianshan and Altai
Mountain

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