Tibetan Plateau
Southeast Coast
Dusty soil region with little water.
Southwest Uplands
Sichuan Basin
Tallest mountains in the world
Aquaculture
Northwest China/Xinjiang
Yellow River; flooding creates fertile soil; variable climate.
Fertile; hot and humid.
Desert, harsh region
Yangtze River used for food and transport.
LOTS of different crops
Loess Plateau
North China Plain
Mountainous region with many different ethnic groups.
Cold, icy, flat region with few people.
Trade routes
Harsh region with nomadic people
Manchurian Plain
Isolated area protected by mountains
Valuable today for oil
Yangtze Valley
