China Review

Vocabulary• ancient – a long, long time ago

• architecture – the design of buildings

• contribution – the act of giving or

doing something

• map – a drawing that shows what places

look like from above

Map• China is located on the

continent of Asia• most populated country in

the world• 3rd largest country in the

world• has one of the world’s

driest deserts (Gobi)• has one of the world’s

hottest deserts (Taklimakan)

• has the world’s 3rd longest river (Yangtze)

• has the world’s highest mountains (Himalayas)

Scholastic Culture Kit on China

Climate

winter spring

summer fall

Plant life

bamboo bushes

flowers trees

Landforms

rivers deserts

mountains hills

Adapting to the environment

irrigating the land farming

fishing

Written language

• oldest written language in the world

• made up of thousands of characters

• difficult to learn

Inventions

kite magnetic compass

fireworks wheelbarrow

Great Wall

• example of architecture

• built to protect the country

• 4,000 miles long• made of rocks,

stone, bricks, and mud

• can be seen from space