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China Review
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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
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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
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Climate
winter spring
summer fall
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Plant life
bamboo bushes
flowers trees
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Landforms
rivers deserts
mountains hills
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Adapting to the environment
irrigating the land farming
fishing
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Written language
• oldest written language in the world
• made up of thousands of characters
• difficult to learn
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Inventions
kite magnetic compass
fireworks wheelbarrow
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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