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