China is a land of major contrasts with very distinctive physical features.  Physical maps illustrate landform regions, vegetation patterns, and climatic zones. 

• What is the topography like?
• What climatic zones cover China?
• How would you describe the vegetation of China?

Using the web links below, research the physical landscape of China, and color in the areas on your blank physical map of China which are predominately: plains (dark green), hills (light green), deserts (yellow), mountains (brown), river valleys (blue), and forest (purple).

• Gobi Desert, Mt. Everest
• Gulf of Tonkin
• Mekong River
• Yellow River
• Grand Canal
• Himalayan Mountains
• Yellow Sea
• Yangtze River
• Sea of Japan
• Great Wall of China
• Tian Shan Mountains
• East China Sea
• South China Sea.

• CIA Factbook: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html visit the CIA Factbook on China
• China/Changshi: http://www.china.org.cn/e-changshi/  general facts on China.
• About China: http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxchina.htm blank printable map of China.
• Perry-Castaņeda Library Map Collection: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map%5Fcollection/china.html
• China.org: http://www.china.org.cn/ general information site on China.
• Brigham Young University/History of China: http://fhss.byu.edu/history/faculty/farmer/courses/340/map001.html physical map of China.

Once you have completed their physical map of China, using a brochure template create a travel brochure to one of the major physical features of China.  Your brochure should including the following information:

• landmark/major physical features
• climate
• people
• wildlife
• points of interest and clipart/pictures that reflect their selected area.

You may use the web links listed in the first activity or conduct a search using:  

• http://www.google.com/
• http://www.ajkids.com/
• http://www.yahooligans.com/