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Imperial China Geography (Gobi Desert (Asia's largest desert…
Imperial China Geography
Himalayas
Stretches 1,500 miles from east to west, across Bhutan, Nepal, India, Tibet, China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
Mt. Everest = the tallest peak in the world
Plateau of Tibet
Highest plateau in central Asia
Gobi Desert
Asia's largest desert stretching 1,000 miles east -> west and 5,000 miles north -> south
average highs are 113
covers 500,000 square miles
average low are - 40
Yangtze River
also called the chang jiang or long river
the longest river in asia and the third longest in the world
yellow river
asia's second longest river and 6th in the world
also known as Huang he
the forbidden city
largest ancient palace in the world
palace of the emperors during the ming and qing dynastics
The Great Wall
The Great Wall is around 5,500 miles long!
The wall was built to help keep out northern invaders like the Mongols.
Zheng He
Zheng He led the largest ships in the world on seven voyages of exploration to the lands around the Indian Ocean