T3- 5.1 China from the mountains to the sea

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Where is China?

China

Put China and her neighbours on the correct location

China

Vietnam

South-Korea

Indonesia

India

Japan

Mongolia

Russia

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Chinese Wall</span><br>

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Tibetan plateau</span><br>

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Shanghai</span>

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">Hong Kong</span>

North-China

Eastern- China

South-China

South- West China

Deforestation: to cut away trees

Soil erosion: loose soil (aarde) washes away when it rains or a hard wind blows

The distribution of the amount of precipitation over a specific period, for instance a year<br>

The maximum amount of water flowing through a river during a flood period<br>

The distance to the equator, expressed in degrees<br>

Process in which land that once had vegetation, loses the vegetation. The top part of the soil subsequently flushes or blows away.<br>

The amount of water that can run through the soil within a specific amount of time<br>

Infiltration capacity

Desertification

Precipitation regime

Latitude

Peak discharge

Tropical climate

Sea climate

Polar climate

Desert climate

Infiltration capacity

<b>Tropical climate<br></b>

<b>Desert climate<br></b>

<b>Sea climate<br></b>

<b>Continental climate<br></b>

<b>High mountain climate<br></b>

<b>Steppe climate</b><br>

Video: Desertification in North-China

Tekst'Door het hart van China- schooltv link: https://schooltv.nl/video/door-het-hart-van-china-in-de-klas-verwoestijning-in-noord-china/

Key terms: Desertification,  soil erosion, wind erosion, precipitation regime, over-grazing

TASKS

finish unit 5.1 by filling in Q. 3 and 5

Read unit 5.2 and answer Q.1 (use source 5 and 7 for this question)