Ancient China Geography

Flowing about 3,400 miles from the Tibetan Plateau across northern China, the river threads the North China Plain and empties into the Yellow Sea

• Indus River

• Haung He (Yellow) River

• Yangtze River

• Nile River

Longest river in Asia. 3rd longest in the world, flows from the Tibetan Plateau to the East China Sea

• Huang He (Yellow) River

• Yangtze River

• Ganges River

• Nile River

This directional part of Asia that includes the modern day countries of China, N & S Korea, and Japan

• North Asia

• South Asia

• West Asia

• East Asia

The largest, highest area on earth, its average elevation is 16,400 feet. Because of this the plateau is often called “The Roof of the World.”

• Tibetan Plateau

• Deccan Plateau

• Great Plateau

• China Plateau

A large desert and semi-desert region in central Asia, with a total area of about 500,000 square miles. It covers large areas of northern China and southern Mongolia

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Thar Desert

• Syrian Desert

This 1,500 mile long mountain range is in the south/southwest of China and forms its border with India, Nepal and Bhutan.

• Himalayas

• Zagros

• Alps

• Rockies

This sea is along China's eastern coastline and is between the Yellow Sea to the north and the South China Sea to the south.

• East China Sea

• Yellow Sea

• South China Sea

• Arabian Sea

This sea is located between China and the Korean peninsula. It is also above the East China Sea and is where the Huang He (Yellow) river empties into the Pacific Ocean.

• Yellow Sea

• South China Sea

• Red Sea

• Arabian Sea

This sea is located between south China and the Philippines and Vietnam.

• South China Sea

• Yellow Sea

• Arabian Sea

• East China Sea

The name for this desert is commonly translated as meaning: "once you get in, you'll never get out" forms the far western border of modern China.

• Gobi Desert

• Taklamakan Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Death Desert