T3H- 5.1 China from the mountains to the sea

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Where is China?

China

Put China and her neighbours on the correct location

China

Vietnam

South-Korea

Indonesia

India

Japan

Mongolia

Russia

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

Deforestation: to cut away trees

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

Infiltration capacity

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

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

The distance to the equator, expressed in degrees

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

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

Infiltration capacity

Desertification

Precipitation regime

Latitude

Peak discharge

Tropical climate

Sea climate

Polar climate

Desert climate

Tropical climate

Desert climate

Sea climate

Continental climate

High mountain climate

Steppe climate

TASKS

finish unit 5.1 by filling in Q. 3 and 5

Read unit 5.2 and make a summary of 5.2