Period+6+China+Geography

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**__ China's Geography __**
China has a variety of different geography, such as deserts, mountains and fertile river basins. Western China has desert areas, while Central China has mountains. China is the 3rd largest country in the world and has an area of 9.6 million sq. km. China has a land border of 22,143.34 km long and consists of twelve countries. The coastline extends 18,000 km long. Two thirds of China is not flat and is covered by mountains, hills and plateaus. China and Nepal share the highest peaked mountain, Mount Everest. China has 6,536 islands that are larger than five square miles. Thirty six percent of China has inland river systems. They systems play an important role in transportation in China, northern wheat fields and southern rice fields are fertilized by the river as well. There is 525,800 square kilometers of irrigated land in China.

__Works Cited__

China Geography." //Tourism in Asia//. Tourism in Asia Corp, Apr.-May 2009. Web. 13 May 2010..China Geography." //Tourism in Asia//. Tourism in Asia Corp, Apr.-May 2009. Web. 13 May 2010. .

Pictures taken from [|www.geographicguide.net] and www.chinainfo.com