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5 Features

-Mountains features

1. Himalayas Mountains

-Rivers features

1. Yangtze River

2. Yellow River

-Deserts features

1. Gobi Desert

2. Taklamakan Desert

Written Explanation

-Himalayas Mountains

To the south and southwest of china are the  Himalayas mountains.  This are the highest mountains in the world.  They provided a nearly impassable border for ancient china, leaving the area isolated from many civilizations they were also important to Chinese religion and were considered sacred.

-Yangtze River

Is south of the Yellow River and flows in the same   direction (West to East) .  The Yangtze River played an important role in the development of the culture and civilization of Ancient China.  Farmers that lived took advantage of the warm climate and rainy weather to grow rice.  It becomed one of the wealthy land.  Also served as a boundary between northern and southern china.

-Yellow river

Early Chinese farmers built small villages along  the yellow river.  The rich yellow colored soil was good for growing a grain called millet, the farmers of this area also raised sheep and cattle.  It's water and the rich soil it carriers bring agricultural abundance to support China's enormous population.  However the yellow river has a dark side as well.  When the rains are heavy or silt blocks up the river channel, she has the power to jump her banks and spread death and destruction across central China.

-Gobi Desert

The Gobi desert provided borders that kept  china isolated from the rest of the world.  The Mongols, lived in the Gobi Desert and were constantly raiding cities of Northern China.  That is why the Great Wall of China was created was built to protect the Chinese from these northern invaders.  They were also important to Chinese religion and were considered sacred.

-Taklamakan Desert

This Desert played an important business role in  China, with 2 oases (fertile spots in the desert) serving as trading spots on the silk road, such as it was the most common of the precious goods crossing this area, crossing the Taklamakan Desert can be really dangerous and deadly.

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