china’s huang river valley
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China’s Huang River Valley
Why did the people of China settle along the Huang He (River)
despite the dangers of flooding?
Use your prior knowledge…
• Why do people settle along the banks of rivers?
• What have other civilizations done to control flood waters?
• What do you predict will be the same about the Huang He River?
• Different?
Huang He is also the Dragon River
• Look at the shape of the Huang River.
• The people of China believed that the river looked like a dragon.
• What do you think?
Huang He is also the Yellow River
• Loess is more! • Loess (les) is a fine yellow
soil• It is useful for farming, but
blows away easily in the wind.
• It is called the Yellow River because it is the ________ river in the world!
• At its mouth, it flows out into the ______ Sea.
muddiest
Yellow
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Levees keep the Huang River on its course.
• Do you think the levees always did their job?• Yes? • No?• If you knew that the Huang He was also called China’s
Sorrow, would that help you decide?
Terracing: Why did the Chinese create staircase like platforms used
by farmers?
Was terracing created just because it was beautiful?
YES!! NO! Tell me why?
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