GEOG215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Loess Plateau, Qin Dynasty, Alpine Climate

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Geography and Environmental Management
• Course: GEOG215
• Professor: Jonathan Li

Document Summary

Historical significance: imperial jade seal was created when emperor qin shi huang united china. Zhong means middle or central, guo means kingdom or country. Kingdom located at the most central position of the world under the qin dynasty: the i(cid:374)side s(cid:395)ua(cid:396)e is the i(cid:373)pe(cid:396)ial jade seal that (cid:396)ep(cid:396)ese(cid:374)ts the e(cid:373)pe(cid:396)o(cid:396)"s po(cid:449)e(cid:396) i(cid:374) national affairs. The outside square is the wall of defense for the country. The wall protects the emperor: the name china comes from the country in 211 bce. But the endless northwestern and western portions of china are enclosed and isolated by massive mountains, desserts and basins, and high plateaus. (cid:1005). (cid:1007)(cid:1012)(cid:1013) (cid:271)illio(cid:374) people, (cid:272)a. (cid:1005)(cid:1013). (cid:1009)% of the (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld"s populatio(cid:374). O(cid:374)l(cid:455) (cid:1010). (cid:1009)% of the ea(cid:396)th"s la(cid:374)d a(cid:396)ea. (cid:1013)(cid:1012)% of chi(cid:374)a"s la(cid:374)d (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1012) n and 50 n. The highest tier the mountains (1829-8848 m in elevation) The middle tier the hilly areas including basins, hills, and plateaus (183-1829 m)