the region where human settlement and culture began in China
North China Plain
the capital of China: 40 N, 116 E
Beijing
a river that cuts through the North China Plain
Huang River
the area surrounding the Huang River
Huang River Valley
a region in southern China that has one of the best climates for farming
Guangxi Zhungzu
a rocky region in the west of China
Tibetan Plateau
a mountain range in the southern Asia: includes the highest point on Earth
Himalayas
a yellowish brown soil that blows in from a dessert
loess
a platform earth
terrace
a dike used to control flodding
levee
a process which two crops are grown from the same land in the same year
double cropping