Question

Use the Civilization along the Yellow and Yangtze Map, located in the Assessment Resources tab under Materials, to answer this question.
Which desert lies to the north on the map?

Answer 1

Answer:

Chinese Civilization

Answer 2

The Gobi desert lies to the north on the map.

Explanation:

• The Gobi Desert is a great desert in East Asia.

• It covers divisions of Northern and North-eastern China and of Southern Mongolia.  

• The desert sinks of the Gobi are surrounded by the Altai Mountains and the steppes and grasslands of Mongolia on the north, by the Taklamakan Desert on the west, by the Tibetan Plateau and Hexi Corridor to the southwest, and by the North China Plain to the southeast.  

• The Gobi is prominent in history as the site of several important cities along the Silk Road.