WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: –Natural Barriers: 1) The Tibetan Plateau forms part of China’s natural border to the west Plateau: a mostly level area of land at a high elevation 2) The Himalayan Mountains contain some of the tallest mountains in the world. 3) The Gobi Desert is a vast area stretching from Mongolia to China.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Himalayas create a vast natural barrier that separates China from the rest of Southwest Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Himalayan Mountains form a natural barrier between India and China. The Himalayas include nine of the world’s ten tallest mountain peaks (including the very tallest, Mount Everest). No other mountain range in the world is as high as the Himalayas!

Detailed explanation-4: -The surrounding desert, mountains, and seas created natural barriers which protected the Ancient Chinese civilization from outside invaders. Its early civilization stayed contained within the natural barriers and did not start spreading until trade routes were developed.

Detailed explanation-5: -To the north is the Gobi Desert, and to the west lies the Taklamakan Desert. The Pamir, the Tian Shan, and the Himalayan mountain ranges form a tight curve on China’s western border. Because of those natural barriers, China remained isolated from much of the ancient world for thousands of years.

Detailed explanation-6: -China’s natural barriers to the west, south, and east helped to protect these early people from invasion. China’s natural barriers also include mountains, deserts, jungel, and rivers.