WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mongols, however, lived in the Gobi Desert and were constantly raiding cities of northern China. This is why the Great Wall of China was built to protect the Chinese from these northern invaders.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient China was bordered by two of the world’s largest deserts: the Gobi Desert to the north and northwest and the Takla Makan Desert to the west. These two deserts helped to protect China from outside invaders, but they also limited Chinese expansion.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Qin Mountains, a continuation of the Kunlun Mountains, divides the North China Plain from the Yangtze River Delta and is the major physiographic boundary between the two great parts of China Proper.

Detailed explanation-4: –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-5: -Physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is a harsh desert, the Gobi.