China has an area of 3,705,820 square miles. China is approximately the same size as the United States.
* CHINA'S mountains cover much of Western China. Ranging from the Himalaya Mountains to the Qinghai-Tibet plateau to subtropical islands.
* China's physical features includes: - Forest Steppes - Deserts (Taklamakan and Gobi) - Dry regions - Subtropical forests - Rugged, High altitudes - Extensive mountain ranges
The North China Plain is a large plain of northern China, covering an area of about 158,000 square miles most of it is only 160 feet above sea level. It is one of the mostly densely populated area in the world.
The Himalaya Mountains is one of the highest mountains in the world, with more than 110 peaks rising to elevations of 24,000 feet or more above sea level.
The Himalaya Mountains includes Mount Everest and nine of the world's ten highest peaks.
* Citizens in china tend to divide China into for regions, the north, south, northwest, and the Qinghai- Tibetan areas.
Mountain Ranges
The world's highest mountains,(Mt. Everest, K2) are located on the western edge of East Asia in southwestern/ northwestern China and western Mongolia. The Kunlun Mountains are located in the west of China and are the source of two of China's great rivers, the Huang He and the Chang Jiang.