Yangtze

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/yangtze

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is Yangtze?Approximately 3,915 miles (6,300 kilometers)
2. How big is Yangtze?Approximately 700,000 square miles (1,800,000 square kilometers)
3. What is the location?People's Republic of China
4. What is the major cities?Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing, Shanghai
5. Where does the Yangtze River start?It starts in the Tanggula Mountains on the Tibetan Plateau.
6. Why is the Yangtze River important for Chinese history?It helped early people grow rice, move goods, and grow cities, so many Chinese dynasties grew along its banks.

Tibetan Plateau: A vast, high-altitude plateau in Central Asia, serving as the source of many major Asian rivers.
Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem, crucial for ecological stability.
Hydroelectric Power: Electricity generated from the energy of moving water, often harnessed by dams.
Sediment Transport: The movement of solid particles, like sand and silt, carried by flowing water.