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China's geography, including the Great Wall, rivers, mountains, and natural barriers, has played a significant role in shaping the country. The Great Wall was built to protect against invaders and is now a popular tourist attraction. The Yellow River and Yangtze River provided fresh water, food, and transportation, and influenced Chinese culture. China also has tall mountains, including the tallest in the world. These natural barriers protected ancient Chinese civilization and helped it develop. Primary sources are original records, while secondary sources are created by referencing primary sources. The episode ends with a joke about the weight of the Great Wall. Welcome to Wake Up Students. For today's show we have for you China's geography and physical feature and how it made a big impact on the country. Let's get this show started. I am Brianna Croissant and our guest host today is Christina Baguette. Great Walls Story. The Great Wall of China is one of the biggest structures ever made by humans. Whoa, that's big. The ancient Chinese built the wall to protect against invading armies. Today it is a tourist attraction and symbol of China. Workers constructed several walls in northern China and southern Mongolia in the 600s BC. Some of the walls ran parallel to each other. In the 200s BC the Chinese joined some of the sections together to make one long wall. Since that time the wall has been extended and rebuilt many times. Today's main wall winds across the Chinese countryside for 5,500 miles or 8,850 kilometers. How cool is that? But that's not all. They also had rivers. Segment 2. Rivers, Natures, Highways. The two most important geographical features of China were the two major rivers that flowed through central China. The Yellow River to the north and the Yangtze River to the south. These major rivers were a great source of fresh water, food, fertile soil, and transportation. They also were the subjects of Chinese pottery, art, literature, and folklore. Segment 3. Mountains, Natures, Barriers. Did you know that the tallest mountain in the world is in China? Wow, that's amazing. Many people travel from all around the world to climb to the top. It takes about 40 days to hike to the top. Some people have even died climbing to the top because it's too dangerous. China has some other tall ones like the Himalaya and mountains keep different groups of people separated and have helped create China out of its culture. What else surrounded ancient China? The surrounding deserts, mountains, and sea created natural barriers protecting ancient Chinese civilization from outside invaders. Its early civilization stayed contained within the natural barriers and started spreading when the trade routes were developed. So there you have it. China's geography from the Great Wall to its rivers and mountains has shaped the country in important ways. But before we go, let's answer a question from one of our listeners. The difference between primary sources and secondary sources is that primary sources are the original record created by first-hand witness of an event, while secondary sources are documents, texts, images, and objects about an event created by someone who typically referenced the primary sources for their information. Alrighty, I think we're finished here. Thanks for listening and have a great day. After the joke. How much does the Great Wall of China weigh? I don't know. One ton. Now we are finished. Peace out.