Module5 A Trip Along the Three GorgesPeriod 5 Writing--Describing a region■Goals ● To gather related information and write a short description of the region you live in■ProceduresStep 1: Collecting and sharing related information about the regionBeijing Municipality has an area of 16,807 square kilometers, of which only about 16 percent is occupied by the city proper. Most of the Municipality is covered with mountains, which enclose it on the west, north and northeastern sides. The actual city of Beijing is built on edge of the flat alluvial fan of the Yongding River.Over half of Guangdong Province is covered in mountains and hills, with plains making up 23% and tablelands 19%. The land is generally high in the north and low in the south. The largest rivers converge on the Zhujiang (Pearl River) delta in the center of the province, where one finds the largest area of plains and hence the greatest agricultural productivity and the densest population.Most of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is covered by hills and mountains, of which striking limestone formations called karst are the most famous feature.About 87% of Guizhou’s area is mountains and highlands, with many spectacular peaks, valleys, rivers and caves. Although the land is very fertile, agriculture in Guizhou can be hampered by its climate, which is prone to continuous drizzling and flooding, hailstorms, droughts, and freezing temperatures.Hainan consists of about three-quarters mountains and highlands, occupying the center of the island, with coastal plains making up the rest of the province. Some of the notable natural features of the island are the remnants of tropical forest in the mountains, mangrove swamps on the coastal plains,...
