NORTHERN CHINA 
1. Under 600 
000-6,000. 4. Over 6,000, Height in feet, 
Tar FAR East: OBOGRAPHICAL. (After the Diagram Co.) 
sometimes into the Yellow Sea. Willows and shrubs have been planted 7 
for considerable distances along the river-side, in order to preserve the 
banks from rapid denudation; but on account of the danger of floods 
there are no large towns near the river in its lower course. 
The Northern Highlands lie north of the Tsin-ling Range, 
which is practically a continuation of the Kuenlun, and forms, unfortu- 
nately, a barrier between the Wei tributary of the Hwang-ho and the 
Han tributary of the Yangtse. In spite of the somewhat bleak climate, 
of these highlands, a fairly dense population is able to support itself by 
sultivating the fertile loess soil. "This yellowish-brown deposit has 
been carried by wind and water in the course of centuries from the interior 
of Asia, and has not only covered much of the Great Plain, but the valleys 
and slopes of this north-western area. In some cases it extends to @