Characteristics of Human Geography in Qinghai-Tibet Region

Characteristics of human geography in Qinghai-Tibet region;

The highest in the world, with an average elevation of more than 4,000 meters; What a high mountain range; Snow-capped mountains are continuous and glaciers are widely distributed;

Mainly animal husbandry; Planting is mainly distributed in Yarlung Zangbo River basin and Huangshui River basin. The population is sparse.

Qinghai-Tibet region is called "the roof of the world". Qinghai-Tibet Railway is called the first environmental protection railway in China.

The longitude and latitude are 73- 104 east longitude and 28-38 north latitude.

The Qinghai-Tibet region is located in the southwest of China, west of Hengduan Mountains, north of Himalayan Mountains, south of Kunlun Mountains, Altun Mountains and Qilian Mountains, including Qinghai Province in Xizang Autonomous Region, southwest of Gansu in western Sichuan and southern border areas of Xinjiang. The area accounts for about 25% of the whole country, and the population accounts for 1% of the whole country. This is a Tibetan community in China. Xizang Autonomous Region borders Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Nepal and other countries. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is more than 4000 meters above sea level, which is the highest plateau in China and the world, and is known as the "roof of the world". It is the highest altitude and the largest plateau lake area in the world, with more than 1000 lakes, of which Qinghai Lake covers an area of 4,340 square kilometers. The source area of the Three Rivers in Qinghai-Tibet region is called "China Water Tower".

Agriculture and animal husbandry

1. Because of the high altitude and cold climate in this area, "high" and "cold" have become the most prominent regional geographical features in this area, and low temperature has also become the dominant factor restricting agriculture and animal husbandry in this area. Agriculture and animal husbandry in this area is a special alpine agriculture and animal husbandry.

2. Due to the limitation of temperature, agriculture in this area is mainly distributed in valley areas with low altitude and high temperature, such as Yarlung Zangbo River Valley and Huangshui River Valley, which is called "valley agriculture". The main crops are highland barley, wheat and peas which are cold-tolerant and drought-tolerant. The animal husbandry in this area is also alpine animal husbandry, and the main livestock are hardy yaks and Tibetan sheep.