The physical geography of China
◦ is dominated by the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, which flow from Manchuria in a southerly direction into Tibet
◦ becomes more mountainous and more arid as you travel from west to east
◦ roughly encompasses the same latitude as the continental USA, with warm, humid summers in the south, and bitterly cold winters in the north
◦ is closely related to the physical geography of neighboring Japan
◦ is bounded by the Himalayas along its eastern frontier