Level: L DRA: 24 Science Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Word Count: 301 2.6.29 Build Vocabulary by Alan Wood HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1033123 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN by Alan Wood PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © Image Source Pink/Getty Images. 2 © Bertrand Gardel/Hemis/CORBIS. 4 Inga Spence/ Jupiter Images. 5 © Karen Kasmauski/CORBIS. 6 © Imagemore Co., Ltd./CORBIS. 7 Associated Press. 8 Image Source Pink/Getty Images. 9 © Redlink/CORBIS. Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. With the exception of nonprofit transcription into Braille, Houghton Mifflin is not authorized to grant permission for further uses of this work. Permission must be obtained from the individual copyright owner as identified herein. Address requests for permission to make copies of Houghton Mifflin material to School Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02997-9 ISBN-10: 0-547-02997-9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SDP 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind1 1 1/23/08 11:37:05 AM Where in the World Is China? China is one of the biggest countries in the world. It has hills and valleys in the east. Dry deserts are found in the north. Tall mountains stand in the west. 2 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind2 2 1/23/08 11:37:06 AM You may be startled to learn how many people live in China. Almost 1.5 billion people live there. That’s more than four times the number of people who live in the United States! North America Europe Asia CHINA Africa South America Australia 3 2_029979_VR6_4BL_TripToChina.ind3 3 1/23/08 11:37:28 AM Life in the Country Most peopl