Map of the Three Kingdoms

 

      In this map you can see a visual of what the Three Kingdoms looked like, i.e. the size and shape. The northern kingdom is the Wei Kingdom, the largest of the Three Kingdoms, which is outlined in red. The next largest was the Wu Kingdom, located in the southeast, and outlined in blue. The Shu Kingdom is outlined in yellow in the southwest. The kingdoms are all centered in eastern China, known as China Proper. China Proper is the origin of Chinese civilization, as there are many rivers with fresh water and lowlands with fertile soil. The rivers gave the people water to drink and the fertile soil was ideal for farming. The ocean is also a factor in China Proper because it opens the opportunity for fishing. To the north, however, is the Gobi Desert, which the Wei Kingdom comes into contact with, and to the southwest in the Shu Kingdom are the higher elevations that eventuate into the Himalayan Mountain Range. The Wu Kingdom has the majority of the fertile soil, rivers, and the coastline compared with the Wei and Shu Kingdoms.