Susan M. Pojer edited by Mrs. Browne Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

Satellite View of China

China’s Provinces

China—Asia’s Superpower

China vs. the U. S. in Size

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000250Miles

China

United States

Comparing China & the U. S.

China United States

Size 3.7 million square miles

3.6 million square miles

Main physical barrier

Himalayas Rockies

Main River Yangtze / East - West

Mississippi / North – South

Population East Coast East CoastConnectivity problems

North - South East - West

Countries & Regions

Tibet

Mongolia

Southeast Asia

Indian Subcontine

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Russia

N. Korea

S> Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

Cities

BEIJING

Harbin

Nanjing

Guangzhou

Xi’anShanghai

Taipei

Lhasa

HongKongMaca

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Completed Political Map

BEIJING

Harbin

Nanjing

Guangzhou

Xi’anShanghai

Taipei

Lhasa

HongKongMaca

o

Tibet

Mongolia

Southeast Asia

Indian Subcontine

nt

N. Korea

S> Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

China’s Topography

Percentages of Different Landforms

Pacific “Rim of Fire”

Bodies of Water

Huang-He River

Yellow Sea

Yangtze River

Pacific Ocean

Amur River

Xi River

SouthChinaSea

Sea of

Japan

Major Rivers in China

• Huang He River (Yellow River)• Yangtze River• Xi River• Amur River (along the border with

Russia)

The Polluted Yellow River!

The Yangtze River

Mountains & Peaks

Tian Shan

Altai Mts. Greater Khingan

Kunlun Shan

Himalayan Mts.

The Great Wall of China

Deserts & Plateaus

Tibetan Plateau

Taklamakan Desert

Gobi Desert

Gobi Desert

Gobi Desert in winter

Major Desert in China

• Gobi Desert – Gobi means “waterless place”– Less than 5% is sand dunes

Valleys / Plains / Basins

Manchurian Plain

North China PlainTarim

Basin

Sichuan Basin

North China Plain

Completed Topographic Map

Huang-He River

Yellow Sea

Yangtze River

Pacific Ocean

Amur River

Xi River

SouthChinaSea

Sea of

Japan

Tian Shan

Altai Mts. Greater Khingan

Kunlun Shan

Himalayan Mts.

Tibetan Plateau

Taklamakan Desert

Gobi Desert

Manchurian Plain

North China PlainTarim

Basin

Sichuan Basin

Shabdong PeninsulaGrand

Canal

Great Wall

CHUNG KUO

China’s Climate Zones

Major Climate Zones in China

• Temperate (very much like our own NYS climate region)

• Sub-tropical• Plateau “cool” (similar to our

western states like Utah or Wyoming)

• China is also affected by monsoons

Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

Winter Monsoons

Summer Monsoons

Monsoons

• Summer Monsoons bring rain• Winter Monsoons bring dry winds

Precipitation in China

Summer Rainfall

Agricultural Regions in China

Arable Land

“Brown” China vs. “Green” China

Rice DominantWheat

Dom

inant

Pasture and Oasis

Double-crop rice

South China

Major Chinese Industries

Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China

Natural Resources

• Coal• Iron ore• Some oil and natural gas• Metals like tungsten and lead

China as % of World Population

Top 10 Populated Nations0 500 1000 1500

China

India

US

Indonesia

Brazil

Russia

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Japan

Nigeria

0 500 1000 1500

India

China

US

Pakistan

Indonesia

Nigeria

Bangladesh

Brazil

Congo

Ethiopia

2001 2050

Population Projections

500

700

900

1100

1300

1500

1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 2025 2035 2045

Population Density

Population

• China currently has the world’s largest population at ~1.2 billion– It is expected to be surpassed by India

in the future

• China’s “1 Child Policy” while no longer official has helped to stabilize and eventually decrease China’s population gradually

Male/Female Birth Population

Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex

Infant Mortality Rate

Main Chinese Nationalities

Ethno-Linguistic Groups in China

Summary

• 4th largest nation in the world with the largest population

• As of 2011, the world’s largest exporter

• In 2011, China adopted its 12th 5 Year Plan

• There is not a single privately owned media station (tv, radio, newspaper, etc) in all of China!