Welcome to China the land of the Panda

China – Quiz #1• 1) China’s most well known animal is the ______.

• 2) Name two countries that border China.

• 3)What mountain range borders China on it’s southwest border?

• 4) Why was the Great Wall of China built?

• 5) Chinese art involves the love of ______.

• 6) Name two type recreation activities (sports) found in China and the US.

• 7) What does Terra Cotta refer to?

• 8) What possibly could happen in 2025 due to China’s growing population?

• 9) Approximately how much does it cost to visit China?

• 10) How will China have a great effect on the US in the near future? (class discussion topic)

• 11) Which dynasty build the Terra Cotta soldiers and the Great Wall of China?

Where is China?• China is

surrounded by countries such as Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, India among others.

• China can be found here

• The capital of China is Beijing

• China is next to the East China Sea

• Here is the southern border of China by Vietnam

Physical Map of China

• Himalayas – the highest mountain range in the world.

• Coastal range where most of the population lives

• Taiwan – An island that does not want China to control it.

• High Plateau where most of the rivers start. Known as the “roof of the world” because it’s so high in elevation.

Facts about China• China, as a country has 4 times as many people as the United States at 1.3

billion people.• China has an average of 134 people per square kilometer. (US = 80.9)• 24% of the world speaks Chinese. There are 200 different Chinese

languages.• Paper was invented in China• Fingerprinting was used in China 1300 years ago (700 A.D.)• The Great Wall of China was built to keep out the Huns and the Mongols.

The Huns found places where they could cross the wall with ladders but since they couldn’t get their horses over they gave up.

Faces of the people of China

Different forms of Chinese Art Work

• Chinese art typically has natural figures and involves the love of nature

Recreation (sports) in China can be very similar to what you would find in the United States.

Here are some of the more popular recreation sports: basketball, swimming and diving,

martial arts, hiking, and ping pong

How do so many people get around in China?

What’s famous in China?

• Forbidden City• Great Wall of China

The Forbidden City of China

Asia’s largest city – Shanghai

Great Wall of China

6000 Terra Cotta Clay Soldiers of China

Great Wall of China

• Built by the 1st Emperor Qin in 200 B.C.• The wall is 4,000 miles long.• Guarded by over one million men when

it was built and over 2 million people died while building the wall.

• The wall is a maximum of 30 feet wide.• Much of the wall is today in disrepair

with stones taken from it and graffiti.

Terracotta Army in China

• 8,099 soldiers have been unearthed so far.

• Warriors (such a privates and generals), horses, and acrobats have been found.

• Most figures have been from 6’ to 6’5”.• Buried with the Emperor Qin hence

known as Qin’s Army. (in 200 B.C.)• Discovered by farmers drilling for

water in 1974.

What’s interesting about China?• China is the fastest growing country in the world. In the cities you

are only allowed to have one child or you are fined. In the country they usually have more children.

• 4 % of the Chinese are Christians. 94% are Buddhist.• The government is communist and rules very strictly.• The average person makes $6800 per year.• At the current rate Chinese will begin running out of food to feed it’s

people in 2025.• Unemployment is 9% compared to the US 4.5 %• China’s need for oil will soon outpace the US as the #1 country

needing oil for cars and heating.

Natural Resources of China• China also has many large rivers, with its water resources

ranking first in the world. It is one of the countries in the world having the most species of wild animals, with some peculiar to China. Plant species are abundant in China because of its complex natural conditions. China has almost all kinds of vegetation found in the Northern Hemisphere. It has abundant mineral resources, with total reserves ranking third in the world. All nonferrous metallic minerals that have been discovered in the world can be found in China, with deposit reserves ranking among the world's top.

How much does it cost to get to China and spend a week there?

• From Salt Lake City to Beijing, China takes 19 hours .

• To rent a car and rent a room in a 4 star hotel with the airline tickets cost $1512.

• To get a ticket to China and get on a tour will cost $2,000.

Housing of China• Most of the

Chinese live in modest housing. Some live on boats, in high rise apartments, on hillsides, or in very poor houses (with TV and DVD’s in some cases)

Quiz – Asia #1• 1) China’s most well known animal is the ______.• 2) Name two countries that border China.• 3)What mountain range borders China on it’s southwest border?• 4) Why was the Great Wall of China built?• 5) Chinese art involves the love of ______.• 6) Name two types of recreation found in China and the US.• 7) What does Terra Cotta refer to?• 8) What possibly could happen in 2025 due to China’s growing

population?• 9) Approximately how much does it cost to visit China?• 10) How will China have a great effect on the US in the near future?

(class discussion topic)• 11) Which dynasty built the Terra Cotta soldiers and the Great Wall

of China?