Geography Of China World Cultures 2009-2010

Neiffer’s World Cultures @ CHS Adapted from Pojer, Clarke and Quist

Satellite View of China

China’s Provinces

China—Asia’s Superpower

China vs. the U. S. in Size China

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SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

Comparing China & the U. S. China

United States

Size

3.7 million square miles

3.6 million square miles

Main physical barrier Main River

Himalayas

Rockies

Population

East Coast

Connectivity problems

North - South East - West

Yangtze / East Mississippi / - West North – South

East Coast

Countries & Regions Russia

Mongolia N. Korea S> Korea Tibet

Indian Subcontinent

Taiwan

Southeast Asia

Philippines

Cities

BEIJING

Nanjing Shanghai

Taipei Hong Kong

China’s Topography

Percentages of Different Landforms

Pacific “Rim of Fire”

Bodies of Water Sea of Japan

Pacific Ocean South China Sea

The Huang-He River The “Yellow River” Empties into the Yellow Sea “China’s Sorrow”

Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/silverlinedwinnebago/483896633/sizes/o/

The Polluted Yellow River!

The Yangtze River Chang Jiang Rich soils surround the river; = ag & industry

Mountains & Peaks Altai Mts.

Tian Shan

Kunlun Shan

Himalayan Mts.

Greater Khingan

Deserts & Plateaus

Gobi Desert Taklamakan Desert

China’s Climate Zones

Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

Winter Monsoons

Summer Monsoons

Precipitation in China

Summer Rainfall

Agricultural Regions in China

Arable Land

“Brown” China vs. “Green” China

Pasture and Oasis

Double-crop rice

SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

South China

Major Chinese Industries

Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China

China as % of World Population

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Male/Female Birth Population

Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex

Infant Mortality Rate

Main Chinese Nationalities

Ethno-Linguistic Groups in China

Total Population with No Education

China’s One Child Policy Cause: increasing population First strategy: strong encouragement of birth control

What does a one child policy mean? Depending on location: Fines for second, third children Incentives to wait until older years to produce children

What is the impact? 250 million less births (est.) Widespread infanticide (aimed at girls) Widespread forced abortions, sterilization 30 millions more boys than girls under age 20 Shortages of factory workers