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World Regional GeographyWorld Regional GeographyCanton High SchoolCanton High School
World Regional GeographyWorld Regional GeographyCanton High SchoolCanton High School
Satellite View of ChinaSatellite View of ChinaSatellite View of ChinaSatellite View of China
China’s ProvincesChina’s ProvincesChina’s ProvincesChina’s Provinces
China—Asia’s China—Asia’s SuperpowerSuperpower
China—Asia’s China—Asia’s SuperpowerSuperpower
China vs. the U. S. in China vs. the U. S. in SizeSize
China vs. the U. S. in China vs. the U. S. in SizeSize
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China
United States
SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
Comparing China & Comparing China & the U. S.the U. S.
Comparing China & Comparing China & the U. S.the U. S.ChinaChina United United
StatesStates
SizeSize 3.7 million 3.7 million square milessquare miles
3.6 million 3.6 million square milessquare miles
Main physical Main physical barrierbarrier
HimalayasHimalayas RockiesRockies
Main RiverMain River Yangtze / Yangtze / East - WestEast - West
Mississippi / Mississippi / North – SouthNorth – South
PopulationPopulation East CoastEast Coast East CoastEast Coast
Connectivity Connectivity problemsproblems
North - SouthNorth - South East - WestEast - West
Countries & RegionsCountries & RegionsCountries & RegionsCountries & Regions
Tibet
Mongolia
Southeast Asia
Indian Subcontine
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Russia
N. Korea
S> Korea
Taiwan
Philippines
CitiesCitiesCitiesCities
BEIJING
Harbin
Nanjing
Guangzhou
Xi’anShanghai
Taipei
Lhasa
HongKongMaca
o
Completed Political Completed Political MapMap
Completed Political Completed Political MapMap
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 TopographyChina’s TopographyChina’s TopographyChina’s Topography
Percentages of Percentages of Different LandformsDifferent Landforms
Percentages of Percentages of Different LandformsDifferent Landforms
Pacific “Rim of Fire”Pacific “Rim of Fire”Pacific “Rim of Fire”Pacific “Rim of Fire”
Bodies of WaterBodies of WaterBodies of WaterBodies of Water
Huang-He
River
Yellow Sea
Yangtze River
Pacific Ocean
Amur River
Xi River
SouthChinaSea
Sea of
Japan
The Polluted Yellow The Polluted Yellow River!River!
The Polluted Yellow The Polluted Yellow River!River!
The Yangtze RiverThe Yangtze RiverThe Yangtze RiverThe Yangtze River
Mountains & PeaksMountains & PeaksMountains & PeaksMountains & Peaks
Tian Shan
Altai Mts. Greater Khingan
Kunlun Shan
Himalayan Mts.
The Great Wall of The Great Wall of ChinaChina
The Great Wall of The Great Wall of ChinaChina
Deserts & PlateausDeserts & PlateausDeserts & PlateausDeserts & Plateaus
Tibetan Plateau
Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert
Valleys / Plains / Valleys / Plains / BasinsBasins
Valleys / Plains / Valleys / Plains / BasinsBasins
Manchurian Plain
North China PlainTarim
Basin
Sichuan Basin
North China PlainNorth China PlainNorth China PlainNorth China Plain
Agricultural Regions in Agricultural Regions in ChinaChina
Agricultural Regions in Agricultural Regions in ChinaChina
Shabdong PeninsulaGrand
Canal
Great Wall
CHUNG CHUNG KUOKUO
Completed Completed Topographic MapTopographic Map
Completed Completed Topographic MapTopographic Map
Huang-He
RiverYellow
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 CHUNG KUOKUO
China’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate Zones
Monsoon Precipitation Monsoon Precipitation PatternsPatterns
Monsoon Precipitation Monsoon Precipitation PatternsPatterns
Winter MonsoonsWinter MonsoonsWinter MonsoonsWinter Monsoons
Summer MonsoonsSummer MonsoonsSummer MonsoonsSummer Monsoons
Precipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in China
Summer RainfallSummer RainfallSummer RainfallSummer Rainfall
Agricultural Regions in Agricultural Regions in ChinaChina
Agricultural Regions in Agricultural Regions in ChinaChina
Arable LandArable LandArable LandArable Land
““Brown” China vs. Brown” China vs. “Green” China“Green” China
““Brown” China vs. Brown” China vs. “Green” China“Green” China
Rice DominantW
heat
Dom
inan
t
Pasture and Oasis
Double-crop rice
SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
South ChinaSouth ChinaSouth ChinaSouth China
Major Chinese Major Chinese IndustriesIndustries
Major Chinese Major Chinese IndustriesIndustries
Fuels, Power, Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in Minerals, & Metals in
ChinaChina
Fuels, Power, Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in Minerals, & Metals in
ChinaChina
China as % of World China as % of World PopulationPopulation
China as % of World China as % of World PopulationPopulation
Top 10 Populated Top 10 Populated NationsNations
Top 10 Populated Top 10 Populated NationsNations
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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
The Population of The Population of ChinaChina
The Population of The Population of ChinaChina
105 755 10831210
1381 15621650 1753
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18871911
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Population ProjectionsPopulation ProjectionsPopulation ProjectionsPopulation Projections
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Population DensityPopulation DensityPopulation DensityPopulation Density
Male/Female Birth Male/Female Birth PopulationPopulation
Male/Female Birth Male/Female Birth PopulationPopulation
Life Expectancy at Life Expectancy at Birth by SexBirth by Sex
Life Expectancy at Life Expectancy at Birth by SexBirth by Sex
Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality RateInfant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate
Main Chinese Main Chinese NationalitiesNationalitiesMain Chinese Main Chinese NationalitiesNationalities
Ethno-Linguistic Ethno-Linguistic Groups in ChinaGroups in ChinaEthno-Linguistic Ethno-Linguistic Groups in ChinaGroups in China
Total Population with Total Population with No EducationNo Education
Total Population with Total Population with No EducationNo Education
Monthly Value of Monthly Value of Imports & ExportsImports & ExportsMonthly Value of Monthly Value of Imports & ExportsImports & Exports
20020044
Total Carbon Total Carbon EmissionsEmissions
[in millions of tons][in millions of tons]
Total Carbon Total Carbon EmissionsEmissions
[in millions of tons][in millions of tons]
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United States
Russia
Germany
China
United Kingdom
Japan
France
Ukraine
Canada
Poland
India
Italy
North, South , East, WestNatural barriers isolated China from all other civilizations.
Pacific OceanPlateau of Tibet
Gobi DesertTaklimakan Desert
Himalaya Mountains
Click on Red Stars to visit China’s natural barriers
Mongolian Plateau
China: Cultivating the LandChina is geographically divided into two parts. Outer China is a sparsely settled region of high mountains, plateaus, steppes, and deserts. Agricultural China is where 95% of the Chinese people live.
Under Communist rule, China’s agricultural land and farmers were organized in to collective farms in an attempt to increase agricultural production.
Collective Farming
Can China Feed Itself?
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China: Size and Population
9,596,960 Square area 9,629,091 Square area
1,284,303,705 Population 280,562,489 Population
China United States
The population of China is more that one billion people, the largest national group in the world. Two-thirds of the Chinese people are farmers, but only 4% of China’s land can be cultivated.
In an effort to balance the relationship between land and people, China adopted a “one-couple,
one-child” policy in the 1980’s.
Click Red Stars to find more information.
US Agricultural Production
China: Ruling the People
Dynasties: Ancient China was governed by a ruling class of warrior nobles headed by a king. Ruling families are referred to as dynasties. The Shang Dynasty (1766 BC) was the first verifiable dynasty and ruled China for 600 years. The Shang dynasty was overthrown by Zhou who established a dynasty and introduced the idea of the Mandate of Heaven.
The Han dynasty centralized the Chinese government and established a bureaucracy which included eighteen different ranks of civil service jobs that civilians obtained by taking competitive examinations.
1911-1949 The Republic of China was established under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen
1949- The Republic of China moved to the island of Taiwan
1949 –The People’s Republic of China came to power under the Communist leader Mao Zedong.
Rulers of the Middle Kingdom Voyage Through the Dynasties
History of China
China: Philosophy and Religion
Confucius was addressed as The Master all over China. His teachings were based on virtue and goodness. Confucius believed that the past tells us how to live in the present. His sayings were recorded in a book called The Analects.
Analects
Other Chinese philosophies include Taoism ( Daoism) and Legalism
Buddhism spread to China from India.
China: Development of Writing
The earliest examples of Chinese writing are found on oracle bones. Shang dynasty rulers consulted the gods through the use of oracle bones, animal bones and tortoise shells on which priests scratched questions for the gods. The priest applied a hot poker to the bones which cracked and then interpreted the cracks to see how the gods answered the question.
Oracle Bones
The Chinese writing system is not alphabetic like English. It used symbols for words called characters. Each character stands for an idea, not a sound. The characters are read vertically in columns (down and up). The written language is not linked to the spoken language, so people all over China could learn the same system of writing, even if they spoke different languages.
Write your name in Chinese.
Read a Chinese newspaper.
Chinese Writing
China: Technology
During the Shang dynasty, Chinese artisans learned to make beautiful objects from bronze to be used in religious ceremonies.
Ancient Chinese Inventions
Silk cloth was made by drawing the fine threads from the cocoon of a silkworm, spinning the fiber into yarn, and weaving them into fabric.
Ancient Chinese learned how to build blast furnaces that allowed them to produce cast iron used for weapons and agricultural tools such as the mold board plow.
Bronze Silk
Iron
China: Taiwan, Another Chinese Country
The island of Taiwan is located about one hundred and twenty five miles off the southern coast of China. Around 1590, Dutch navigator Jan Huygen van Linschoten called the island "Ilha Formosa" or beautiful island. For the next four centuries the island was called Formosa.
Taiwan's 400 Years of History
After the Communist regime under Mao Zedong, took over mainland China in 1949, Nationalist Chinese government led by Chiang Kai-shek fled to Taiwan which is called The Republic of China.
Republic of China Era
During the summer months, Taiwan is struck by typhoons, huge tropical storms with high winds.
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Used by permission of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.
Check the weather in Taipei, capital of Taiwan.
China: Economic Development After the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, China adopted a plan of modernization, The Four Modernizations. Under the new leadership of Deng Xiaoping, China wanted to improve agricultural production, update and expand industry, modernize its army, and import foreign science and technology.
Four Modernizations
Deng Xiaoping 1904-1997
Zhongnanhai, Beijing Headquarters of Communist PartyPresident Hu Jintao moves China toward capitalism
At the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party, the National People's Congress of China elected President Hu Jintao to succeed President Jiang Zemin. March 15, 2003
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