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The
Geography
 of China
Satellite View of China
China’s Provinces
China—Asia’s Superpower
China vs. the U. S. in Size




                            China




                     United States




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   3.6 million square
                      miles                miles

Main physical         Himalayas            Rockies
barrier

Main River            Yangtze / East -     Mississippi / North –
                      West                 South

Population            East Coast           East Coast

Connectivity          North - South        East - West
problems
Countries & Regions
Countries & Regions




Tibet
Countries & Regions




            Mongolia




Tibet
Countries & Regions




             Mongolia




Tibet




          Southeast
            Asia
Countries & Regions




                      Mongolia




         Tibet




   Indian
Subcontinent




                   Southeast
                     Asia
Countries & Regions


 Russia




                       Mongolia




          Tibet




   Indian
Subcontinent




                    Southeast
                      Asia
Countries & Regions


 Russia




                       Mongolia


                                        N. Korea




          Tibet




   Indian
Subcontinent




                    Southeast
                      Asia
Countries & Regions


 Russia




                       Mongolia


                                        N. Korea

                                          S> Korea


          Tibet




   Indian
Subcontinent




                    Southeast
                      Asia
Countries & Regions


 Russia




                       Mongolia


                                        N. Korea

                                          S> Korea


          Tibet




   Indian                           Taiwan
Subcontinent




                    Southeast
                      Asia
Countries & Regions


 Russia




                       Mongolia


                                        N. Korea

                                          S> Korea


          Tibet




   Indian                           Taiwan
Subcontinent




                    Southeast            Philippines
                      Asia
Cities
Cities


    BEIJING
Cities

              Harbin



    BEIJING
Cities

                 Harbin



    BEIJING




              Nanjing
Cities

                  Harbin



     BEIJING




               Nanjing




   Guangzhou
Cities

                        Harbin



           BEIJING




                     Nanjing

 Xi’an



         Guangzhou
Cities

                           Harbin



           BEIJING




                        Nanjing
                     Shanghai
 Xi’an



         Guangzhou
Cities

                           Harbin



           BEIJING




                        Nanjing
                     Shanghai
 Xi’an


                            Taipei
         Guangzhou
Cities

                                   Harbin



                   BEIJING




                                Nanjing
                             Shanghai
Lhasa    Xi’an


                                    Taipei
                 Guangzhou
Cities

                                    Harbin



                   BEIJING




                                Nanjing
                             Shanghai
Lhasa    Xi’an


                                     Taipei
                 Guangzhou

                             Hong
                             Kong
Cities

                                    Harbin



                   BEIJING




                                Nanjing
                             Shanghai
Lhasa    Xi’an


                                     Taipei
                 Guangzhou

                             Hong
                  Macao
                             Kong
Completed Political Map




                                                              Harbin
                         Mongolia


                                            BEIJING          N. Korea

                                                               S> Korea


         Tibet
                                                         Nanjing
                                                      Shanghai
           Lhasa                  Xi’an


   Indian                                                    Taipei
                                                         Taiwan
                                          Guangzhou
Subcontinent
                                                      Hong
                                           Macao
                                                      Kong

                      Southeast                               Philippines
                        Asia
Topography
China’s Topography
Percentages of Different
      Landforms
Pacific “Rim of Fire”
Bodies of Water
Bodies of Water


              Sea of
              Japan
Bodies of Water


                     Sea of
                     Japan



            Yellow
             Sea
Bodies of Water


                           Sea of
                           Japan



                  Yellow
                   Sea




          South
          China
           Sea
Bodies of Water


                                    Sea of
                                    Japan



                           Yellow
                            Sea

                River
      Yangtze




                   South
                   China
                    Sea
Bodies of Water


                                    Sea of
                                    Japan



                           Yellow
                            Sea

                River
      Yangtze


                                      Pacific
                                      Ocean

                   South
                   China
                    Sea
Bodies of Water
                        Am
                          ur
                               Riv
                                  er




                                        Sea of
                                        Japan



                               Yellow
                                Sea

                River
      Yangtze


                                          Pacific
                                          Ocean

                   South
                   China
                    Sea
Bodies of Water
                         Am
                           ur
                                Riv
                                   er




                                         Sea of
                                         Japan



                                Yellow
             e River
     Huang-H                     Sea

                 River
       Yangtze


                                           Pacific
                                           Ocean

                    South
                    China
                     Sea
Bodies of Water
                            Am
                              ur
                                   Riv
                                      er




                                            Sea of
                                            Japan



                                   Yellow
             e River
     Huang-H                        Sea

                    River
       Yangtze


        Xi Ri                                 Pacific
              ver
                                              Ocean

                       South
                       China
                        Sea
The Polluted Yellow River!
The Yangtze River
Mountains & Peaks
Mountains & Peaks


Tian Shan
Mountains & Peaks
            Altai Mts.




Tian Shan
Mountains & Peaks
            Altai Mts.   Greater
                         Khingan



Tian Shan
Mountains & Peaks
            Altai Mts.    Greater
                          Khingan



Tian Shan



            Kunlun Shan
Mountains & Peaks
             Altai Mts.    Greater
                           Khingan



Tian Shan



             Kunlun Shan



 Himalayan
   Mts.
The Great Wall of China
Deserts & Plateaus
Deserts & Plateaus



Tibetan
Plateau
Deserts & Plateaus


Taklamakan
  Desert

   Tibetan
   Plateau
Deserts & Plateaus


             Gobi Desert

Taklamakan
  Desert

   Tibetan
   Plateau
Valleys / Plains / Basins
Valleys / Plains / Basins



                     Manchurian
                       Plain
Valleys / Plains / Basins



                      Manchurian
                        Plain
                 North China
                    Plain
Valleys / Plains / Basins



                                    Manchurian
                                      Plain
                               North China
                                  Plain
Tarim Basin
Valleys / Plains / Basins



                                     Manchurian
                                       Plain
                                North China
                                   Plain
Tarim Basin




                      Sichuan
                       Basin
North China Plain
Agricultural Regions in China
Agricultural Regions in China




                    Shabdong
                    Peninsula
Agricultural Regions in China




                       Shabdong
                   Gr
                     anPeninsula
                       d
                         Ca
                            na
                               l
Agricultural Regions in China




              Great Wall

                         Shabdong
                     Gr
                       anPeninsula
                         d
                           Ca
                              na
                                 l
Agricultural Regions in China




              Great Wall

                       Shabdong
                     Gr
                     anPeninsula
                       d
                         C
                  CHUNG ana
                            l
                   KUO
Completed Topographic Map

                                               Am
                                                 ur
            Altai Mts.                     Greater Rive
                                                        r
                                           Khingan
                                                 Manchurian
                                                    Plain

Tian Shan                                North China
                          Gobi Desert                           Sea of
                                             Plain
 Tarim Basin                       reat Wall                    Japan
                                 G
  Taklamakan
     Desert Kunlun Shan                        Shabdong
                                           Gr
                                        iver anPeninsula llow
       Tibetan             Hua ng-He R         d       Ye
                                     CHUNG Ca           Sea
       Plateau
 Himalayan                                        na
                          Sichuan      KUO           l
                                     ze River
   Mts.                    Basin ngt
                              Ya


                               Xi Ri                              Pacific
                                     ver
                                                                  Ocean

                                            South
                                            China
                                             Sea
Climate
China’s Climate Zones
Monsoon Precipitation Patterns
Winter Monsoons
Summer Monsoons
Precipitation in China
Summer Rainfall
Vegetation
Agricultural Regions in China
Arable Land
“Brown” China vs. “Green” China




                                                              nt
                                                          ina
                                                       om
                                                      D
   Pasture and Oasis                              t
                                              h ea
                                            W
                                                 an   t
                                        D   omin
                                 Rice

                                     Double-crop rice




SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of
Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
South China
Natural
Resources
Major Chinese Industries
Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China
Demographics
China as % of World Population
Top 10 Populated
    Nations




  2001       2050
The Population of
thousands
                 China
Population Projections
thousands
Population Density
Why is the population so dense in these areas?

See slides 37 & 38
Male/Female Birth Population
Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex
Infant Mortality Rate
Main Chinese Nationalities
Dalai Lama
Government in
Exile.
Uighurs in Xinjiang
Ethno-Linguistic Groups in China
Total Population with No Education
Classical versus Simplified Chinese
            Ideographs
A Word on Chinese phonetic
transcriptions
n   Two systems (one language):
    – Zhuyin or Bopomofo
      • Typically used in Taiwan (ROC) by Nationalists
      • Teaches children and illiterate adults how to
        read the idiographs
      • i.e. Mao Tse-tong
    – Pinyin
      • Typically used in PRC
      • i.e. Mao Zedong
"Economic
Juggernaut"
Monthly Value of
Imports & Exports
               2004
Total Carbon Emissions
  [in millions of tons]

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Geography of China

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  85. Look at the areas with the lowest life expectancies. These are Outer China areas, esp. Tibet. Could one conclude that health care delivery might not be the same in this area as it is in, say, Shanghai? Does this speak to human rights?\n
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  91. Education: \n- Confucian culture - Tests to become a government official were very challenging, but were about reproducing answers given countless times and not about new or creative ways of solving problems.\n-Since 1949 literacy has increased.\n
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