1、,The,Geography,of China,Susan M.PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua,NY,Satellite View of China,Chinas Provinces,ChinaAsias 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 Chin
2、a&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 Coast,Connectivity problems,North-South,East-West,Countries&Regions,Tibet,Mongolia,Southeast A
3、sia,Indian Subcontinent,Russia,N.Korea,S Korea,Taiwan,Philippines,Cities,BEIJING,Harbin,Nanjing,Guangzhou,Xian,Shanghai,Taipei,Lhasa,HongKong,Macao,Completed Political Map,BEIJING,Harbin,Nanjing,Guangzhou,Xian,Shanghai,Taipei,Lhasa,HongKong,Macao,Tibet,Mongolia,Southeast Asia,Indian Subcontinent,N.K
4、orea,S Korea,Taiwan,Philippines,Topography,Chinas 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,The Polluted Yellow River!,The Yangtze River,Mountains&Peaks,Tian
5、Shan,Altai Mts.,Greater Khingan,Kunlun Shan,Himalayan Mts.,The Great Wall of China,Deserts&Plateaus,Tibetan Plateau,Taklamakan Desert,Gobi Desert,Valleys/Plains/Basins,Manchurian Plain,North China Plain,Tarim Basin,Sichuan Basin,North China Plain,Agricultural Regions in China,Shabdong Peninsula,Gran
6、d Canal,Great Wall,CHUNG KUO,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 Plain
7、,Tarim Basin,Sichuan Basin,Shabdong Peninsula,Grand Canal,Great Wall,CHUNG KUO,Climate,Chinas 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,Rice Do
8、minant,Wheat Dominant,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,Natural,Resources,Major Chinese Industries,Fuels,Power,Minerals,&Metals in China,Demographics,China as%of World Populatio
9、n,Top 10 Populated Nations,2001,2050,The Population of China,thousands,Population Projections,thousands,Population Density,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,Economic,Juggernaut,Monthly Value of Imports&Exports,2004,Total Carbon Emissions,in millions of tons,