Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Satellite View of China
China’s Provinces
China—Asia’s Superpower
China vs. the U. S. in Size
China
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Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China
China as % of World Population
Top 10 Populated Nations
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China India
US Indonesia
Brazil Russia Pakistan Bangladesh Japan Nigeria
Gobi Desert
Valleys / Plains / Basins
Tarim Basin
Manchurian Plain
North China Plain
Sichuan Basin
North China Plain
Agricultural Regions in China
Shabdong Peninsula
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600
400
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2050
2000 1995
1981 1970
1953 1949 1811281581189711
1210
1083
1381
1562 1650 1753
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Population Projections
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Summer Monsoons
Precipitation in China
Summer Rainfall
Agricultural Regions in China
Arable Land
“Brown” China vs. “Green” China
Pasture and Oasis
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1100
900
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Population Density
Male/Female Birth Population
Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex
1,000
1,500
Miles 2,000
United States
SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
Mountains & Peaks
Altai Mts.
Greater Khingan
Tian Shan
Kunlun Shan
Himalayan Mts.
The Great Wall of China
Deserts & Plateaus
Taklamakan Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Rockies
Yangtze / East Mississippi /
- West
North – South
East Coast
East Coast
North - South East - West
Countries & Regions
Russia
Mongolia Tibet
N. Korea S> Korea
Infant Mortality Rate
Main Chinese Nationalities
Ethno-Linguistic Groups in China
Total Population with No Education
Monthly Value of Imports & Exports
2004
Total Carbon Emissions
[in millions of tons]
Percentages of Different Landforms
Pacific “Rim of Fire”
Bodies of Water
Sea of Japan
South China Sea
Pacific Ocean
The Polluted Yellow River!
The Yangtze River
Comparing China & the U.
S. China
United States
Size
Main physical barrier Main River
Population Connectivity problems
3.7 million square miles
Himalayas
3.6 million square miles
North China Plain
Sea of Japan
Sichuan Basin
Shabdong Peninsula
CHUNG KUO
South China Sea
Pacific Ocean
China’s Climate Zones
Monsoon Precipitation Patterns
Indian Subcontinent
Southeast Asia
Taiwan Philippines
Lhasa
Cities
Harbin
BEIJING
Xi’an
Nanjing Shanghai
Guangzhou
Macao
Hong Kong
Taipei
Completed Political Map
Tibet
Lhasa
Indian Subcontinent
Mongolia
Harbin
BEIJING N. Korea
S> Korea
Xi’an
Nanjing Shanghai
Southeast Asia
Guangzhou
TaiwTanaipei
Macao
Hong Kong
Philippines
China’s Topography
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
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2001
1500
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India China
US Pakistan Indonesia
Nigeria Bangladesh
Brazil Congo Ethiopia
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1000
1500
2050
The Population of China
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1600
1400
1200
1000
CHUNG KUO
Completed Topographic
Altai Mts.
Tian Shan Tarim Basin Taklamakan Desert Kunlun Shan
Tibetan HimalayPalanteau
Mts.
Map
Gobi Desert
Greater Khingan
Manchurian Plain