1. Chinese Geographical Regions
How are the regions of China different in terms of population, climate and geographic landforms?

2. Urban and rural population of China from 2006 to 2016
(in million inhabitants)
Source:

3. North China Landforms Climate North China Plain
Huang He (Yellow River)
Loess
Climate
Warm, hot summers
Cold winters (snow)
Similar to northeastern US
Unpredictable rainfall

4. North China Cont. Land Use/ Resources Interesting Fact
Farming of wheat and millet
Manufacturing Center
Interesting Fact
Urban centers include Beijing (capital) and Tianjin
Combined with South China, known as the “heartland”

5. South China Landforms Climate Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)
Three Gorges Dam
Xi Jiang (West River)
Climate
Tropical wet/ Tropical wet-dry
Warm, humid climate
High rainfall

6. Three Gorges Dam
Started Dec. 1994; Dam completed in 2008; fully operational with ship locks by 2011; last 2 turbines installed May 2012.
Largest hydroelectric power station and dam in world by capacity with 26 generators
Estimated cost of $39 billion
Displaced 1.3 million people
Benefits versus Problems?

7. South China Cont. Land Use/ Resources Interesting Facts
Rice producing region
Cotton, tea, vegetables and other crops
Industrial urban areas
Shanghai
“Heartland of China”
Interesting Facts
Hilly terrain results in terracing
High population in valleys and lake regions
11 month growing season.

8. Northeast China (Manchuria)
Landforms
Medium to high elevation
Climate
Cool to cold
Land Use/ Resources
Limited farming and forestry
Resource- Rich Region
coal, iron-ore, oil, minerals

9. Northeast China (Manchuria) Cont.
Interesting Facts
Sparsely populated; government encouraged migration into region
Home to ethnic
Manchurian people

10. Inner Mongolia/ Mongolia
Landforms
Gobi Desert
Dust storms
Climate
Hot, dry summers
Bitter, cold winters
Low precipitation
Land Use/ Resources
Nomadic herding
 travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock
Very limited agriculture

11. Mongolia Population 3 million
Least densely populated country in world (4 ppl/sq. mi.)
Republic; led by president
Per capita GDP $2,100
Home to Mongols
Independent from China in 1921.
13 paved runways in the nations.
Capital: Ulaanbaatar

12. Xinjiang Landforms Climate Land Use/ Resources Interesting Facts
Taklimakan Desert
Mountains/ Plateaus
Climate
Low precipitation
Highlands and desert
Land Use/ Resources
Oil producing region
Limited nomadic herding and farming
Much is uninhabited
Interesting Facts
Home to many non-Chinese minorities
Linked by railroad
Much of China’s Muslim minority are located in this region.

13. Tibet (Xizang) Landforms Climate Land Use/ Resources Plateau of Tibet
Mountains
Himalayans, Kunlun Shan
Climate
Highland; cold winters and cool summers
Low rainfall; Snow in mountains
Land Use/ Resources
Much is barren and treeless
Nomadic herding and farming in valleys

14. Tibet Cont. Interesting Facts
Yaks (as important to Tibetans as buffalo were to Native Americans) and Yurts (tent-like structures in which Tibetans live)
Prior to the 1950 Chinese invasion, Tibet was independent and self-ruled. Now it is an Autonomous Region.
Home to Tibetan Buddhism and Dalai Lama
Yurts:

15. Is Tibet free? An introduction to Tibet
(9:31)

16. Hong Kong and Taiwan? Hong Kong
Part of China since 1997 (British from )
Special Administrative Region
Own legislature
Permitted market economy
Densely populated islands
Center of trade, banking, manufacturing of textiles and clothing
Per Capita GDP $43,681 USD (2016)

17. Hong Kong and Taiwan? Taiwan
Island with 22.5 million people; population density very high
Independent government with elected president
Among top 10 world exporters of electronics, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel
China defines Taiwan as one of its provinces
Per capita GDP $39,600 (2013 est.)