1. Countries & Regions Tibet Mongolia Southeast Asia Indian Subcontinent Russia N. Korea S> Korea Taiwan Philippines

2. CitiesCities BEIJING Harbin Nanjing Guangzhou Xi’an Shanghai Taipei Lhasa Hong Kong Macao

3. Completed Political Map BEIJING Harbin Nanjing Guangzhou Xi’an Shanghai Taipei Lhasa Hong Kong Macao Tibet Mongolia Southeast Asia Indian Subcontinent N. Korea S> Korea Taiwan Philippines

5. North, South, East, West Natural barriers isolated China from all other civilizations. Pacific OceanPlateau of Tibet Gobi Desert Taklimakan Desert Himalaya Mountains Mongolian Plateau

6. China’s Provinces

7. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 7 Physical Geography of East Asia (Fig. 11.6)

8. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 8 PHYSIOGRAPHY

9. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 9 Comparing Size & Latitude

10. Free Powerpoint template from www.brainybetty.com 10 Population

11. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 11 CLIMATE COMPARISON

12. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 12 Warm Cold

13. Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff 13 Dry Wet

15. Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

16. Winter Monsoons

17. Summer Monsoons

18. Precipitation in China

19. Summer Rainfall

21. Pacific “Rim of Fire”

22. Bodies of Water Huang-He River Y e l l o w S e a Yangtze River Pacific Ocean Amur River Xi River South China Sea Sea of Japan

23. River systems – Huang He (Yellow) -Named due to yellow – silt the river carries – Chang Jiang (Yangtze) Longest river in Asia - Major trade route since ancient times – Xi Jiang (West River) Runs in South China

24. Valleys / Plains / Basins Manchurian Plain North China Plain Tarim Basin Sichuan Basin

27. Agricultural Regions in China Shabdong Peninsula G r a n d C a n a l G r e a t W a l l CHUNG KUO

29. “Brown” China vs. “Green” China Rice Dominant 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.

30. Mountains & Peaks Tian Shan Altai Mts. Greater Khingan Kunlun Shan Himalayan Mts.

36. Even though much of China is covered with mountains, much of the land is inhabited.

38. 38 Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff Physical Regions of Central Asia (Fig. 10.5)

39. Inner Mongolia Plateau

41. Tibetan Plateau In the southwestern part of Outer China Also known as the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau Covers about ¼ of China Rocky land surrounded by towering mountains Since it’s so high, the climate is very cold and the air is thin and dry Natural vegetation consists of sparse scrubs and grasses Antelopes and yaks roam the area

42. Tibetan Plateau Dry, desolate region punctuated by mountains and isolated lakes Embraces the Himalayan Mountains, the Kunlan Mountains, and the Tahseh Shan Mountains

43. Deserts & Plateaus Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert

44. China Satellite View Taklimakan Desert Tian Shan Tibetan Plateau Kunlun Shan Gobi Desert Himalaya

45. Map of Gobi Desert

48. Major Chinese Industries

49. Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China