1. World Cultures

2. Satellite View of China

3. China’s Provinces

4. China—Asia’s Superpower

5. 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.

6. Comparing China & the U. S. China United States Size 3.7 million square miles 3.6 million square miles Main physical barrier HimalayasRockies Main River Yangtze / East - West Mississippi / North – South Population East Coast Connectivity problems East - West North - South

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

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

9. 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 Japan

10. Hong Kong 1841 British Occupied Hong Kong 1842 British acquire Hong Kong in the Treaty of Nanking 1997 China regains control of Hong Kong.

12. China’s Topography

13. Percentages of Different Landforms

14. Mountains & Peaks Tian Shan Altai Mts. Greater Khingan Kunlun Mountains Himalayan Mts. Qiuling Shandi Mts

15. The Great Wall of China

16. Great Wall From Space. Picture Taken By NASA

17. Deserts & Plateaus Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert Mongolian Plateau

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

19. North China Plain

20. Pacific “Rim of Fire”

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

22. The Polluted Yellow River!

23. The Yangtze River

24. Three Gorges Dam Chang Jiang River Finished Oct 2008

25. 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

26. Terraced Farming along the Yangtze

27. Agricultural and Rural Chinese Scenes Sichuan Farmland This is a scene of farmland in southern Sichuan province. The land is hillier and has been terraced to allow flood irrigation. Note that there are no roads in sight. China and the USA are virtually the same size. China has five times the population as the USA. USA has 26% of its land can be farmed while China has only 11% of its land that is farmable. So China must make more of its land able to be farmed by leveling the hilly land with terracing. Sometimes you see a four-foot wall being built to gain a two-foot strip of farmland.

28. Completed Topographic Map Huang-He River Yellow Sea Yangtze River Pacific Ocean Amur River Xi River South China Sea Sea of Japan Tian Shan Altai Mts. Greater Khingan Kunlun Shan Himalayan Mts. Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert Manchurian Plain North China Plain Tarim Basin Sichuan Basin Shabdong Peninsula Grand Canal Great Wall CHUNG KUO

30. China’s Climate Zones

31. Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

32. Winter Monsoons

33. Summer Monsoons

34. Precipitation in China

35. Summer Rainfall

37. Agricultural Regions in China

38. Arable Land

39. “ 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.

40. South China

42. Major Chinese Industries

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

45. China as % of World Population

46. Top 10 Populated Nations 20012050

47. The Population of China thousands 1,330,044,544 July 2008 est

48. Population Projections thousands

49. Population Density

50. Male/Female Birth Population Sex Ratio: at birth: 1.11 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

51. Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex total population: 73.18 years male: 71.37 years female: 75.18 years (2008 est.)

52. Infant Mortality Rate total: 21.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

53. Main Chinese Nationalities Han Chinese *91.5% Zhuang Manchu Hui Miao Uyghur Tujia Yi Mongol Tibetan Buyi Dong Yao Korean other national ities 8.5% (2000 census)

54. Ethno-Linguistic Groups in China

55. Total Population with No Education with No Education Total Population with No Education with No Education

56. Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.9% male: 95.1% female: 86.5% (2000 census) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2006)

57. is a term used to describe a force regarded as unstoppable, that will crush all in its path.

58. Monthly Value of Imports & Exports 2004

59. Total Carbon Emissions [in millions of tons]