1. China’s development & physical geography

2. How has this happened? Physical Geography & Human Geography Climate, relief, water supply, natural resources etc Demography Economy- industrial & agricultural Politics Development

3. Key facts 3 rd largest country by area: 9.6 million sq km (3.7 million sq miles) Largest by population size: 1.34bn (2008); USA – 300 mill; old EU – 350 mill. Capital: Beijing Largest city: Shanghai Main language: Mandarin Chinese (885 mill); 350,mill English speakers Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Taoism Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 75 years (women) (UN) Head of state: President Hu Jintao (2003 – present) 253m internet users by June 2008 (official figure) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/country_profiles/1287798.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/country_profiles/1287798.stm

5. Research task – for Tuesday’s lesson Find suitable maps & other information to show China’s: relief & drainage Natural resources Water supply Population distribution & density Aims: To identify any patterns in, including correlations between, the data. To attempt to explain any patterns identified. Sources include: CIA world factbook, Worldatlas.com http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/country_profiles/1287798.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/country_profiles/1287798.stm