1. Unit 2: Geography and Nationalities

2.  China Geography (3:38) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X QbmzRCfrAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X QbmzRCfrA  Geography of China (3:47) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSP NoidPWYQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSP NoidPWYQ

3.  The source of the following slides is http://  The source of the following slides is http://www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/GlobalStudies/ GeographyofChina.ppt http:// www.pptpalooza.net/PPTs/GlobalStudies/ GeographyofChina.ppt  Some slides are revised and edited.

4. Satellite View of China

5. China’s Provinces

6. 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.

7. 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 North - South East - West

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

9. 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

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

11. Deserts & Plateaus Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert

12. 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

13. China’s Climate Zones

14. Agricultural Regions in China

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

16. China as % of World Population

17. Main Chinese Nationalities

18.  Local file Local file  http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/C hina-Nationalities.html http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/C hina-Nationalities.html

19.  Han http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Han.html local filehttp://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Han.htmllocal file  Zang (Tibetan) http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Tibetan.html local file http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Tibetan.htmllocal file  Meng (Mongolian) http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Mongolian.html local file http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Mongolian.htmllocal file  Hui http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Hui.html local filehttp://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Hui.htmllocal file  Man (Manchiu) http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Manchu.html local file http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Manchu.htmllocal file  Uygur http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Uygur.html local filehttp://www.paulnoll.com/China/Minorities/min- Uygur.htmllocal file

20.  a. Readings 1.Chinese Geography: Readings and Maps http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/geog/maps.htm http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/geog/maps.htm 2.Minorities in China http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=192&catid =5&subcatid=29 http://factsanddetails.com/china.php?itemid=192&catid =5&subcatid=29  b. Class discussion questions: 1.What are the features of Chinese geography? 2.How many ethnic minorities are there in China? Describe their characteristics. 3.Compare China and US. Are both countries multi-ethnic in nature? Are there any differences?  c. Do Internet search and find some interesting recourses related to Chinese Geography and Nationalities. Share them in class next week.