1. Aim/Goal: How does the diverse topography effect life in China?
Do Now: Make a list of 3 things that you know about China?
HW: Write a paragraph explaining the major geographic features of China.

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.
United States
Size
3.7 million square miles
3.6 million square miles
Main physical barrier
Himalayas
Rockies
Main River
Yangtze / East - West
Mississippi / North – South
Population
East Coast
Connectivity problems
North - South
East - West

7. Percentages of Different Landforms

8. Pacific “Rim of Fire”

9. The Polluted Yellow River!

10. The Yangtze River

11. The Great Wall of China

12. North China Plain

13. Climate

14. China’s Climate Zones

15. Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

16. Winter Monsoons

17. Summer Monsoons

18. South China

19. Natural
Resources

20. Major Chinese Industries

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

22. Monthly Value of Imports & Exports
2004