lesson 10 - activity 1

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China’s Resources and Population

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Topic 1 – The geographical setting and resources of China

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What is the location of China?

Let’s start with reading a map!

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World map: Continents and oceans

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World map: Countries

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Latitudes and Longitudes (Globe)

A line which goes round the globe from east to west.

Latitude [ 緯線 ]：

A line which joins the North Pole and the South Pole on the globe.

Longitude [ 經線 ]：

N

↑ North Pole

(90ºN)

South Pole (90 ºS)

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Latitudes (Globe) N

↑ e.g. 40ºN

e.g. 40ºS

[赤道 ]

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Longitudes (Globe)

N

↑

Greenwich(England)

Prime Meridian (0º) [本初子午線 ]

EastWest

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Latitudes and longitudes (map)We use latitudes and longitudes to find the location of places in the world.

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Latitudes and longitudes (map)

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Refer to the textbook, p. 1, Activity 1, question 1. Where is China? Colour the area of China in RED.

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2. Check their descriptions of China. Circle the mistake(s) and write the correct answer above it.

China is located in the northern part ( 北部 ) of Asia and the west ( 西面 ) of the Atlantic Ocean ( 大西洋 ).

It has many neighboring countries ( 鄰國 ), such as Russian Federation ( 俄羅斯聯邦 ), India ( 印度 ) and Vietnam ( 越南 ).

Its area is about 9.6 million km². It is the second largest country in the world.

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2. Check their descriptions of China. Circle the mistake(s) and write the correct answer above it.

東部 太平洋

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3. Apart from the countries mentioned, what are the other neighbouring countries of China? Give THREE examples.

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Activity 1 question 3: Neighouring countries of China

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Activity 1 question 3

Mongolia [蒙古 ] India [印度 ] North Korea [北韓 ] Burma / Myanmar [緬甸 ]

Laos [寮國 ] Afghanistan [阿富汗 ]

Nepal [尼泊爾 ] Bhutan [不丹 ] Pakistan [巴基斯坦 ] Kazakhstan [哈薩克 ] Kyrgyzstan [吉爾吉斯 ]

Vietnam [越南 ]

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Key words and knowledge

World map (世界地圖 )

Latitude (緯度 )

Longitude (經度 )

Location (位置 ) of China

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Which seas does China face? (p.2)

Bo Hai ( 渤海 ) Huang Hai ( 黃海 ) Dong Hai ( 東海 ) Nan Hai ( 南海 )

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What is the location of Hong Kong? Mark it on the map. (p.2)

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What is the location of Hong Kong? Mark it on the map. (p.2)