Susan M. PojerSusan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NYHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

Susan M. PojerSusan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NYHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

Satellite View of ChinaSatellite View of China

China’s ProvincesChina’s Provinces

China—Asia’s China—Asia’s SuperpowerSuperpower

China vs. the U. S. in China vs. the U. S. in SizeSize

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000250Miles

China

United States

SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

Comparing China & the Comparing China & the U. S.U. S.ChinaChina United StatesUnited States

SizeSize 3.7 million 3.7 million square milessquare miles

3.6 million 3.6 million square milessquare miles

Main physical Main physical barrierbarrier

HimalayasHimalayas RockiesRockies

Main RiverMain River Yangtze / East Yangtze / East - West- West

Mississippi / Mississippi / North – SouthNorth – South

PopulationPopulation East CoastEast Coast East CoastEast CoastConnectivity Connectivity problemsproblems

North - SouthNorth - South East - WestEast - West

Countries & RegionsCountries & Regions

Tibet

Mongolia

Southeast Asia

Indian Subcontinent

Russia

N. Korea

S> Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

CitiesCities

BEIJING

Harbin

Nanjing

Guangzhou

Xi’anShanghai

Taipei

Lhasa

HongKongMacao

Completed Political MapCompleted Political Map

BEIJING

Harbin

Nanjing

Guangzhou

Xi’anShanghai

Taipei

Lhasa

HongKongMacao

Tibet

Mongolia

Southeast Asia

Indian Subcontinent

N. Korea

S> Korea

Taiwan

Philippines

China’s TopographyChina’s Topography

Percentages of Different Percentages of Different LandformsLandforms

Pacific “Rim of Fire”Pacific “Rim of Fire”

Bodies of WaterBodies of Water

Huang-He RiverYellow Sea

Yangtze River

Pacific Ocean

Amur River

Xi River

SouthChinaSea

Sea of

Japan

The Polluted Yellow The Polluted Yellow River!River!

The Yangtze RiverThe Yangtze River

Mountains & PeaksMountains & Peaks

Tian Shan

Altai Mts. Greater Khingan

Kunlun Shan

Himalayan Mts.

The Great Wall of ChinaThe Great Wall of China

Deserts & PlateausDeserts & Plateaus

Tibetan Plateau

Taklamakan Desert

Gobi Desert

Valleys / Plains / BasinsValleys / Plains / Basins

Manchurian Plain

North China Plain

Tarim Basin

Sichuan Basin

North China PlainNorth China Plain

Agricultural Regions in Agricultural Regions in ChinaChina

Shabdong PeninsulaGrand Canal

Great Wall

CHUNG CHUNG KUOKUO

Completed Topographic Completed Topographic MapMap

Huang-He River Yellow Sea

Yangtze River

Pacific Ocean

Amur River

Xi River

SouthChinaSea

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 PeninsulaGrand Canal

Great Wall

CHUNG CHUNG KUOKUO

China’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate Zones

Monsoon Precipitation Monsoon Precipitation PatternsPatterns

Winter MonsoonsWinter Monsoons

Summer MonsoonsSummer Monsoons

Precipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in China

Summer RainfallSummer Rainfall

Agricultural Regions in Agricultural Regions in ChinaChina

Arable LandArable Land

““Brown” China vs. “Green” Brown” China vs. “Green” ChinaChina

Rice Dominant

Wheat Dom

inant

Pasture and Oasis

Double-crop rice

SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

South ChinaSouth China

Major Chinese Major Chinese IndustriesIndustries

Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in ChinaMetals in China

China as % of World China as % of World PopulationPopulation

Top 10 Populated Top 10 Populated NationsNations

0 500 1000 1500

China

India

US

Indonesia

Brazil

Russia

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Japan

Nigeria

0 500 1000 1500

India

China

US

Pakistan

Indonesia

Nigeria

Bangladesh

Brazil

Congo

Ethiopia

2001 2050

The Population of ChinaThe Population of China

105 755 10831210

1381 156216501753

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Population DensityPopulation Density

Male/Female Birth Male/Female Birth PopulationPopulation

Life Expectancy at Birth by Life Expectancy at Birth by SexSex

Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate

Main Chinese Main Chinese NationalitiesNationalities

Ethno-Linguistic Groups Ethno-Linguistic Groups in Chinain China

Total Population with No Total Population with No EducationEducation

Monthly Value of Imports Monthly Value of Imports & Exports& Exports

20042004

Total Carbon EmissionsTotal Carbon Emissions[in millions of tons][in millions of tons]

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United States

Russia

Germany

China

United Kingdom

Japan

France

Ukraine

Canada

Poland

India

Italy