Transcript Geography of China - Academy High School

Satellite View of China
China’s Provinces
China—Asia’s Superpower
China vs. the U. S. in Size
China
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1,000
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2,000
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SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of
Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
Comparing China & the U. S.
Size
Main physical
barrier
China
United States
3.7 million
square miles
Himalayas
3.6 million
square miles
Rockies
Main River
Yangtze / East Mississippi /
- West
North – South
Population
East Coast
Connectivity
problems
North - South East - West
East Coast
Countries & Regions
Russia
Mongolia
N. Korea
S> Korea
Tibet
Indian
Subcontinent
Taiwan
Southeast
Asia
Philippines
Cities
Harbin
BEIJING
Lhasa
Nanjing
Shanghai
Xi’an
Taipei
Guangzhou
Macao
Hong
Kong
Completed Political Map
Harbin
Mongolia
BEIJING
N. Korea
S> Korea
Tibet
Nanjing
Shanghai
Xi’an
Lhasa
Indian
Subcontinent
Guangzhou
Macao
Southeast
Asia
Taipei
Taiwan
Hong
Kong
Philippines
China’s Topography
Percentages of Different Landforms
Pacific “Rim of Fire”
Bodies of Water
Sea of
Japan
Pacific
Ocean
South
China
Sea
The Polluted Yellow River!
The Yangtze River
Mountains & Peaks
Altai Mts.
Tian Shan
Kunlun Shan
Himalayan
Mts.
Greater
Khingan
The Great Wall of China
Deserts & Plateaus
Gobi Desert
Taklamakan
Desert
Tibetan
Plateau
Valleys / Plains / Basins
Manchurian
Plain
North
China Plain
Tarim Basin
Sichuan
Basin
North China Plain
Agricultural Regions in China
Shabdong
Peninsula
CHUNG
KUO
Completed Topographic Map
Altai Mts.
Tian Shan
Tarim Basin
Taklamakan
Desert Kunlun Shan
Tibetan
Plateau
Himalayan
Mts.
Greater
Khingan
Manchurian
Plain
Gobi Desert
North
China Plain
Sea of
Japan
Shabdong
Peninsula
Sichuan
Basin
CHUNG
KUO
Pacific
Ocean
South
China
Sea
China’s Climate Zones
Monsoon Precipitation Patterns
Winter Monsoons
Summer Monsoons
Precipitation in China
Summer Rainfall
Agricultural Regions in China
Arable Land
“Brown” China vs. “Green” China
Pasture and Oasis
Double-crop rice
SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of
Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
South China
Major Chinese Industries
Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in
China