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Chinaenv.pptxChina’s geography
中国地理
China’s physiography
Regional Geography
The same area as the U.S.
1.39 Billion People, 0.3% growth
90 percent live in the Eastern half
| NORTH | Mandarin | Coal; wheat; Heavy industry |
| SOUTH | Cantonese | cotton; rice; light industry |
| WEST | Minorities | Oil; Agriculture |
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Figure 11-12
Title:
Landscape Regions of China
Caption:
The term China proper denotes the densely populated, culturally Han Chinese areas to the east of the blue line. The Yangtze Valley divides China proper into two general areas. Immediately to the north is the large fertile area of the North China Plain, bisected by the Huang He (or Yellow) River. To the west is the Loess Plateau, an upland area of soil derived from wind-deposited silt after the prehistoric glacial period, about 15,000 years ago.
China/USA
What are the characteristics of China’s territory?
Size of US 9,600,000 sq km
1.39 billion people
mid latitude
Continental
West dry, mountainous
East coastal humid
Vast in territory, rich in resources
Land is scarce, people are many
How do the mountains, rivers and basins combine in China?
Three tiers
SW mountains Tibetan Plateau >3000m
Himalayas, Kun Lun, Karakoram, Tian Shan
Basins and Plateaus 1000-3000m
Tarim Basin, Junggar Basin, Mongolian Plateau (Ordos),
Great Xingan, Chang Bai
Loess Plateau, Sichuan Basin, Yunnan Plateau
South China Hills (Wuyi)
Lowlands <500m
North China Plain, Northeast Plain, Deltas
Karakoram mountains
Tibetan plateau
Everest Chomolongma
Sichuan
Loess plateau
Guangdong
North China
South China
SW - Yunnan
Yellow River - West
Yellow River - East
Yangzi Basin
Yangzi River
Three Gorges Dam
Electrical power
Flood control?
Earthquake
Silt in lake
Aquatic habitat
2 million people moved
Physical environment
Climate
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Figure 11-04
Title:
Flooding on the North China Plain
Caption:
Major flooding, sometimes inundating large sections of the North China Plain, has been a historical problem with the Huang He River. Severe droughts can also plague the same region. Extensive dikes have been built along much of the river to protect the countryside from flooding, as seen in this photo taken near the historical city of Kaifeng. (Yang Xiuyun/ChinaStock Photo Library)
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Figure 11-05
Title:
Denuded Hillslopes in China
Caption:
Because of the need to clear forests for wood products and agricultural lands, China's mountain slopes have long been deforested. Without forest cover, soil erosion is a serious issue. (Bob Sacha/Corbis)
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Figure 11-07
Title:
Coal-Fired Power Plant in China
Caption:
A coal-fired power plant emits large quantities of pollution in northwestern China. As China industrializes, it is building many such plants, damaging local air quality and contributing to global warming. (Natalie Behring/OnAsia.com)
Environmental Challenges
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China’s population 中国人口
Current stats http://www.prb.org/ Population Reference Bureau
1.398 billion 2019
CBR 11/1000
CDR 7/1000
RNI 0.4%
IMR 10/1000
TFR 1.6
<15 18%, >65 12%
2010 Provincial densities
Population and Settlement
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Figure 6.6
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China’s Population Pyramid: 2010
What population policies has China followed?
Mao pro population growth
1956 contraception
1958 later marriages
1976 birth control, late, thin , few
1979 one-child policy, social pressure
2013 2nd child if either parent is only child
2016 policy, 2 child
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-10/29/content_22312495. htm
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china- 37792907
One Child
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Figure 11-44
Title:
China's Population Policies
Caption:
One aspect of China's population policy is the expansion of child-care facilities so that mothers can be near their children while at work. This enables women to resume participating in the workforce soon after giving birth. This photo shows a typical day-care center attached to an industrial plant in Guangdon province in coastal China. (Xinhua/Getty Images, Inc.—Liaison)
What are the cultural regions of China?
Language
North, Southwest Mandarin
South Wu (Shanghai), Min (Fujian), Gan (Jiangxi), Xiang (Hunan), Kejia (Hakka) , Yue (Cantonese)
Minority
Mongol, Uyghur, Tibetan, Zhuang, Korean
Food
Cantonese, Sichuan, Hunan, Shanghai, Beijing
Languages
Peoples
