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Do Now: Review the 5 Do Now: Review the 5 Themes of Geography Themes of Geography

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HELP!!!HELP!!!•MM – Movement – Movement•RR – Regions – Regions•HEHE – Human Environment – Human Environment

interactioninteraction•LL – Location – Location•PP - Place - Place

The Yellow River – River of The Yellow River – River of Sorrow and LifeSorrow and Life

– Unpredictable and Unpredictable and DangerousDangerous

– Fertile Soil Fertile Soil

– Floods without Floods without warningwarning

– Build walls to Build walls to control flooding control flooding

Satellite View of ChinaSatellite View of ChinaSatellite View of ChinaSatellite View of China

China’s ProvincesChina’s ProvincesChina’s ProvincesChina’s Provinces

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

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 & Comparing China & the U. S.the U. S.

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

StatesStates

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 / Yangtze / East - WestEast - West

Mississippi / Mississippi / North – SouthNorth – South

PopulationPopulation East CoastEast Coast East CoastEast Coast

Connectivity Connectivity problemsproblems

North - SouthNorth - South East - WestEast - West

China’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate Zones

Precipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in China

Arable LandArable LandArable LandArable Land

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

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

Rice DominantW

heat

Dom

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Pasture and Oasis

Double-crop rice

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

China’s Geography China’s Geography

Rivers, Soils, Climates Rivers, Soils, Climates • First civilizations First civilizations

developed in river developed in river valleysvalleys

• Two major rivers Two major rivers

– Chang Jiang, also Chang Jiang, also called Yangzicalled Yangzi

– Huang He, or Yellow Huang He, or Yellow RiverRiver

LoessLoess• Annual floods deposited rich Annual floods deposited rich

soil, soil, loessloess, on flood plains, on flood plains

• Valley of Huang He Valley of Huang He particularly fertile due to particularly fertile due to loessloess

– Fine dusty soilFine dusty soil

– Carried into China by desert Carried into China by desert windswinds

– Loess is yellow-brown soil Loess is yellow-brown soil that the Yellow River carries that the Yellow River carries alongalong

Percentages of Percentages of Different LandformsDifferent Landforms

Percentages of Percentages of Different LandformsDifferent Landforms

China as % of World China as % of World PopulationPopulation

China as % of World China as % of World PopulationPopulation

Top 10 Populated Top 10 Populated NationsNations

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

Population DensityPopulation DensityPopulation DensityPopulation Density

Male/Female Birth Male/Female Birth PopulationPopulation

Male/Female Birth Male/Female Birth PopulationPopulation

Life Expectancy at Life Expectancy at Birth by SexBirth by Sex

Life Expectancy at Life Expectancy at Birth by SexBirth by Sex

Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality RateInfant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate

Ethno-Linguistic Ethno-Linguistic Groups in ChinaGroups in ChinaEthno-Linguistic Ethno-Linguistic Groups in ChinaGroups in China