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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