China, Mongolia, & China, Mongolia, & TaiwanTaiwan

Chapter #27Chapter #27

I. Natural EnvironmentsI. Natural Environments

A. Landforms & RiversA. Landforms & Rivers– Physical size of China? Physical size of China? – Topography?Topography?– Himalayas?Himalayas?– World’s highest plateau?World’s highest plateau?

Most populated area? Most populated area? Major rivers? (3)Major rivers? (3) Major plains? (2)Major plains? (2)

Mongolia? Mongolia? Taiwan? Taiwan?

– Geologic activity? Geologic activity?

B. ClimatesB. Climates

The Asian monsoon system? The Asian monsoon system? Climates? Climates?

C. Natural ResourcesC. Natural Resources

Resources?Resources? Three Gorges Dam?Three Gorges Dam?

– Impact? Impact?

D. Agricultural ResourcesD. Agricultural Resources

% of arable land? % of arable land? Paddy fields?Paddy fields? Intensive agriculture? Intensive agriculture? Double cropping? Double cropping? Aquaculture? Aquaculture?

II. History & CultureII. History & Culture

Length of history?Length of history? Dynastic Cycle?Dynastic Cycle? Mandate of Heaven?Mandate of Heaven? Qin (Chin) Dynasty?Qin (Chin) Dynasty? Han Dynasty? Han Dynasty?

A. Modern HistoryA. Modern History

Outside contact? Outside contact? First Euros. to arrive?First Euros. to arrive? China = self-sufficient China = self-sufficient Opium War (1839 – 42)?Opium War (1839 – 42)?

– Treaty of Nanking (1842)Treaty of Nanking (1842)– Hong Kong?Hong Kong?

Sun Yat-sen? Sun Yat-sen? Chiang Kai-shek? Chiang Kai-shek?

– Nationalist PartyNationalist Party Mao ZedongMao Zedong

– Communist PartyCommunist Party Japanese invasion? Japanese invasion?

– Puppet govt.?Puppet govt.?– WWIIWWII

Communists chased Nationalists outCommunists chased Nationalists out Collectivize farms?Collectivize farms? Power in numbers? Power in numbers?

– One child per family?One child per family? Great Leap Forward?Great Leap Forward? Cultural Revolution? Cultural Revolution?

– Red Guard? Red Guard?

B. A New ChinaB. A New China

Deng Xiaoping? Deng Xiaoping? – Market economyMarket economy

Ag. Productivity? Ag. Productivity? Challenges?Challenges?

– Environment?Environment?– Tiananmen Square? Tiananmen Square?

C. CultureC. Culture

Population? Population? Official language?Official language? Pictograms?Pictograms? Calligraphy?Calligraphy? Religions? Religions? Confucianism? Confucianism?

III. The Region TodayIII. The Region Today

A. Southern ChinaA. Southern China– Productivity?Productivity?– ““China’s Rice Bowl?”China’s Rice Bowl?”

Major river?Major river?

– Largest city? Largest city? – SEZ? SEZ?

B. Northern ChinaB. Northern China

Major river?Major river? Second-largest city? Second-largest city?

C. Northeastern ChinaC. Northeastern China

Manchuria? Manchuria? Resources? Resources? Population makeup? Population makeup?

D. Western ChinaD. Western China

Population? Population? – Way of life?Way of life?

Tibet? Tibet? – Dalai Lama? Dalai Lama? – ““Free Tibet?” Free Tibet?”

E. TaiwanE. Taiwan

Economy? Economy? Largest city? Largest city? Martial law? Martial law? Relationship w/China? Relationship w/China?