The Geography of China
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The Geography of China. Satellite View of China. China’s Provinces. China—Asia’s Superpower. China vs. the U. S. in Size. China. United States. Comparing China & the U. S. Topography. China’s Topography. Percentages of Different Landforms. Pacific “Rim of Fire”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Satellite View of ChinaSatellite View of China
China’s ProvincesChina’s Provinces
China—Asia’s SuperpowerChina—Asia’s Superpower
China vs. the U. S. in China vs. the U. S. in SizeSize
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000250Miles
China
United States
Comparing China & the U. Comparing China & the U. S.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 CoastConnectivity Connectivity problemsproblems
North - SouthNorth - South East - WestEast - West
China’s TopographyChina’s Topography
Percentages of Different Percentages of Different LandformsLandforms
Pacific “Rim of Fire”Pacific “Rim of Fire”
The Polluted Yellow River!The Polluted Yellow River!
The Great Wall of The Great Wall of ChinaChina
Deserts & PlateausDeserts & Plateaus
Tibetan Plateau
Taklamakan Desert
Gobi Desert
China’s Climate ZonesChina’s Climate Zones
Monsoon Precipitation Monsoon Precipitation PatternsPatterns
Winter MonsoonsWinter Monsoons
Summer MonsoonsSummer Monsoons
Precipitation in ChinaPrecipitation in China
Arable LandArable Land
““Brown” China vs. “Green” Brown” China vs. “Green” ChinaChina
Rice DominantWheat
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Pasture and Oasis
Double-crop rice
China as % of World China as % of World PopulationPopulation
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China
India
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China
US
Pakistan
Indonesia
Nigeria
Bangladesh
Brazil
Congo
Ethiopia
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The Population of The Population of ChinaChina
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Population ProjectionsPopulation Projections
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Population DensityPopulation Density
Male/Female Birth Male/Female Birth PopulationPopulation
Life Expectancy at Birth by Life Expectancy at Birth by SexSex
Main Chinese NationalitiesMain Chinese Nationalities
Total Population with No Total Population with No EducationEducation
Monthly Value of Monthly Value of Imports & ExportsImports & Exports
20020044
Total Carbon Total Carbon EmissionsEmissions
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