Susan M.

Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

Satellite View of China

Chinas Provinces

ChinaAsias Superpower

China vs. the U. S. in Size

China

250

500

1,000

1,500

Miles 2,000

United States

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

Comparing China & the U. S.United States China

Size Main physical barrier Main River Population Connectivity problems 3.7 million square miles Himalayas Yangtze / East - West East Coast North - South 3.6 million square miles Rockies Mississippi / North South East Coast East - West

Countries & Regions

Russia Mongolia N. Korea S> Korea Tibet

Indian Subcontinent

Taiwan

Southeast Asia

Philippines

Cities
Harbin

BEIJING

Lhasa

Xian

Nanjing Shanghai

Guangzhou Macao Hong Kong

Taipei

Completed Political Map

Harbin Mongolia

BEIJING

N. Korea S> Korea

Tibet Lhasa Indian Subcontinent Xian

Nanjing Shanghai

Guangzhou Macao Southeast Asia

Taipei Taiwan Hong Kong Philippines

Chinas Topography

Percentages of Different Landforms

Pacific Rim of Fire

Bodies of Water
Am ur Ri v er

Sea of Japan
e River H g n a u H
River Yangtze
Xi Ri ver

Yellow Sea

Pacific Ocean South China Sea

The Polluted Yellow River!

The Yangtze River

Mountains & Peaks

Altai Mts. Greater Khingan

Tian Shan

Kunlun Shan

Himalayan Mts.

The Great Wall of China

Deserts & Plateaus

Gobi Desert Taklamakan Desert Tibetan Plateau

Valleys / Plains / Basins

Manchurian Plain North China Plain Tarim Basin

Sichuan Basin

North China Plain

Agricultural Regions in China

Great Wall

Shabdong Gr Peninsula an d C CHUNG ana l

KUO

Completed Topographic Map

Altai Mts.
ur Greater River Khingan Manchurian Plain Am

Tian Shan Tarim Basin Taklamakan Desert Kunlun Shan Tibetan Plateau Himalayan Mts.

North China Gobi Desert Plain ll a W Great Shabdong Gr Peninsula e River and H Yellow g n a u H CHUNG Ca a na Se KUO l Sichuan r e iv R e z t Yang Basin
Xi Ri ver

Sea of Japan

Pacific Ocean South China Sea

Chinas Climate Zones

Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

Winter Monsoons

Summer Monsoons

Precipitation in China

Summer Rainfall

Agricultural Regions in China

Arable Land

Brown China vs. Green China

Pasture and Oasis
t a e m Do nt a in

h W

D Rice

nan i m o

Double-crop rice

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

South China

Major Chinese Industries

Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China

China as % of World Population

Top 10 Populated Nations

0 500 1000 1500
0 500 1000

1500

China India US Indonesia Brazil Russia Pakistan Bangladesh Japan Nigeria

India China US Pakistan Indonesia Nigeria Bangladesh Brazil Congo Ethiopia

2001

2050

thousands

1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0

The Population of China

2050 2000 1995 1981 1970

1953 1949 1851 1911 18121887 2 105 755 1083

1210

1381

1562 1650

1753

500

1000

1500

2000

Population Projections
thousands

1500

1300

1100 900

700

500 1945

1955

1965

1975

1985

1995

2005

2015

2025

2035

2045

Population Density

Male/Female Birth Population

Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex

Infant Mortality Rate

Main Chinese Nationalities

Ethno-Linguistic Groups in China

Total Population with No Education

Monthly Value of Imports & Exports

2004

Italy

India Poland

[in millions of tons]

Total Carbon Emissions

Canada Ukraine France Japan United Kingdom China Germany Russia United States 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000