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    China has diverse landscapes ranging from mountains to plains to forests and deserts. It experiences various climate zones and seasonal droughts and dust storms that impact agriculture. The population was over 1.4 billion as of recent estimates, though a one-child policy was formerly implemented from 1980 to 2016 to control growth. China has many ethnic groups, with the Han majority and 55 recognized minorities concentrated in different regions of the large country.

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    China has diverse landscapes ranging from mountains to plains to forests and deserts. It experiences various climate zones and seasonal droughts and dust storms that impact agriculture. The population was over 1.4 billion as of recent estimates, though a one-child policy was formerly implemented from 1980 to 2016 to control growth. China has many ethnic groups, with the Han majority and 55 recognized minorities concentrated in different regions of the large country.

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    China

    Landscapes, Climate and Population

    Iustin & Shawn

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    Content of Our Presentation

    LANDSCAPES  HIMALAYAS CLIMATE ZONES DROUGHTS AND ETHNIC GROUPS


    DUST STORMS

    POPULATION ONE-CHILD
    POLICY
    Landscapes

    Mountains Plains Forests Deserts


    Himalayas
    • Mountain range 
    • Passes through 6 countries including China
    • Mt. Everest (8,848 meters)
    • Sources 7 rivers including the Yangtze, the Indus and the Ganges
    • Cover about 2,400 km²
    • Third largest deposit of ice and snow in the world
    • One of the youngest mountain ranges in the world

    https:www.pbs.org
    Climate Zones
    • Cool Temperate Climate​
    • Humid Monsoon Climate with Cold Winters​
    • Arid Continental Climate​
    • Semi-arid Continental Climate​
    • Semi-arid Monsoon Climate​
    • Highland Climate​
    • Subtropical Monsoon Climate without Dry Winters​
    • Subtropical Monsoon Climate with Dry Winters​
    • Tropical Monsoon Climate​

    http://quora.com
    Droughts and Dust Storms 

    • Dust storms are very common in spring​


    • Have become very severe in recent years due to desertification,
    deforestation, drought, urban sprawl and overgrazing​
    • Up to 33 million tons of crops are lost each year​

    • Millions of people die due to lack of water​

    • The ​earth cracks and therefore cannot be used for farming purposes

    http://factsanddetails.com
    Ethnic Groups

    • China is a vast multi-national country 

    • Officially composed of 56 ethnic groups

    • 93% of the population is Chinese Han

    • There are 55 more ethnic minorities 

    • Most of the Han people live in Eastern China

    chinadiscovery.com
    Population
    • World's most populous country
    • 1,467,465,000 people
    • Population doubled since 1965
    • Yearly population growth of 0,39%
    • China represents 18,47% of the world's population
    • 60,8% of its population is urban
    • Shanghai is the most populated city
    • Population will possibly decline to 1.36 billion by 2050

    worldometers.info
    One-child Policy

    • An extreme example of population planning

    • It was implemented in China in 1980, September 25th.

    • Chinese citizens said it interfered with their reproductive lives.

    • It ended in 2016, and from then onwards, families were allowed to


    have two children.

    britannica.com
    Thank you for your attention!

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