Countries & Regions

1. Countries & Regions Russia Mongolia N. Korea S> Korea Tibet Indian Subcontinent Taiwan Southeast Asia Philippines

2. Cities Harbin BEIJING Nanjing Shanghai Xi’an Lhasa Taipei Guangzhou HongKong Macao

3. Completed Political Map Harbin Mongolia BEIJING N. Korea S> Korea Tibet Nanjing Shanghai Xi’an Lhasa Indian Subcontinent Taipei Guangzhou Taiwan HongKong Macao Southeast Asia Philippines

5. Mongolian Plateau Taklimakan Desert Gobi Desert Plateau of Tibet Pacific Ocean Himalaya Mountains North, South , East, West Natural barriers isolated China from all other civilizations.

6. China’sProvinces

7. Physical Geography of East Asia (Fig. 11.6) Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

8. PHYSIOGRAPHY Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

9. Comparing Size & Latitude Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

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11. CLIMATECOMPARISON Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

12. Cold Warm Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

13. Dry Wet Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

15. Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

16. Winter Monsoons

17. Summer Monsoons

18. Precipitation in China

19. Summer Rainfall

21. Pacific “Rim of Fire”

22. Bodies of Water Amur River Sea of Japan Yellow Sea Huang-He River Yangtze River Xi River Pacific Ocean SouthChinaSea

23. River systems • Huang He (Yellow) -Named due to yellow • silt the river carries • Chang Jiang (Yangtze) • Longest river in Asia - Major trade route since ancient times • Xi Jiang (West River) • Runs in South China

24. Valleys / Plains / Basins Manchurian Plain North China Plain Tarim Basin Sichuan Basin

27. Agricultural Regions in China Great Wall Shabdong Peninsula Grand Canal CHUNG KUO

28. Agricultural Regions in China

29. “Brown” China vs. “Green” China Wheat Dominant Pasture and Oasis Rice Dominant Double-crop rice • SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

30. Mountains & Peaks Altai Mts. Greater Khingan Tian Shan Kunlun Shan Himalayan Mts.

36. Even though much of China is covered with mountains, much of the land is inhabited.

38. Physical Regions of Central Asia (Fig. 10.5) Globalization & Diversity: Rowntree, Lewis, Price, Wyckoff

39. Inner Mongolia Plateau

41. Tibetan Plateau • In the southwestern part of Outer China • Also known as the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau • Covers about ¼ of China • Rocky land surrounded by towering mountains • Since it’s so high, the climate is very cold and the air is thin and dry • Natural vegetation consists of sparse scrubs and grasses • Antelopes and yaks roam the area

42. Tibetan Plateau • Dry, desolate region punctuated by mountains and isolated lakes • Embraces the Himalayan Mountains, the Kunlan Mountains, and the Tahseh Shan Mountains

43. Deserts & Plateaus Gobi Desert Taklamakan Desert Tibetan Plateau

44. China Satellite View Gobi Desert Tian Shan Taklimakan Desert Kunlun Shan Tibetan Plateau Himalaya

45. Map of Gobi Desert

48. Major Chinese Industries

49. Fuels, Power, Minerals, & Metals in China