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Gansu, China

Gansu, China. By Logan Kropp. Location. To be exact, Gansu is located 32° 36' to 42° 48' N latitude and 092° 46' to 108° 43' E longitude. Gansu is in the northeast corner of China. Place - Physical Characteristics.

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Gansu, China

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  1. Gansu, China By Logan Kropp

  2. Location • To be exact, Gansu is located 32° 36' to 42° 48' N latitude and 092° 46' to 108° 43' E longitude. • Gansu is in the northeast corner of China.

  3. Place - Physical Characteristics • Gansu’s full of many different landforms including grasslands, mountain slopes, and wasteland. • The biggest river in Gansu is the Yellow River.

  4. Place – Physical Characteristics (con’t) • The climate is very comparable to Montana’s, with warm summers and frigid winters. • Gansu has 659 species of wild animals including the giant panda. It has 24 rare animals which are under protection. • It is also the 2nd largest producer of medicinal plants and herbs; some can only be found in Gansu.

  5. Place – Human Characteristics • There are over 26 million people in Gansu. • 91 percent of the population is Han Chinese. • Most of citizens speak Northern Mandarin Chinese.

  6. Place – Human Characteristics (con’t) • Although Gansu’s economy is been improving over the last few years with the help of forestry, tourism, and agriculture; it is still one of the poorest PARM’s in China. • The current government is Xu Shousheng, and the current secretary of the CPC Gansu Committee is Lu Hao.

  7. Region - Functional • Gansu’s major trade partners are Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Republic of Korea and Germany. • The biggest cities are Lanzhou (which is the capital and largest city), Tongli (shown below), and Dunghuang. • The biggest river is the Yellow River.

  8. Region - Formal • Although Gansu has warm summers and frigid winters, Gansu’s climate still varies in which area your in; the southern part of Gansu is very humid, but the northern part is arid. • Vegetation has been decreasing because of the Yellow River washing away 500 million tons of plants a year. • Gansu is 175,000 sq miles.

  9. Human/EnvironmentInteraction • The citizens of Gansu have done much to change the environment: • Dams - Among Gansu’s most important sources of energy are its water resources; the Yellow River being it’s biggest. There are 29 hydro-power stations have been constructed in Gansu. • Canals – Gansu has many canals as it does streets. Because of these canals, it makes each of the villages unique in their own way. • Irrigation - The Yellow River brings much of the water needed into Gansu.

  10. Movement - People • Transportation has been improving in the past few years. They have developed a humongous train and highway system. Every town is connected by a road.

  11. Movement - Goods • Gansu grows much food including grain, cotton, linseed oil, maize, and melons. They also make machinery, chemicals, and clothes. Most of these products are exported to Japan, Hong Kong, the US, Republic of Korea and Germany. Gansu also is the center of China’s nuclear industry.

  12. Movement - Ideas • In ancient China, the Silk Road stretched from China, to Rome, going through Gansu. On the Silk Road, villages sprung up. The towns had their own beliefs and ideas that were spread over Gansu.

  13. Fun Facts! • Most of the land in Gansu is 1 km above sea level. • Part of the Gobi Desert is in Gansu. • 73% of the population lives in rural areas. • A section of the Great Wall of China is located in Jiayuguan, China. • The Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu have a humongous collection of Buddhist artwork.

  14. Work Cited Page • SACU. "Gansu Province." Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU). SACU. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://www.sacu.org/gansu.html>. • Wikipedia. "Gansu." Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gansu>. • Gansu, China. "Official Website of Gansu Provincial People’s Government." 中国・甘肃 - 首页. Gansu, China. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://www.gansu.gov.cn/en/default.asp>. • "The Village of Tongli - Tongli, China Travel Blog." Travel Blog - TravelPod™. Web. 17 May 2011. http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/shangguan/10/1230703200/tpod.html • "Gansu Province." The Australia-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New South Wales. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://www.accci.com.au/keycity/gansu.htm>. • "Gansu Transportation." China Travel Guide and Information. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://www.chinatravel.com/gansu/transport.htm>. • "The Silk Road - Ancient China for Kids." Ancient China for Kids. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://china.mrdonn.org/silkroad.html>. • "Adventure to the Wild West of China." China Travel Guide. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://www.chinaplanner.com/westchina/gansu/climate.htm>. • "Western China." China. Web. 17 May 2011. <http://www.china.org.cn/e-xibu/2JI/3JI/gansu/guansu-ban.htm>.

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