1. © T. M. Whitmore Today Chinese Agriculture continued Chinese population issues

2. © T. M. Whitmore Last time –Questions? China’s environment Chinese agricultural regions

3. © T. M. Whitmore Chinese agriculture II Agriculture reform  Pre-Communist (pre-1949)  Communist changes  Current reforms

4. © T. M. Whitmore Chinese agriculture III Nearly self sufficient despite 1.3 billion Agriculture is very intensivevery intensive  10 persons to feed per ha Urban pops increasing and so is wealth => demand increasing faster than pop growth Urban pops increasing Significant imports but also significant exports Significant imports but also significant exports

6. Wheat & other upland crops

7. Wetland Rice

8. Rural Chinese family’s week’s food © Peter Menzel

9. Urban Chinese family’s week’s food

15. © T. M. Whitmore Chinese Population Issues Population growth  Revolutionary changes  Mortality Mortality  Fertility Fertility Ethnic composition  Han Chinese  Others Spatial distribution  mostly in east  Urbanization/transport

18. © John Wiley & Sons

19. © W.H. Freeman & Co.

23. © John Wiley & Sons

24. South China

27. What world city since 1990 has built almost 3,000 buildings with 18 or more stories? © Bret Wallach

33. © T. M. Whitmore Chinese history (briefly!) Chinese dynasties from 200s BC to ~ 1800 European trade and influence 1700s onward Japanese empire Post WWII - rise of Communists

35. Japanese Empire in WW II