1. Agenda 3/10/15 (Asia) Please open your agenda and write the following: Bellringer Notes: China Asia Map HW: Missing/Make-up work

2. Please write the questions first then the answers on your bellringer paper 1Q: Which two hemispheres would you find Asia in? 2Q: Identify the capital of Japan 3Q: Which three oceans surround Asia?

4. China Facts—Geography 1.Population: 1.3+ Billion (largest in the world) 2.Capital: Beijing 3.Largest City: Shanghai 4.Major Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean, Yangtze River

5. China Facts—Culture 5.Official Language: Chinese 6.There are 56 officially recognized ethnic groups— Han Chinese is the largest one 7.Chinese martial arts are known as Kung-Fu

6. China Facts—Government 8.Govt. leaders: President and Premier 9.Type of Government: Communist President XI Jinping Premier Li Keqiang

7. China Facts—Climate 10. Climate: Humid subtropical (hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters) Semiarid (hot, dry summers and cold winters)

8. China Facts—Resources 11. Natural resources: Coal, iron ore, petroleum 12. Agriculture: Rice, wheat, potatoes

9. China Facts—Misc. 13. Great Wall of China: Longest man-made structure in the world 25 ft. high in some places and 15- 30 ft. wide