1. China’s Land and New Economy Ch. 17 Sec. 1 Pp. 494-498

3. China’s Landscape Mountains cover one-third of the country Turpan Depression is 505 feet below sea level and is hottest area of China 90% of people live on coastal plain Beijing, the capital, and Shanghai – largest cities

4. China’s Landscape The two major rivers of China are the Yellow River & Yangtze River The Yellow River is called “China’s Sorrow” because of flooding Eastern China has earthquakes – faults

5. Residents survey the damage to houses that collapsed during the flooding in Guangan.

8. To combat the flooding, the Chinese have built dams and dikes to control the flooding

9. A New Economy Communist, but market reforms have made the economy stronger Foreign trade has increased Leader in mining coal and iron ore

10. A New Economy Factories dump chemicals into water Factories burn coal and pollute air Lung disease is number one cause of death

11. A New Economy Hong Kong and Macao are important centers of trade, finance, and manufacturing “One country; two systems”

12. Questions What is the hottest location in China? The Turpan Depression

13. Questions What river do the Chinese call “China’s sorrow” because of flooding? The Yellow River