China Geography & Culture
Objectives Identify the key geographic features of China Assess the diversity of the Chinese peoples
Key Geographic Features 3.7m sq miles (15% arable) 20 neighbors Mts Tian Shan, Himalayan Tibetan Plateau Deserts Taklimakan, Gobi Rivers Yangtze (3 Gorges Dam), Yellow, Xi / West, Amur
Natural & economic Exports Iron, Coal, Aluminum Petroleum Textiles Toys & Electronics
Chinese food Regionally & historically influenced! Lu Sichuan Su Canton
Human diversity 1.4 billion ppl 56 Ethnicities 290 Languages Han 92% “China Proper” Mongols, Manchus, Uighurs, Tibetans “Provinces” 290 Languages Mandarin Major religions Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism Islam & Protestantism Folk / Traditional Communist Party = Atheist
Patterns of life Education Health Marriage & Family 96% literacy rate Govt Provided Traditional & Western HIV/AIDS, Smoking/Cancer ↑ Marriage & Family Arranged / Matchmakers One Child = Infanticide/Orphan Aging Demographic
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