Egeo 324: East Asia Human Environment CHINA THE SETTING Part 1 Population and Physiography China Geography & Envr

First Day Your Name Why are you here? China Geography & Envr

Electronic Atlas Great Web Site – can use this for study purposes http://www.travelchinaguide.com/map/ China Geography & Envr

Circa 1100 AD China Geography & Envr

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Relative Size & Location of China China Geography & Envr

I. China The Geography and Environment Key Geographic concepts Pattern vs Process Site vs Situation “carrying capacity”, local resource network impacts Push, Pull and Barriers to spread Hearth Areas and Diffusion China Geography & Envr

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Population Concentrations China Geography & Envr

Population Summary Classes China Geography & Envr

Population Concentrations another view China Geography & Envr

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One Child Starts

Urban Explosion In China http://io9.com/before-and-after-images-reveal-astounding-urban-growth-1730772776 http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/86000/86603/prd_oli_2014320.jpg China Geography & Envr

* Arid – Humid Divide North – South Divide Basins vs. Mountains Rivers Physiography: The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/physiography China Geography & Envr

Remote Image China Geography & Envr

Large Scale Remote Image China Geography & Envr

False Color Remote Image of Topography China Geography & Envr Source: http://mac01.eps.pitt.edu/geoweb/facilities/gislab/chinazscale.gif

Change in False Colors China Geography & Envr Source: http://mac01.eps.pitt.edu/geoweb/facilities/gislab.html

Close-up: Winter Image of Kelan, Shanxi, China This four-meter resolution satellite image was collected by Space Imaging's IKONOS satellite on Jan. 26, 2002. The image shows the highlands of Kelan, located in the northwest corner of Shanxi Province in China. The highlands, shown here with patches of snow, are more than 2,000 meters above sea level. China could use remote sensing technologies to manage and protect its environment from soil erosion, deforestation, water shortages and droughts, many due to increased economic development. Click Picture to see large size image Source: http://www.spaceimaging.com/gallery/ioweek/archive/03-04-16/ China Geography & Envr

Close-up: Winter Image of Kelan, Shanxi, China China Geography & Envr

Physiography ARID Qinling Mts. HUMID China Geography & Envr

Large Scale Remote Image Qinling Mts. China Geography & Envr

Mountains Basins Major Rivers & Valleys What are their locations What general orientations (directions) do they follow Basins Red Basin Arid Inland Basins Major Rivers & Valleys Chang Jiang (Yangtze) Huang He (Yellow) Xi (Pearl) China Geography & Envr

Mountains Altay Mts. (Altai) Tien Shan Kunlun (Kunlung) Qinling Mts Junggar Tien Shan Tarim Kunlun (Kunlung) Qaidam North China Plain Altun Mts. Qinling Mts Himalaya Red China Geography & Envr

Basins Tarim Junggar or Dzungarian Qaidam Red North China Plain Qinling Mts Red China Geography & Envr

Tarim Basin: Takalamakin Desert China Geography & Envr http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/ve/2315/Taklimakan.A2001300.0535.1km.jpg

Deserts of China Gobi refers to gravely and Shamo to sandy desert Map of approximate area of sandy and gobi deserts (shamo) and sandy lands (shadi) in China. 1. Taklimakan Shamo; 2. Gurban Tonggut Shamo; 3. Kumtag Shamo; 4. the shamo in the Qaidam Basin; 5. Badain Jaran Shamo; 6. Tengger Shamo; 7. Ulan Buh Shamo; 8. Qubqi Shamo; 9. Mu Us Shadi; 10. Ortindag Shadi; 11. Horqin Shadi; 12. Hulun Buir Shadi; and 13. shamo in Turpan Depression. China Geography & Envr http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/multimedia/images/2007/chinadesert_feat.html

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Compare Topography & Population Which Basins and lowlands have population, which don’t? China Geography & Envr

Compare Topography & Population Note the populations along the edge of western basins, but generally not on the Tibetan Plateau China Geography & Envr

Settlements in 3rd Century AD China Geography & Envr

Physiographic Regions Any major cities outside the continental margin? China Geography & Envr

Simplified Regions China Geography & Envr

Sub-Regions China Geography & Envr

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Key Concepts Revealed Population Patterns reveal the human process of meeting basic needs, especially food Some sites have greater resources and thus higher carrying capacity Rivers form networks linking resource rich areas and provide most basic resource H2O Good land pulls population, people are pushed out of crowded spaces, natural barriers channel flows North China plain is the cradle of Chinese civilization it diffused from this area Modern economies favor locations on international networks (situation). China Geography & Envr

Key Concepts Revealed Local resources, like good farm land are a SITE characteristic, historically attracted population Rivers that offer natural transportation links are a SITUATION characteristic (Yangtze River) Patterns can be read off maps and then Geographers can speculate on Processes causing them Mountains are barriers to spread, valleys, basins, and lowlands encourage movement and migration (as long as not desert) North China was an important hearth area for the diffusion of Chinese civilization China Geography & Envr

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