1. China
Geography & Culture

2. Objectives Identify the key geographic features of China
Assess the diversity of the Chinese peoples

3. 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

4. Natural & economic Exports
Iron, Coal, Aluminum
Petroleum
Textiles
Toys & Electronics

5. Chinese food Regionally & historically influenced! Lu Sichuan Su
Canton

6. 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

7. 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

8. Map Activity