1. CHINA or USA ???

2. Which country is larger in terms of population? 1,336,718,015 ranks #1 313,232,044 ranks #3

3. Which country is larger in terms of area? ranks #4 ranks #3 USA is slightly larger

4. Which country is the other country’s largest importer of their products? China imports less than 10% of USA products USA imports almost 20% of China’s products

5. Which country has the higher literacy rate – people over 15 who can read and write? 92% 99%

6. Which country has the younger median age? 35.5 36.9

7. Which country has more arable land (farmland)? 15% 18%

8. Which country imports the most barrels of oil a day? Over 6 million ranks #2 Over 10 million ranks #1

9. Which country has the most cell phones? 859,000,000 ranks #1 279,000,000 ranks #3

10. Which country has more internet users? 389,000,000 ranks #1 245,000,000 ranks #2

11. Which country has a lower unemployment rate? 6.5% 9.1%

12. CHINA

14. In eastern AsiaWorld’s most populated country Fourth largest country in terms of area Beijing is the capitalShanghai is the largest city 70% of it is mountains, hills, and highlands Wide range of climatesMost farmland and people are in the east Most live in towns or villages Republic government controlled by the Communist party Government controls economy but is letting more free enterprise

15. 1 in 5 people are Chinese Most work in agriculture 90% live in eastern China 92% are Han Family is very important Live modestly Men marry after 22 Women marry after 20 Only allowed to have two kids One of the world’s oldest civilizations Developed the compass, paper, and porcelain

16. The Chinese language has over a ___________________ characters in it. An ancient form of writing from China is called _________________. The ________________ and _________________ are two symbols of Communism. Besides rice the ______________________ plant has been grown in China for a long time. ____________ on the Chinese flag stands for revolution, the big star represents the _______________________, and the four smaller stars stand for the __________________________. China has a ___________________________ climate. The Chinese were the first to use _______________________ and their currency is called the _______________________. China’s official national religion is ______________________. The __________________________________ has the most fertile soil in China. Countries Around the World: China thousand calligraphy hammer sickle soybean Red Communist Party people diverse paper money Yuan atheist Yangtze River Delta

17. MODERN CHINA CROSSWORD PUZZLE