2. Satellite View of China

3. China’s Provinces

4. China—Asia’s Superpower

5. China vs. the U. S. in Size China United States

6. Comparing China & the U. S. China United States Size 3.7 million square miles 3.6 million square miles Main physical barrier HimalayasRockies Main River Yangtze / East - West Mississippi / North – South Population East Coast Connectivity problems North - South East - West

8. China’s Topography

9. Percentages of Different Landforms

10. Pacific “Rim of Fire”

11. The Polluted Yellow River!

12. The Great Wall of China

13. Deserts & Plateaus Tibetan Plateau Taklamakan Desert Gobi Desert

15. China’s Climate Zones

16. Monsoon Precipitation Patterns

17. Winter Monsoons

18. Summer Monsoons

19. Precipitation in China

21. Arable Land

22. “Brown” China vs. “Green” China Rice Dominant Wheat Dominant Pasture and Oasis Double-crop rice

24. China as % of World Population

25. Top 10 Populated Nations 20012050

26. The Population of China thousands

27. Population Projections thousands

28. Population Density

29. Male/Female Birth Population

30. Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex

31. Main Chinese Nationalities

32. Total Population with No Education

34. Monthly Value of Imports & Exports 2004

35. Total Carbon Emissions [in millions of tons]