中國地理概況
Chinese Geography
中國地理概況
Chinese Geography
•中國位於亞洲東部，太平洋西岸。陸地面
積960萬平方公里，是世界第三大國。
•China is located in East Asia, west of the Pacific
Ocean. Its land area is about 9.6 million square
kilometers. It is the third largest country in the
world.
中國地理概況
Chinese Geography
•中國陸地上的鄰國很多，總共有十五個，
與8國海上相鄰，海上最近的鄰國是韓國和
日本。
•China has many neighboring countries by land, a
total of 15, and 8 countries neighboring by sea.
The nearest countries by sea are Korea and Japan.
中國地理概況
Chinese Geography
•中國北邊的重要鄰國有俄羅斯，西鄰阿富
汗、巴基斯坦、尼泊爾、印度等國。西南
邊有緬甸、越南等國。
•Important country to the north of China is Russia.
To the west there are Afghanistan, Pakistan,
Nepal and India. To the southwest are Myanmar,
Vietnam.
中國地勢
China terrain
•中國地勢西高東低。西部有世界上最高大的青藏
高原，平均海拔4000米以上，素有“世界屋脊”
之稱，珠穆朗瑪峰海拔8844.43米，為世界第一高
峰。
•China lays west to east. The western part is the world's
highest Tibetan plateau, with the average elevation of
above 4,000 meters, known as the “Roof of the World“.
Mount Everest, with the elevation of 8844.43 meters, is
the world's highest peak.
中國地勢
China terrain
•從北面的戈壁大沙漠，西面有帕米爾高原、
天山、喜馬拉雅山，形成一條緊密的曲線
屏障 。
•From the north there is the Gobi desert, to the
west the Pamirs, Tian Shan, the Himalayas, it
forms a tight curve barrier.
中國地勢
China terrain
•兩大河流：北方的黃河， 南方的長江，均
流入太平洋 。
•Two major rivers: the Yellow River in the north
and the Yangtze River in the south, both flow
into the Pacific Ocean.
區域 Areas
• 內地主要區域可分為四部分:
Four
major areas in core China
1. 西北部黃河上游的黃土高原
Loess
Plateau at upstream Yellow River in the
northwest
2. 北部黃河下游的黃淮平原 Huang-Huai
Plain at downstream Yellow River in the north
區域 Areas
3. 西南部長江上游的四川盆地
Sichuan
Basin at upstream Yangtze River in the
southwest
4. 東南部長江下游及珠江流域的的丘陵地
Hilly area at downstream Yangtze River and
Pearl River
氣候Climate
• 中國和美國離赤道的距離一樣，氣候相仿─
西部乾燥、中部和北部四季分明、南部較
濕。
•China and the United States are the same
distance from the equator, so the climate is
similar ─ the west is dry, central and northern
parts have four seasons, and the south is wet.
氣候Climate
• 南部潮濕種稻，北部較乾燥種小麥和雜糧。
•Rice is grown in south which is wet, and wheat
and grains in north which is drier.
人口Population
•中國人口逾13億，約佔全球人口的五分之
一，是世界上人口最多的國家。
•China's population of over 1.3 billion, accounting
for about one-fifth of the world's population, is
the world's most populous country.
人口Population
•中國有56個不同的民族，合起來就叫「中
華民族」。
•China has 56 different ethnic groups. These
ethnic groups together are called "Chinese".
人口Population
•中華民族最主要的民族有漢、滿、蒙、回、
藏，苗。漢族是中國人口最多的民族。
•The main ethnic groups in Chinese are Han,
Manchu, Mongolian, Hui, Tibetan, Miao. Han is
the most populous ethnic group.
人口Population
•中國文明發源於漢族居住的北方的黃河流
域，漢族人現已遍及中國各地。
•Chinese civilization originated in the north of the
Yellow River where Han lived. Nowadays Han
has been throughout the whole China.