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Geography of China
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How did the geography of China impact the people and history of China?
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Capital is Beijing
Pop est 1.3 billion ppl
Most live on the eastern 1/3 of the country
95% of pop are Han or ethnic Chinese
Official Lang. is Mandarin; numerous dialects spoken
Most of pop are farmers; 20% of land good for farming
Rivers of China
 Huang He or Yellow River because of loess
 Yangzi
 Xi
Location
1. far from other civilizations – journey to get there from Europe, Middle East and
Africa
2. Surrounded by natural barriers – Tibetan Plateau; Mongolian Plateau;
Himalayas; Gobi Desert; Pacific Oceans, East China Sea, and Yellow sea
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