The Geography of China
Geography
• The capital of China is
Beijing
• It covers 3.7 million
square miles
• The climate ranges
from deserts, to
mountains to
rainforests
REGIONS
•China’s Provinces
•China vs. the U. S. in Size
•China
0
250
500
1,000
1,500
Miles
2,000
•United States
•SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of
Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
•Comparing China & the U. S.
Size
Main physical
barrier
Main River
Population
China
3.7 million
square miles
Himalayas
United States
3.6 million
square miles
Rockies
Yangtze / East Mississippi /
- West
North – South
East Coast
East Coast
•Percentages of Different Landforms
•Pacific “Rim of Fire”
•China’s Climate Zones
•Monsoon Precipitation Patterns
•Precipitation in China
Population
• There are 1.3 billion people in the country
• Most live in the eastern 1/3 of the country
• 95% of the population are Han (ethnic
Chinese)
• Mandarin is the official language but the
people speak numerous dialects
• Most of the people are farmers which is
difficult since 80% of the land is not good for
farming
•China as % of World Population
•Top 10 Populated Nations
0
500
1000
1500
0
China
India
India
China
US
US
Indonesia
Pakistan
Brazil
Indonesia
Russia
Nigeria
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Brazil
Japan
Congo
Nigeria
Ethiopia
•2001
500
1000
•2050
1500
•Population Density
•Total Population with No Education
•Agricultural Regions in China
•Arable Land
RIVERS
•HUANG HE
•The Polluted Yellow River!
•YANGZI
•Turbine
•XI
•North China Plain
•South China