Do Now: Review the 5 Themes
of Geography
• If you can’t remembering what
they are just ask MR. HELP!!!
• M – Movement
• R – Regions
• HE – Human Environment
interaction
• L – Location
• P - Place
The Yellow River – River of
Sorrow and Life
– Unpredictable and
Dangerous
– Fertile Soil
– Floods without
warning
– Build walls to
control flooding
Satellite View of China
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
China
United States
3.7 million
square miles
Himalayas
3.6 million
square miles
Rockies
Main River
Yangtze / East Mississippi /
- West
North – South
Population
East Coast
Connectivity
problems
North - South East - West
East Coast
China’s Climate Zones
Precipitation in China
Arable Land
“Brown” China vs. “Green” China
Pasture and Oasis
Double-crop rice
SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of
Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.
China’s Geography
Rivers, Soils, Climates Loess
• Annual floods deposited rich
• First civilizations
soil, loess, on flood plains
developed in river
• Valley of Huang He
valleys
• Two major rivers
– Chang Jiang, also
called Yangzi
– Huang He, or Yellow
River
particularly fertile due to
loess
– Fine dusty soil
– Carried into China by desert
winds
– Loess is yellow-brown soil
that the Yellow River carries
along
Percentages of Different Landforms
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
Male/Female Birth Population
Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex
Infant Mortality Rate
Ethno-Linguistic Groups in China