Transcript China ppt File - Galena Park ISD Moodle

Chinese Economy
Human Environmental Interaction
• Three Gorges Dam
Link
• The Great Wall
of China
Link
Agriculture
•
•
•
•
•
Rice
Wheat
Potatoes
Corn
Peanuts
Economic Resources
•
•
•
•
•
Coal
Iron
Ore
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Mao Zedong
- 1st Communist Leader of
China
- Declared China communist
in October 1949
- Changed the name to
People’s Republic of China
Communism
• Definition: an economical
and political system in which
the government owns
businesses and labor is
organized to benefit all of the
people.
• Examples: China, North Korea,
Soviet Union, Vietnam, and Cuba
• Blended Economy: combines
capitalism and communism;
Hong Kong is an example
Modern Issues
• Taiwan: Island off the coast of China; colony of
China but the Taiwanese consider themselves
an independent country; Democratic System
in place
• Pollution: Serious issue because of
population & growth of industry
with little government regulation.
More Modern Issues
• Human Trafficking: An illegal
act of taking men, women, and
children and selling them to
work in factories or on farms.
• Illegal immigration: Many
North Koreans enter illegally
so fence is being built between
the two nations.
Basic Information
•
•
•
•
Per capita income: $6,600
Currency: Renminbi YUAN
Major Religion: Atheist
Other religions present:
Taoist, Buddhist, Christian
or Muslim
• Vote at age 18
• Main Language: Mandarin Chinese
Interesting Facts
• China is about the same size as USA but they
only have one time zone
• 8 is the luckiest number in China; Summer
Olympics was 8/8/08
• More phones than any other country