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CHINA
:LARGEST
POPULATION : HIGHEST
CAPITAL
COUNTRY
IN
IN
ASIA
THE WORLD
: BEIJING
NATURAL
REGIONS
: NORTHEERN
PIAINS;PLAINS
OF THE EAST;WESTERN
MOUNTAINOUS REGION AND SOUTHERN CHINA
RIVERS
: YANGTZE AND HWANG HO
CLIMATE
: HOT AND WET IN THE SOUTH; COID AND DRY IN
THE NORTH
OCCUPATIONS :
CITIES
:
AGRICULTURE, MINING AND INDUSTRY
BEIJIN,
CANTON, SHANGHAI.
Summer Palace, Beijing, China
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Portion of the Great Wall
By connecting existing sections of
walled defenses, Emperor Qin Shi
Huangdi constructed the first and
longest section of the Great Wall of
China between 221 and 204 bc.
Extended under later dynasties, the
Great Wall eventually became the
longest human-made structure on
earth, stretching about 2,400 km
(about 1,500 mi). Designed to deter
raids by nomadic peoples from the
north, the massive earth-and-stone
wall presents a formidable barrier,
averaging 7.6 m (25 ft) in height and
4.6 to 9.1 m (15 to 30 ft) in width at
its base.
CHINA OR THE “PEOPLES REQUBLIC OF
CHINA” IS THE LARGEST
COUNTRY IN ASIA AND THE SECOND LARGEST IN THE WORLD. IT
ALSO HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION IN THE WORLD.
THE COUNTRY IS SITUATED IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHE
BETWEEN THE LATITUDES 18 DEGREES NORTH AND 54 DEGREES
AND THE LONGITUDES
EAST.
65 DEGREES EAST AND 135 DEGREES
Nathaniel Tarn/Photo Researchers, Inc.
Huang He, China
The Huang He (Yellow River) passes through Gansu
near the city of Lanzhou. It is the second longest river
in China, with a length of 4,667 km (2,900 mi).
Joan Lebold Cohen
Yangzi River, China
The Yangzi River in central China, 6,300 km (3,900 mi)
long, is the longest river in Asia and the fourth longest
river in the world. Here, it flows through China’s
Sichuan Province. The river and its tributaries serve as
major inland waterways for the country.
David Clark, Inc.
Population Control Poster, Beijing, China
This street scene in Beijing shows a poster for the one-child population
control policy instituted by the Chinese government. To curb the growth of a
population already around 1.2 billion, the Chinese government has adopted
numerous measures to encourage the majority of Chinese to have only one
child. The more drastic measures, including coerced or forcible abortion,
have attracted considerable international condemnation.
CHINA CAN BE DIVIDED
FOLLOWS:
INTO FOUR MAJOR
REGIONS AS
1. THE NORTHERN PLAINS
2. THE PLAINS
OF
THE
3. THE MOUNTAINOUS
4. THE SOUTHERN
EAST
WESTERN
REGION
OR
REGION
SOUTH
CHINA .
THIS INCLUDES THE PLAINS IN MANCHURIA AND NORTH
CHINA IN THE VALLEY OF THE RIVER HWANG HO.
THE EASTERN PART OF CHINA COMPRIES LARGE PLAINS AND A
FEW HILLS. IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THIS REGION ARE THE
VALLEYS OF THE RIVER HWANG HO. IN THE MIDDLE
REGIONS ARE THE VALLEY OF THE RIVER YANGTZT-KIANG
WHILE IN THE SOUTH IS THE RIVER SI-KIANG. ALSO
PRESENT IN THE SOUTH OF THIS REGION ARE THE COASTAL
LOWLANDS.
THIS REGION IS SEPARATED
THE
FROM NORTHERN CHINA BY
TSINING MOUNTAINS. THE FERTILE YANGTZE PLAINS
LIE SOUTH OF THESE MOUNTAINS.
IT IS MADE UP OF HIGH MOUNTAIN RANGES AND
PLATEAUS. MANY OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES ORIGINATE
FROM THE PAMIR KNOT. SOME OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES
ARE KUNLUN SHAN, ALTYN TAGH AND TIEN SHAN. THE
PLATEAU OF TIBET IS SITUATED IN THIS REGION AND IS
THE WORLD.
TO THE NORTH OF TIBET AND IN WESTERN REGION
IS THE TAKLA MAKAN DESERT.
THE CLIMATE OF CHINA IS AFFECTED BY THE MONSOONS. THE
SOUTH- EAST MONSOON WINDS WHICH BLOW FROM THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND EAST CHINA SEA BRING RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN
AND SOUTH- EASTERN PARTS OF CHINA . THE RAINFALL DECREASES
AS WE GO FROM EAST TO WEST AND FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
THERE ARE THREE MAJOR RIVERS IN CHINA . TWO RIVERS,THE
YANGTZE- KIANG AND THE HWANG HO ORIGINATE
IN
THE
MOUNTAINS OF THE TIVETAN PLATEAU. THEY FLOW EASTWARDS
THROUGH MOUNTAINS
CUTTING DEEP GORGES AND VALLUIS,
AND THEN THROUGH THE PLAIN AND FINALLY EMTTY
THEMSELVES IN TO THE EAST CHINA SEA AND THE YELLOW SEA
RESPECTIVELY OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
AGRICULTURE, MINING AND INDUSTRY ARE THE THREE MAJOR
OCCUPATIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF CHINA . AGRICULTURE IS
CARRIED OUT MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN AND EAST-ERN
REGIONS. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE RAINFALL, WHICH IS
AVAILABLE IN PLENTY AND IRRIGATION BY THE RIVERS
FILOWING IN THESE AREAS.
To the northwest and north of Beijing, a huge, serrated
wall zigzags it's way to the east and west along the
undulating mountains. This is the Great Wall, which is
said to be visible from the moon.
Construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century
B.C. The vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty in the
northern parts of the country each built their own walls
for defence purposes. After the state of Qin unified
China in 221 B.C., it joined the walls to hold off the
invaders from the Xiongnu tribes in the north and
extended them to more than 10,000 li or 5,000
kilometers.
THE
POPULATION
MILLION
THE
AND
IS
OF CHINA
SAID
TO BE
AVERAGE DENSITY OF
PERSONS
PER
THE
ESTIMATED
LARGEST
POPULATION
IS
AT 1114
IN THE WORLD.
ABOUT
115
SQUARE KILOMETER.HOWEVER,THE DISTRIBUTION
VERIES ACCORDING TO THE
AN AVERAGE DENSITY
PER SQUARE
IS NOW
AREA. THE FERTILE LANDS
RANGING FROM 400 TO 800
KILOMETER.
HAVE
PERSON
THE CAPTAL
OF CHINA IS BEIJING OR
PEKING AS IT USED
TO BE CALLED. IT IS THE SECOND LARGEST
CITY IN CHINA.
SHANANAI, WHICH IS THE LARGEST CITYIN CHINA, IS AN OLD
INDUSTRIALCENTRE. MANY OF THE IRON AND STEEL AND TEXTILE
INDUSTRIES ARE LO-CATED HERE.THE OTHER IMPORTANT CITES
ARE PAOTOW, WUHAN, ANSHAN AND CANTON.