Transcript 27.3 PPT - China Today

Today’s Schedule – 04/29/13
1. CNN Student News Today
-27.3 Vocab Check
2. Finish 27.2 PPTs
3. 27.3 PPT: China, Mongolia and Tibet Today
4. Rdg/Discussion: Understanding the
China/Tibet Conflict
• HW:
– 28.1 Vocab
– Study for Chapter 27 Quiz
China’s Regions
Southern China is the most productive
region in China
A large percentage of the population
lives there.
The Chang Delta is a very important
region for growing rice
Farmers there
can grow two
crops of rice a
year, plus one
vegetable
crop.
This region is also home to many large
cities
Such as Shanghai, a city of 20 million.
Hong Kong is also in southern China
And it is one of the world’s most crowded places – with 7 million people
living in about 426 square miles.
Along the southern coast are many Special Economic Zones-SEZ
These zones are designed to attract foreign companies because goods and money can
circulate freely there.
Northern China
This is where Chinese culture first
developed. It is also a very
densely populated region.
Beijing, located in the north, is China’s capital
And is the second largest city
The ancient city has an outer and inner city,
And within the walled Inner City is
the Imperial City, from which
China’s emperors ruled.
Within the Imperial City lies the Forbidden City
Where the emperors lived.
Northeastern China
This region was also known as Manchuria, and has a wealth of
natural resources including coal, oil, and iron ore.
Western China
Two large autonomous regions make
up this part of China.
The area is very dry and high
elevation, and people are either
herders or irrigation farmers.
One of these regions is called Xizang, which is
the official Chinese name for Tibet.
Tibet was once an independent kingdom, ruled by a religious leader called the Dalai Lama.
The Chinese have occupied Tibet since 1950
And the Dalai Lama fled to India,
where he resides today.
Tibetans have been upset by the numbers of
Han Chinese who have moved to the region
And are afraid of losing their culture.
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Mongolia
The country of Mongolia is twice as big as Texas but only has a population of
2.7 million.
Many people there earn a living by herding
livestock.
Mongolia’s main religion is Tibetan Buddhism
The country is landlocked and without many
natural resources
And these factors limit the economic
possibilities.
Taiwan
Taiwan is one of Asia’s richest and
most industrialized countries.
Taipei is the capital
And is the cultural and financial center.
China’s communist government claims that
Taiwan is part of China
And Taiwan claims to be the official government of China.
This has caused much tension between the two.