Transcript China & Mongolia

China & Mongolia
By Felix Belevan
Angel Cabrera
Physical Coordinates
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China
◦ 35 00 N, 105 00 E
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Mongolia
◦ 46 00 N, 105 00 E
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Days & Nights
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China
◦ time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington,
DC during Standard Time)
note: despite its size, all of China falls within one time
zone
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Mongolia
◦ time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington,
DC during Standard Time)
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Locations in reference
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Rocks & Minerals
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China
◦ coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural
gas, tin, tungsten, antimony,
manganese, molybdenum, vanadium,
magnetite, aluminum,
◦ lead, zinc, uranium
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Rocks & Minerals
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Mongolia
◦ oil, coal, copper,
molybdenum,
tungsten,
phosphates, tin,
nickel, zinc,
fluorspar, gold,
silver, iron
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Plate Tectonics of the Area
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China
◦ the continent is a
product of complex,
long-term interaction
between the Siberia,
Tarim, North China,
Yangtze, South China,
Indian and Pacific
palaeoplates plus
other relatively small
plates or blocks.
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Plate Tectonics of the Area
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China
◦ Along the
converging margins
of these plates, fold
zones formed as a
result of the plate
collisions, whereas
in the centers of the
plates, basins and
plains were
developed because
of stable tectonic
settings and
sedimentation
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Plate Tectonics of the Area
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Mongolia
◦ here are hot
springs as a result
of shifting plate
tectonics
Regional geology:
◦ The geology of Mongolia is
complex
◦ geological maps reveal the
variety and complexity of
rock types and structures,
with representatives of all
geological ages from
Precambrian to Tertiary
◦ The rocks record successive
episodes of terrane
accretions and consequent
deformation.These tectonic
boundaries encompass
‘plates’: collections of smaller
terranes which formed as
continental fragments were
successively plastered against,
and welded together
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China’s Terrain
mostly mountains
 high plateaus,
deserts in west
 plains, deltas, and
hills in east
 High possibility of
earthquakes
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Mongolia’s Terrain
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Much of eastern Mongolia is
occupied by a plain, and the
lowest area is a southwestto-northeast trending
depression that reaches from
the Gobi Desert region in
the south to the eastern
frontier.
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Mongolia has three major
mountain ranges. The highest is
the Altai Mountains, which
stretch across the western and
the southwestern regions of the
country on a northwest-tosoutheast axis. The Khangai
Mountains, mountains also
trending northwest to southeast,
occupy much of central and
north-central Mongolia. These
are older, lower, and more
eroded mountains, with many
forests and alpine pastures. The
Khentii Mountains near the
Russian border to the northeast
of Ulaanbaatar, are lower still.
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The Highs & Lows
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China
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◦ lowest point: Turpan
Pendi -154 m
 .085 PSI
◦ lowest point: Hoh
Nuur 518 m
 .286 PSI
◦ highest point:
Mount Everest
8,850 m
 4.9 PSI
Mongolia
◦ highest point:
Nayramadlin Orgil
(Huyten Orgil) 4,374
m
 2.43 PSI
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Carbon Dioxide Levels
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China
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◦ 2nd in the world
◦ 5,010,170 in
thousands of
metric tons
◦ Percentage of total
emissions in
reference to
world: 18.4 %
Mongolia
◦ 97nth in world
◦ 8,553 in thousands
of metric tons
◦ Percentage of total
emissions in
reference to world:
Less than 0.1 %
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Carbon Dioxide Levels
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City side
(China)
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Country Side (Mongolia)
◦ more plants and trees which
◦ more car
act as air filterers
emissions
and factory ◦ less cars, factories
fumes
◦ less plants ◦ less respiration
to filter out
the CO2
◦ more
respiration
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Wind Patterns in Area
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Wind Patterns in Area
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The enormous expanse of Asia and its
abundance of mountain barriers and inland
depressions have resulted in great differences
between regions in solar radiation,
atmospheric circulation, precipitation, and
climate as a whole.
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Humidity in Areas
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China
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◦ Hong Kong
Mongolia
◦ Choir
 Humidity: 94%
◦ Beijing
 Humidity:71%
◦ Ulan Bator
 Humidity: 44%
◦ Shanghai
 Humidity:63%
◦ Altai
 Humidity:77%
 Humidity:42%
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Climate Zones in China
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The Nanling overlooks the part
of China where a tropical
climate permits two crops of
rice to be grown each year.
Subtropical in the south to
subarctic in the north.
Monsoon winds, caused by
differences in the heatabsorbing capacity of the
continent and the ocean,
dominate the climate.
Alternating seasonal air-mass
movements and accompanying
winds are moist in summer and
dry in winter
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Climate Zones in China
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The advance and retreat of
the monsoons account in
large degree for the timing of
the rainy season and the
amount of rainfall throughout
the country.Very humid.
Tremendous differences in
latitude, longitude, and
altitude give rise to sharp
variations in precipitation
and temperature within
China. Although most of the
country lies in the temperate
belt, its climatic patterns are
complex thus
◦ China has both marine or
continental climates.
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Climate Zones in Mongolia
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Mongolia is high, cold, and dry. It
has an extreme continental
climate with long, cold winters
and short summers, during
which most precipitation falls.
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Average temperatures over
most of the country are below
freezing from November
through March and are about
freezing in April and October.
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Summer extremes reach as high
as 38° C in the southern Gobi
region and 33° C in Ulaanbaatar.
Most of Mongolia is covered by
discontinuous permafrost
(grading to continuous at high
altitudes)
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Mongolia's weather is characterized
by extreme variability and shortterm unpredictability in the summer,
and the multiyear averages conceal
wide variations in precipitation,
dates of frosts, and occurrences of
blizzards and spring dust storms.
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Climate Zones in Mongolia
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Known as "the land of blue sky",
Mongolia is a remarkable sunny
country enjoying 250 sunny days
a year. Mongolia has warm
summers and extremely cold
winters. The country has the
world's most typical continental
climate with extreme diurnal
and annual ranges of
temperature.
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Some of the most dramatic
examples we see come from
retreating glaciers in high
mountains or melting polar ice
sheets.
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Ocean Bordering
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China
◦ Pacific Ocean
 Salinity varies by latitude.
 The water near the equator is less salty than that
found in the mid-latitudes
 Poleward of the temperate latitudes salinity is low,
because little evaporation of seawater takes place in
these frigid areas.
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Mongolia
◦ Landlocked
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Weather Disturbances
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China
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frequent typhoons
damaging floods
Tsunamis
earthquakes
droughts
Mongolia
◦ dust storms
◦ grassland and forest
fires
◦ harsh winter
conditions
◦ earthquakes in the
north and west
◦ Zud (extreme winter
conditions)
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Biomes of Area
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China
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◦ Deciduous Forest
Biome
◦ temperate
grassland
◦ Desert
◦ temperate forests
Mongolia
◦ Taiga (a subarctic, barren
coniferous forest)
◦ Gobi (desert)
◦ Central Steppe (a dry grassy
plain)
◦ Altai (mountains and valleys)
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China Population
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China
◦ 1,330,044,605
◦ Post-productive
◦ Growth in area
0.629%
◦ Nation is trying to
stabilize itself due
to the high cost of
living
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Mongolia Population
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Mongolia
◦ 2,996,081
◦ Reproductive
◦ Growth in area
1.493%
◦ Nation is growing,
and demanding more
resources
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