Covers Ch4, S1

1. The
Geography
of China

2. Satellite View of China

3. China’s Provinces

4. China’s Background (People’s Republic of China)
End of WWII (1945)
• Start of Cold War Period and the ….
• Civil War between. . . .
> Chinese Communists & Nationalist Chinese
>U.S. supports Nationalists, Nationalists Lose
• Nationalist Chinese go to Taiwan
• China on Taiwan known as “The Republic of China”
• Chinese Communists takeover Mainland China 1949
• China’s Official Name = People’s
Republic of China
Mao Zedong
1949 - 1976

5. China’s Background (People’s Republic of China)
• Language Reform Main Dialect = Mandarin
• “Spell” and write the language the way it
“Sounds” in Mandarin
“X” = Sh • Spell Sound = “PINYIN” “Q” = Ch
Mao Tse-Tung Mao Zedong

6. China TODAY
1970 – 1980 until the present (2012), some
changes occur in China.
• Politically
– Still a one party, authoritarian government.
“NO Bill of Rights” for freedom of speech,
assembly, religion etc.
• Socially – “Normal”
• Economically
– Driven by Capitalism

7. China—Asia’s Superpower (Maps)

8. China compared with the U. S. in Size
China United
States
Size 3.7 million 3.6 million
C h in a square miles square miles
Main Himalayas Rockies
physical
barrier
Main Yangtze or Mississippi /
River Chang (East – North –
West) South
U n it e d S t a t e s Population East Coast East Coast
Connectivity North - East - West
problems South
SOURCE: Topic 5: “The Awakening Giant” by Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, Dept. of Economics & Geography, Hofstra University.

9. Countries & Regions
Russia
Mongolia
N. Korea
S> Korea
Tibet
Indian
Taiwan
Subcontinent
Southeast
Philippines
Asia

10. Topography

11. China’s Topography

12. Percentages of Different Landforms

13. Pacific “Rim of Fire”

14. The Polluted Yellow River!

15. The Great Wall of China plus. . .
Mountains, Deserts, Plateaus & the Ocean
Contribute to concept of Z HONG GUO
( C h in e s e e t h n o c e n t r is m )

16. Plains
Manchurian
Plain
North
China Plain

17. Agricultural Regions in China
Great Wall
Gr
a nd
G
ON
ZH O
Ca
na
l
GU

18. North China Plain

19. Main Chinese Nationalities
17 th -20 t
h
Manchus
13 -14
th t
h
90 –
95%

20. Ethno-Linguistic Groups
in China