CHAPTER 1 : intro to china and XI'AN Flashcards
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SOME PROVINCES
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TIBET , SHAANXI , GANSU
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CITIES
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SHANGHAI , BEIJING , WUHAN
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AREA OF CHINA
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9.6 MILLION SQUARE KILOMETER
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HISTORY
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MORE THAN 5000 YEARS
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ETHNIC GROUPS
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56 GROUPS
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POPULATION
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1.4 BILLION CHINESE PEOPLE
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TOPOGRAPHY
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HIGH IN ITS WEST AND LOW IN ITS EAST
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WILD ANIMALS
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PANDAS , TIGERS , CROCODILES , DOLPHINES
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GEOGRAPHY : WHERE IS SHAANXI LOCATED ?
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IN THE VERY HEART OF CHINA
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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SHAANXI PROVINCE
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XI’AN
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AREA OF SHAANXI PROVINCE
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205,600 SQUARE KILOMETER
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AREA OF XI’AN
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10 108 SQUARE KILOMETER
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POPULATION OF SHAANXI PROVINCE
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3775,12 MILLION
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POPULATION OF XI’AN
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8,467,800 PEOPLE
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WHAT DID XI’an mark ?
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IT MARKED THE START OF THE SILK ROAD , THAT LINKED CHINA WITH CENTRAL ASIA