China Geography Flashcards
What does the government depend on?
Ability to harness nature
What is Confucianism?
Ancient Chinese belief
Man and nature connected
When was three gorges dam completed?
2006
Who’s is China at war with?
Environment
Beijing
China’s capital
4th largest
Land mass in the world
1.3 billion
Population in China
Heartland
2 regions; north and south China, growing area
Rivers
3, dangers are floods, transportation, irrigation
Loess soil
The yellowish brown soil that winds carry across the northern China
“River of sorrow”
Haung river, floods frequently causing terrible destruction
Three gorges dam
Dam on the Chang river, hydroelectric, bad but good, Yangtze
Han Chinese
95% of population, ethnic Chinese
Arable land
Land where you are able to live and grow
Mandarin
Language spoken in north China, official language
Rice
Main crop
Dust storms
Caused by dry conditions and wind, happen frequently
Acid rain
Over pollution causing the pH in water to become acidic
Yangtze river
Carries much of China’s trade, Chang river, hydroelectric power
Erosion
Soil not being held down so it gets pushed off
Desertification
Dryer climates created, not very arable
Do river
West river, south China
Yellow river
Hung he, north China, empties into Yellow Sea
Over population
Too many people live in small spaces
What types of climate does China have?
Subarctic north
Tropical south
