Geography Of China Flashcards
True or false: China is slightly smaller that the US
True
What is the current population of China?
1.3 billion
True or false: China is the second most populated country in the world
False, China is the most populated country in the world.
Describe the climate
Sub Arctic in the north
Tropical in the south
Describe the terrain
Mostly mountains, deserts and tropical planes
Success of the government depends on what?
The ability to harness nature
What is used heavily?
Irrigation
Only 15% of the land is what?
Arable
What is China prone to?
Heavy flooding and rainfall in the west
What is Confucianism?
Ancient Chinese belief system
Natural order in life
What are some things they believe in Confucianism?
Man and nature are connected, man controls nature
Feng shui
- geomancy
- arranging objects so as to improve you Qi
Why does Qi mean?
Energy
What is the Staple item of Asian dirt?
Rice
What is used to increase rice production?
Heavy irrigation
Who’s responsibility is farming?
Everyone’s
In traditional China what was most of the day spent doing?
Rice farming
What are most of the people in China? (Han Chinese, Mongolians, Manchus, Koreans)
Han Chinese
What is the official language of China?
Mandarin and Cantonese in some places
Which are there more of, men or women?
Men
True or false: the people that live on China are very spread out
False it’s very cramped 90% of people live on 30% of the land
Where do most of the people like in China?
Along the Eastern coastal plane
List some of the environmental hazards in China? (There are 9)
Typhoons Floods Droughts Soil erosion Deforestation Dust storms Desertification Air pollution Acid rain
What is the biggest dam and where is it located?
The three gorges dam located on the Yangtze River
What is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world?
The three gorges dam
What does the three gorges dam provide?
Power and controls flooding
True or false: land is a sacred resource
True
What is overused in China?
Land
What are some environmental problems that cause China to be at war with the environment?
Dams
Irrigation
Most problems cause by man
What does the overused land lead to?
Erosion/desertification
What happens when the dam breaks?
Major flooding and death
What does air pollution lead to?
Acid rain
How far back does Chinese culture go?
2000 BC
Why does Chinese government value more than their cultural history?
Economic process
China’s economy is growing, but at what cost?
Pollution
What is China’s capital?
Beijing
What is the heart land
Growing area
How many main rivers are there?
3
What is loess soil?
Yellowish brown soil
What is the “river of sorrow” and why is it called that?
Huang river
Because it floods frequently
What does it mean when land is arable
Grow able and fertile
What causes the dust storms?
Desertification, erosion, and pollution
What specifically causes the acid rain?
Coal power plants
What is the Yangtze River used to produce?
Hydroelectric power
Most people live where?
The Far East
