East Asia China Unit 3 ClimateTerrain North West

East Asia: China Unit 3

Climate/Terrain • North & West= Semiarid or Arid & extreme changes in temp (subarctic) • South & East= Humid Subtropical/ 50 inches of rain • Plateau of Tibet elevationa mountain climate • Terrain: Mountains, high plateaus, Mt. Everest, hills • Rivers: Huang He & Yangzi

• • • Government/Economy Capital: Beijing GDP Ranked #2 in the world Government type: Communist Head of State: President Assembly: National Peoples Congress • Industries- oil, textiles, Agriculture, electronics, iron, steel, & coal • Currency: Renminbi (Yuan) 1 USD = 6. 36725 Renminbi

Demography/Culture • Population: 1. 35 + billion • Life expectancy: 71 (M) 75 (F) • Religion: Daoism, Buddhism - officially atheist (2002) • Main Language: Mandarin • Literacy: 87% (F), 95% (M) • In 2013, 1 Child Policy encouraged, but recently passed 2 child policy • Men outnumber women by around 60 million

Brief History • Qing (Ching) Dynasty from 1644 -1911 – Known for times of peace & prosperity – Last dynasty of China • In 1902, the Boxer Rebellion began. – The Boxers killed all of the foreigners in China. • When the rebellion ended the neighboring foreign countries forced China to pay $330 million in fines. • In 1912, China discarded having an emperor and founded the provisional government of the Republic of China.

The Great Wall of China 3, 948 miles long The Great Wall is more than 2, 300 years old.

Tourism Temple of Heaven Forbidden City Summer Palace Huangshan Mountain Jiuzhaigou National Park

Interesting Facts • One in every five people in the world is Chinese. • Fortune cookies are not a traditional Chinese custom. They were invented in 1920 by a worker in San Francisco. • The number one hobby in China is stamp collecting. • The Chinese invented paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing.

Chinese are known for: Martial Arts, Badminton, Ping. Pong, Soccer, Chess, golf, Dragon boat racing, foot binding, Chinese New Year (Feb. 18 th)

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