HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION WHY STUDY CHINA By William

HUMAN ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION WHY STUDY CHINA? (By William Wei, population data: Tim Oakes)

China is one of the largest countries in the world.

China has diverse physical features

China is the world’s most populous country

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Total 59, 700, 000

United Kingdom Ireland Total 59, 700, 000 4, 100, 000 63, 800, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Total 64, 100, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Total 96, 000

United Kingdom China 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 Total 149, 000

United Kingdom China 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Total 209, 000

United Kingdom China 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Total 291, 600, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Rest of Western Europe 42, 400, 000 Total 334, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Rest of Western Europe 42, 400, 000 Southern Europe 149, 000 Total 483, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Rest of Western Europe 42, 400, 000 Southern Europe 149, 000 Eastern Europe 154, 900, 000 Total 637, 900, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Rest of Western Europe 42, 400, 000 Southern Europe 149, 000 Eastern Europe 154, 900, 000 Russia 144, 100, 000 Total 782, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Rest of Western Europe 42, 400, 000 Southern Europe 149, 000 Eastern Europe 154, 900, 000 Russia 144, 100, 000 Canada 31, 900, 000 Total 813, 900, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Rest of Western Europe 42, 400, 000 Southern Europe 149, 000 Eastern Europe 154, 900, 000 Russia 144, 100, 000 Canada 31, 900, 000 United States Total 350, 000 1, 107, 600, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Rest of Western Europe 42, 400, 000 Southern Europe 149, 000 Eastern Europe 154, 900, 000 Russia 144, 100, 000 Canada 31, 900, 000 United States 293, 600, 000 Mexico 106, 200, 000 Total 1, 213, 800, 000

United Kingdom 59, 700, 000 Ireland 4, 100, 000 Iceland 300, 000 Scandinavia 31, 900, 000 Portugal and Spain 53, 000 France 60, 000 Germany 82, 600, 000 Rest of Western Europe 42, 400, 000 Southern Europe 149, 000 Eastern Europe 154, 900, 000 Russia 144, 100, 000 Canada 31, 900, 000 United States 293, 600, 000 Mexico 106, 200, 000 Rest of Central America Total China 78, 800, 000 1, 292, 600, 000 1, 600, 000

China has the world’s largest dam

China is the world’s biggest polluter

China is a potential environmental disaster. China’s industrial growth has been so rapid the government has not been able to keep up with the impact of that growth on the environment

Go back to the notes in your spiral Put a star next to each of the human environmental interactions that could possibly happen in China

Tomorrow • As we begin to look at human environment interactions in China we will start by focusing on how the physical geography has impacted people in China • You will be completing the China Web quest on line • Let’s take a look