BEYOND THE WALL
China reveled: Cubanita Lopeztegui Hour.5
Geography
~ China is in Eastern Asia bordering the East China Sea
~ 4th largest country in the world (total area: 9,596,961 sq. km; 27,060 sq. km is water)
~ Population: 1,336,718,015 (largest populated country in the world)
~ Mostly mountains with deserts in the west & hills in the east
~ Natural Resources: coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin etc.
~ 11.62% arable land
~ There are 656 cities in China
~ Capital Beijing in the northeastern part of China & the 2nd most populated city in China
~ Shanghai is 1st most populated city in China & located on the eastern coast
~ Highest/Lowest point: Mount Everest= 29,035 ft./ Turpan Pendi=505 ft.
~ China is bordered by 14 countries
Culture
7 Elements of Culture
- Government: Communism, President- Xi Jinping
- Religion: Buddhism is the main religion, the Chaitya is the Buddhist place of worship
- Economics: Renminbi is the currency, GDP per capita is 9,800
- Social Organization: There are many markets for people to buy and sell product
- Customs & Traditions: the Chinese celebrate many festivals including the Chinese New Year, Chinese writing is a huge tradition and has been around for more than 3,000 years
- Language: Mandarin is the most spoken language, Chinese writing is called Hanzi
- Arts & Literature: Badminton, Football, Basketball & Table Tennis are the main sports in China, China also is very popular in the Olympics
DBQ'S
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What do the U.S and China have a history of?
Venn Diagram
CHINA
- Main Language Mandarin
- Renminbi currency
- Beijing capital
- Shanghai is the largest city
- Voting age is 18
- Drinking age is 18
- Age of consent is 16
- Term length for president is 5 years
- Literacy rate is 95.1%
- Life expectancy is 75
SIMILARITIES
- In Asia
- Share Buddhist faith
- Similar governments
- Had Emperors
- Polytheistic religious faiths before the spread of Buddhism
- Both had to deal with mongol invaders
- Martial Arts
- Have rich cultures, and high sense of nationalism
- Are good with keeping old ways while introducing new technologies
- Eat rice and use chopsticks
- Have strong economies
JAPAN
- Main Language Japanese
- Currency Yen
- Tokyo Capital
- Tokyo is the largest city
- Voting age is 20
- Drinking age is 20
- Age of consent is 13
- Term length for president is 6 years
- Literacy rate is 99%
- Life expectancy is 84