Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
100 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
the fourth largest country in size
|
China
|
|
world's highest mountain range and contains Mount Everest. on china-nepal border
|
Himalayas
|
|
Kunlanshan, Tianshan, Arly Shan, Greater Khingkan
|
mountains
|
|
In the south , china has these physical features
|
low mountains, plains, and river valleys
|
|
16000 ft. in elevation and highest plateau
|
Plateau of Tibet
|
|
Kunlan Shan and Tian Shan are in
|
Tarim Basin
|
|
in NE part of China and China's lowest point
|
Turpan Basin
|
|
major rivers
|
Chang, Huang, Xi
|
|
Plains
|
N. China Plain, Manchurian Plain
|
|
3000-5000 ft. in elevation
|
Mongolian Plain
|
|
N. Central China, extends into Mongolia
|
Gobi Desert
|
|
The Eastern part of this region of China is mountainous and the Western part of flat
|
Southeast of China
|
|
influences climate through most of China
|
monsoon system
|
|
decrease to the N. and to the West
|
rainfall in China
|
|
the climate in Southeastern China and Taiwan
|
humid subtropical climate
|
|
Most of China's Climate
|
humid continental
|
|
these climates dominate western China
|
Dry Highlands
|
|
North-Central China and Mongolia have
|
dry arid, semiarid
|
|
dry conditions of the northwest produce large areas of
|
steppe grass and drought-resistant plants
|
|
China's humid regions include
|
mangrove swamps- salty water
|
|
China's forests include about - species of trees
|
2500
|
|
China's wildlife ranges from
|
wild horses-bears to camels and wolves
|
|
China has big amounts of - and - resources
|
energy and mineral
|
|
China is the leading producer of
|
Coal, tin, lead, and tungsten
|
|
- is a major energy resource in China.
|
hydropower
|
|
the largest dam in thh world
|
3 Gorges
|
|
wet lands where rice is grown
|
paddy
|
|
much human labor
|
intensive agriculture
|
|
when two crops are harvested on the same land
|
double cropping
|
|
in N. China and cause Huang River to turn yellow
|
loess deposits
|
|
China is the leader in -, - , and -
*food* |
ducks, peanuts, and rice
|
|
Southern China produces crops like
|
rice, cotton, sugarcane, citrus fruits, and tea
|
|
Northern China produces crops like
|
wheat, millet, soybeans, and sorghum
|
|
raise and harcest of marine life in ponds
|
aquaculture
|
|
they are a leading producer in silk; therefore, they need silk worms, needing - -
|
Mulberry trees
|
|
in - B.C. , earliest peoples in China began farming along Chang River
|
6000 B.C.
|
|
1700's-1100's B.C.
First dynasty, bronze casting and tamed water buffalo |
Shang Dynasty
|
|
- B.C. , first emperor conquered much of Eastern China and built the Great Wall
|
200's
|
|
The - Dynasty was the first Chinese imperial dynasty
|
Qin
|
|
202 B.C. - AD 220
|
Han Dynasty
|
|
A.D. 618, dynasties
|
T'ang and Sung
|
|
Mongol invaders led by
|
Genghis Khan
|
|
Mongol invaders overthrew the - Dynasty in the 1200's, but the Chinese rebeled and gained their land back
|
Sung
|
|
took over after Mongols and the - Dynasty was the last dynasty of China
|
Ming Dynasty , Quing Dynasty
|
|
_____ overthrew the last Chinese dynasty in 1912
|
Sun Yat-Sen
|
|
Sun Yat-Sen formed the
|
Republic of China
|
|
After Syn Yat-Sen's death, _______ became China's leader and set out to defeat teh warlords who controlled parts of China
|
Chiang-Kai-Shek
|
|
Japan took over - in the early 1930's
|
Manchuria
|
|
defeated Chiang Kai-Shek and set up a communist government in China
|
Mao Zedong
|
|
could be worked more efficiently than individual farms
|
larger government controlled farms
|
|
women were given equal status to men
|
one child policy
|
|
meant to speed up industrialization, set up work groups, built dams and dikes
|
Great Leap Forward in 1958
|
|
organized collective farms
|
communes
|
|
poor planning and other problems led to
|
inefficient industries
|
|
when Mao's followers tried to rid China of his enemies and critics (people of education were suspects)
|
Cultural revolution
|
|
after Mao was leader
|
Deng Ziaoping
|
|
population of china
|
1.3 billion
|
|
simple pictures that represent ideas
|
pictograms
|
|
religion based on nature
|
taoism
|
|
religion based on ethics
|
Confucianism
|
|
2/3 of China live
|
on the East Coast
|
|
People live in ____ and along ____
|
N. China Plain and along Xang River
|
|
most productive farming region because of alluvial soils
|
Southern China
|
|
- is the main raw material for China's textile industry
|
cotton
|
|
China's most industrialized area
|
Chang Delta
|
|
Shanghai's population
|
13 million
|
|
industrialization has been based on - and -
|
iron ore and coal
|
|
a trading center in the far southern part of China
|
Guangzhou (Canton)
|
|
population of 7 million people
|
Hong Kong
|
|
major seaport and trading and banking center
|
hong kong
|
|
local autonomy and a capitalist economy
|
Hong Kong
|
|
zones designed to attract foreign companies and investment
|
special economic zones
|
|
called China's sorrow
|
Huang River
|
|
prevent flooding and produce hydroelectricity
|
dams
|
|
the cultural center and capital, second largest city
|
beijing
|
|
3 provinces of Northeastern China known as
|
Manchuria
|
|
three resources of northeastern China
|
oil, coal, iron ore
|
|
Inner Mongolia's THREE economic activities
|
nomadic herding, irrigation, and farming
|
|
Western China's two large autonomous regions
|
Xizang, Xinjiang
|
|
official name of Tibet
|
Xijzang
|
|
Xizang is the highest most - region in the world
|
barren
|
|
in Tibet , the religion is
|
Lamaism
|
|
The spiritual leader of lamaism is
|
Dali Lama
|
|
turkic Muslim people
|
Xinjiang
|
|
least densely populated country in the world, livestock outnumber people
|
Mongolia
|
|
Mongolia's natural resources
|
oil, coal, and copper
|
|
in Mongolia, farming is limited because - is limited
|
water
|
|
In Mongolia, - production has increased
|
industrial
|
|
Mongolia used to be under - influence
|
Soviet (Communist)
|
|
first free elections in Mongolia were held in
|
1990
|
|
The main religion in Mongolia
|
Tibetan Buddhism
|
|
one of Asia's richest and most industrialized countries
|
Taiwan
|
|
Taiwan exports
|
computers, sports equipment, scientific instruments
|
|
the capital of Taiwan
|
Taipei
|
|
-- took over Taiwan in 1949 and ruled under martial law
|
Chinese nationalists
|
|
military rule
|
martial law
|
|
Japan invaded Manchuria in
|
1970's
|
|
- is a form of Budhism
|
lamaism
|
|
Mongolian population is low b/c of
|
Gobi Desert and Mountains
|
|
Great Britain once ruled - -
|
Hong Kong
|