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China

China. The China Proper Region. Relative Location. India’s periodic closure and exclusion is one of china’s recurrent traditions made possible by its relative location and Asia’s physiography Used to be far from the modern source areas of innovation and change

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China

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  1. China

  2. The China Proper Region

  3. Relative Location India’s periodic closure and exclusion is one of china’s recurrent traditions made possible by its relative location and Asia’s physiography Used to be far from the modern source areas of innovation and change NOW- technological innovation and financial power Japan’s role in this has been crucial

  4. Conventional Size and Environment Size- p. 307 figure 9-4 Climate- p. 308 figure 9-5

  5. Evolving China Confucius was the first Chinese philosopher succeeded in establishing the doctrine of containing all the Chinese tradition of social and moral behavior based on the philosophy of personal moral values and that there is a government serving the people, such as the application of the highest moral died in the depth of thought and life

  6. The Opium Wars The First Opium War (1839-1842) 15 years later tried to stop the trade again

  7. China Under Communist Rule China was transformed after ½ century of communist rule Some traditions continued Communism helped: land was taken from the rich, farms were collectivized, dams and levees built, threat of hunger and child labor reduced and health conditions were improved Communist mistakes: The Great Leap Forward & The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

  8. Political & Administrative Divisions 4 Central-Government-Controlled Municipalities (Shi’s) 5 Autonomous Regions 22 Provinces 2 Special Administrative Regions

  9. Population Issues Population 1.325 Billion During the communist period there was a high rate of natural increase Population Control Program Gender imbalance 118 boys for every 100 girls

  10. People & Places of Proper China The Liao-Songhua Basin or Northeast China The Lower Huang He (Yellow River) Basin, known as the North China Plain The Upper and Lower Basins of the Chang Jiang (Yangzi River) The Basins of the Xi (West) and Pearl Rivers Not all people living in these river plains are farmers, China’s greatest cities are found in these areas

  11. The Northeast China Plain 1940’s Ravaged frontier 1950’s-1970’s Manufacturing Growth Economic Reconstruction

  12. The North China Plain Heavily populated agricultural areas 400 inhabitants per square kilometer Xiaolangdi Dam Problems consist of: rainfall variability and drought Core Area

  13. Inner Mongolia Nei Mongol Autonomous Region West of the North China Plain & borders Mongolia Massive immigration Chinese Side- Fences and eroded land; Mongolian Side- Grassy Steepe Minerals Livestock

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