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Shandong China

Shandong China. The 5 themes of Geography. By: Taytum Widseth Period: 8. 1. Location. Absolute Location- 36 degrees, 30 degrees N, 118 degrees, and zero degrees E. Relative Location- East of Tibet, West of Taiwan, South of Jilin, and North of Jiangsu. 2. Place P hysical Characteristics.

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Shandong China

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  1. Shandong China The 5 themes of Geography By: Taytum Widseth Period: 8

  2. 1. Location • Absolute Location- 36 degrees, 30 degrees N, 118 degrees, and zero degrees E. • Relative Location- East of Tibet, West of Taiwan, South of Jilin, and North of Jiangsu.

  3. 2. PlacePhysical Characteristics • Bodies of water- There is the yellow sea from the Korean peninsula (the yellow river). • Landforms- Two thirds of the provinces total area includes a hilly central region, Centered on the famous mount tai complex, and a fertile and intensively formed agriculture area on the North, West, and South, which forms part of the hang he (yellow river) basin and the North China plain. Some other land forms include China’s 5 sacred mountains, such as Mount tia, monadocks, North China plain, Jiaolai plain, and the taihang mountains.

  4. 2. Place 3) Climate- Shandong characterized by a continental climate with cold winters and hot dry summers. Climate variation prevails, however, between the peninsula and inland zones of the provenance. Cold NW winds blow in December. Wind direction reverses by march, warm SE winds throughout summer. Inland zone annual rain ranges 20 inch NW Shandong to 40 inch as you go to the mouth as huang he.

  5. 2. Place 4) Animal Life- Some animals in Shandong are the Roe deer and field and harvest mice; birds- mandarin ducks, dollar birds( raller group( and large owls, with reforestation since 1950 population of native bird and mamels have almost vanished. Species of insects, beetles, and moths, however, are still unusually diverse and varied.

  6. 2. Place 5) Natural vegetation- Some plants found are reeds, grassy legumes, shrubs ( Notably tamarisk), halophytic, lianlia poplars, pines, and arborvitae, Deciduous and coniferous forests, mixed oak, elm, cedar, linden, ash, maple, chestnut forests. Some fruit trees apple, pear, apricot, peach, white mummeries, Persian walnuts, silk trees, and acacia.

  7. 2. PlaceHuman Characteristics • Population- 94,000,000 • Ethnic Groups- Predominately Northern mandran, speaking and of han (Chinese origin) thereare small concentrations of hui (Chinese muslums) in Jinan, Zchoucan ( near zibo), Tailan(south of Jinan), and Jining and linging(trading centres on the grand canal in western Shandong). The population, more than half of which is classified as rural, is fairly evenly distributed over the level, cultivated area of the province.

  8. 2. Place 3) Language- Mandrin dialects: JiluMandrin NW; Jinan madrin, hongyuanMandrin in SW; Jiao liaoMandrin in Shandong Pennensula. Jiao liaoMandrincalled “Jiaodong dialect”. 4) Customs- Some festivels are spring, lanturn, Lishun, Qingming, dragon boat, Bouble 7th, mid autumn, double 9th day(non festival), winter solstice, and little new year(not festival).

  9. 2. Place 5) Economy- A diversified agricultural and industrial, most food is for interval consumption and a little is for exporting. This food sufficiency was obtained in 1970. In the economy development of industry, mining, and electric. Power generation has been emphasized most of Shandong's economy is based on cash crop production. 6) Government- In 1980 Shandong switched from 17 prefecture-level municipalities to a peoples government.

  10. 3. RegionFunctional • Major trade partners- Some trade partners are Japan, Korea, USA, and Hong Kong. • Metropolitan cities- These Cities are Jinan, Qingdao, yontai, zibo, weihai, weifang, and Dongying. • Major rivers Drainage- Shandong’s drainage is predominately radial and subject to the prevailing configuration of the mountains, only navigatable river (other than portions of the Haung He) is the xiaoging river which emerges from a small spring, fed lake in a limestone outcrop zone near Jinan and flows parallel to the huang he before emptying into Laizhou bay. The southern hills, in contrast, are drained by several rivers in arable valleys and eventually terminate in the marshy plain east of the Grand Canal in Jiahgs province.

  11. 3. RegionFormal • Climate regions- Shandong falls within the North China climate region, which is a temperate climate with cold winters and hot, dry, summers. • Vegetation- Some plants are reeds, grassy legumes, halophytic shrubs, very scarce deciduous and coniferous forests of pine, oak, cedar, ash and chestnut due to deforestation. Fruit trees as apple, pear, apricot, and peach. Lower elevations have the pagoda, white mulberry, Persian walnuts. Silk trees, and acacia.

  12. 3. RegionFormal 3) Shared characteristics of the whole area- A characteristic that is shared through the whole area is all of China(Shandong) has one time zone. 4) Land area- 5,920 sq. mi. (153,300 sq. km.)

  13. 4. Human Environment Interaction 2) Canals- Shandong has the Grand Canal. 4) Other- Shandong's population has changed the land by taking the forests down (deforestation).

  14. 5. MovementMovement of people • Ethnic groups who settled there- A few ethnic groups that settled there are Han, Itui, and Manchus.

  15. 5. MovementMovement of goods • Foods- Peanuts are the leading cash crop and leading manufacturer of peanut oil, sea food, and edible salts. • Trade goods- Some traded goods are apples, peanuts, vegetables, oil (2nd largest oil field in China), and coal. • Manufactured goods- Some manufactored goods are haier and hisensaelectranics, tsingdao beer, China qingqi motorcycles, longfujia liquor, and weifang kite.

  16. 5. MovementMovement of ideas • What ideas have the people borrowed or shared with other states or ethnic groups- Some ideas that have been shared with other ethnic groups is folklore tradition has been shared and been spread across China but is most clearly evidenced in the temples, shrines, legends, and cults associated with Mount Tai and with the temple, tomb, and ancestral home of Comfucius and the kong family.

  17. Cited Work • "Shandong." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong>. • "Shandong." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition.Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 3 Mar. 2011.<http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9117328 • Shandong. (2011). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 3, 2011, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition: http://school.eb.com/eb/article-9117328 • Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition. Web. 03 Mar. 2011. http://school.eb.com/all/eb/article-280642 • "Festivals and Customs." Traditions - China Culture. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://traditions.cultural-china.com/14two.html>. • Bn), FIEs (us$. "Market Profiles on Chinese Cities and Provinces (hktdc.com)." China Manufacturers & Hong Kong Manufacturers | HKTDC. 21 Feb. 2003. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://info.hktdc.com/mktprof/china/Shandong.htm>. • "Shandong (province, China) :: Climate -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/538614/Shandong/71126/Climate>. • "Shandong." China Travel Guide. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://www.chinatravelguide.com/ctgwiki/Shandong>

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