A general introduction to China

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1、2010-4-231ASurveyofChinaAgeneralintroductiontoChinaChineseGeographyGeographicPosition,Area,PopulationandAdministrativeDivisionsLandformsClimateWaterEnvironmentBiologicResourceGeographicPosition,Area,PopulationandAdministrativeDivisionsPosition:intheeasternpartofAsia;ont

2、hewestcoastofthePacificOceanArea:9.6millionsquarekilometers,5.500kmsfromnorthtosouth,and5200kmsfromwesttoeastGeographicPosition,Area,PopulationandAdministrativeDivisionsPopulation:1.4billionpeoplein2009one-childpolicyAdministrativedivisions:34(23provinces;5autonomousreg

3、ions;4municipalities;2specialadministrativeregions)LandformsGeographicaldiversityLowintheeastandhighinthewestAthree-stepstaircasePlainsandlowlandsintheeastandsoutheastMountains,hillsandhighplateausClimateDry,desert-likeconditionsinthenorthandwestRainandheatofthetropical

4、monsooninthesouthandsoutheastMostofthecountryliesinthetemperatezoneandexperiencesfourseasons.WaterEnvironmentAgreatnumberofrivers.Inlandriversystemaccountsfor36%ofthetotallandarea.YangtzeRiver,YellowRiver,HeilongjiangRiver,PearlRiverandHuaiheRiver,etc.YangtzeRiverYellow

5、RiverHeilongjiangPearlRiverHuaiheBiologicResourceThegreatestdiversityofwildlifeintheworldMorethan2000speciesofterrestrialvertebrates,morethan10%oftheworld’stotal.1189knownspeciesofbirdsWildanimalsrarelyspeciesfoundonlyinChinaGiantpanda,goldenmonkey,white-lippeddeer,Chin

6、eseriverdolphinandChinesealligator,etc.7000speciesofplants,(2800arearbors)Metasequoia,goldenlarchandFujiancypressAssignmentGiveabriefintroductionofChina.