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China (Major cities (Beijing (21.71 million), Shanghai (24.18 million),…
China
Major cities
Beijing
21.71 million
Shanghai
24.18 million
Chongqing
30.17 million
Tianjin
Shenyang
Wuhan
Canton
Harbin
Xi’an
The most populated province is Henan
It is also one of the smallest provinces
Key physical features
Xi River
Yangtze River
Yellow River
The Himalayas
The Tibetan Plateau
Climate
Wetness
South East
Very wet because near to ocean
Lots of monsoons
North West
Very dry because inland with no water bodies nearby at all
Monsoons
Indian Ocean monsoon
Comes from the South of china
From the Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean monsoon
Comes from the South East of China
Which is directly next to the Pacific Ocean
From the Pacific Ocean
Heat
South East
Warm and wet (tropical)
Central South
Temperate and mild
East
Warm summer + cold winter
Central West
Severe cold
North
Severe cold
The rest of China is cold
Population
1.416bn
1/5 of the world’s population
China can be divided into three regions
The Lowlands
95% of China’s population lives here
The Highlands are very uninhabitable
Rough terrain
The Highlands
Barren
Not crowded like the Lowlands
Arids
Cold desert
The One Child Policy
Reasons for
The country was severely overpopulated
Starvation was a major problem for the chinese people
Both parents would be able to work so they would be financially better off
Children get more time with their parents
There was not enough shelter for all the population
Parents in China receive the cost of only one child
Reasons against
Babies are being abandoned, particularly baby girls
There will be less people to look after the elderly
Abortion rate has gone up because of women pregnant for a second time
Big gender gap of 60 million more men
Female infanticide has gone up