EASC 160gm 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture I. GeographyCurrent LectureKey Aspects of Geography- Most populous nation- One of the largest countries with the third-biggest landmass after Russia and Canada- Climateo Guangzhou (Canton)  like Miamio Northeast (Manchuria)  like Minnesota- Very rugged and a lot of the land is inhospitable- Only one single seacoasto Southern part is inaccessibleo Eastern seaboard has more activityo Important for foreign-dominated Treaty PortsLandforms- Rivers: Yangtze, Yellow, Pearl (flow from east to west)- Tibetan Plateau- Aihui-Tengchong line: divides the area of China in halfo Agricultural lando 6% live in the west, 94% of the population live in the eastern half of the countryClimate and Water- Dominated by the southeast monsoon- Wet summers and dry winters- Coasts stay relatively cool while inland basins become very hoto “four furnaces” of central China (Chongqing, Wuhan, Changsha, Nanjing)- Arid country overall- Yellow River supplies most of the water- Huge population  shortage of food  guaranteeing that there will be environmental problems Provinces- 31 province level administrative units- SAR: Macau, Hong Kong- “macroregions”  defined by the rugged topographyo consists of a densely settled core area and less densely settled and often hilly peripheryo North China Plaino Long Yangtze: most developed macroregiono Northeast: abundant natural resourceso Remaining macroregions are much less tightly integrated into a single national economic systemo Oriented outward toward ocean-borne trade- Special Economic Zones (SEZs)o Fouro Each target a specialized part of maritime tradeo Shenzhen: adjacent to Hong Kong to attract spillover investmento Zhuhaio Shantouo Xiamen: revive overseas links among the south Fujian peopleMineral Resources- Land scarce and labor-abundant economy- Reserves of coal- Distribution of mineral and energy resources in China is extremely uneven- Fossil fuels are predominantly in the north- Hydroelectric potential is substantialGeographic constraints dictate China’s developmental