CHINA

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CHINA
Created by Larry Schowalter Eleanor Hall
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• You are about to begin a journey to another
  country. China has an ancient culture that will
  have much that will be unfamiliar to you. The
  journey will be both exciting and challenging.
  Enjoy!
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Instructions

• As you proceed through this unit, you will be
  coming across many pictures of China. Make a new
  folder in your personal file and label it China
  Pictures. When you save these pictures, title
  them so that you know what to put as a label when
  you make your own PowerPoint presentation on
  China.

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Instructions for Presentation

• As mentioned, you will be collecting pictures as
  you proceed on your journey through China.
  Following are the general areas that must be
  included in your presentation.
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Instructions for Presentation

• Natural Features and Geography of China
• Human-made Features of China
• Culture of the People
• Architecture
• Industry
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Worksheet Instructions

• On the following slides there are many links to
  websites giving you information on China. Take
  your time on these sites and record your findings
  on the China worksheets as you receive them.
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Chinese Creation Myth
The following website has a unique fable about
the creation of China. http//www.ancientchina/cr
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China From Space
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Location of China in the World
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Land Elevations
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Chinas Neighbours
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Major Cities of China
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Geography of China

• Click on the following website. Once there find
  the information to fill your sheet on the
  geography of China. After completing your report,
  proceed to the next slide.
• CIA Report on China
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Geography of China
Further information on the geography of China is
available at the following website http//www/ge
ography/ Be sure to take the challenge on this
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Geography of China

• Click on the following links to see some
  spectacular scenery in China
• http//www.china-inc.com/education/geography/
• http//scenery.cnd.org/Scenery/index2.html
• http//www.kidport.com/ GeographicLandmarks

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Climate of China
Go to the climate link below to learn about the
climate in China. Note that there are questions
to be answered on your sheets.

• http//www.travelchina/climate.htm

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Climate of China
Go to the climate link below to learn about the
climate in Beijing. Note that there are
questions to be answered on your sheets.

• CBC - Beijing Weather

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Climate of China
Click on the site below to get monthly average
temperatures for major cities in China.

• Temperatures in Chinese Cities

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Chinese Inventions

• Go to the following website to learn more about
  early Chinese inventions and discoveries.
• http//chinainventions.html
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Chinese Numbers

• The following website has a list of Chinese
  numbers from 1 to 10. On the sheet provided, you
  will write the Chinese character and
  pronunciation for each number.
• http//www.chinesenumbers
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Chinese Numbers

• Click on the following website to see how to
  write numbers in Chinese characters. Note that if
  you click on the number, the right side of the
  site will demonstrate how to write each
  character.
• http//www.numbers.html
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Chinese Writing

• The following website has some interesting
  information about the Chinese writing system.
  When you get to the site, click the right arrow
  to go through the different characters.
• http//www.chinapage.com/writing
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Chinese Writing

• The website below is pretty cool. You can get
  your name translated into Chinese and see your
  Chinese astrological sign.
• http//www.chinesename.html
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Chinese Words

• The website below has some proverbs written in
  Chinese characters. On the sheet provided, write
  your favourite quotation in both Chinese and
  English.
• http//www.chinapage.com/quote/quote.html
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Traditional Chinese Painting

• The following website has some very beautiful
  Chinese paintings. They will run automatically
  as a slide show and will be finished when the
  screen is blank.
• http//www.chinapage.com/painting
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Traditional Chinese Painting

• The following website has a Chinese picture that
  you can paint online. Have fun!
• http//www.chinapainting
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Traditional Chinese Food

• The website below has some interesting
  information about chopsticks.
• http//www.chopsticks.htm
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Traditional Chinese Food

• The website below has some excellent Chinese
  recipes. Check out the fried dragons leg. Yum!
• http//www.recipes.htm
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Traditional Chinese Architecture
Go to the site below to read about and see
pictures of traditional Chinese
architecture. http//architecture/china1.htm Cli
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Traditional Chinese Architecture
The following site has a virtual tour of some
traditional architecture in Beijing. Hold down
your muse button and move the mouse to see
different views. http//virtualtour.html Click
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The Great Wall of China
One of the marvels of human ingenuity is the
Great Wall of China. Following is a link with
pictures and text. http//www.chinavista/greatwal
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The Great Wall of China
The following site has virtual tours where you
can travel along areas of the Great Wall. On a
virtual tour, you hold down your mouse button and
move the mouse around to see the
scenery. http//www.greatwall.html Click to
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Chinese Festivals

• The following link provides some basic
  information about various Chinese festivals.
• http//ChineseFestivals.html
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Chinese Kites

• The following link has some information about
  traditional Chinese kites.
• http//ChineseKites.html
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The Giant Panda

• One of the most fascinating animals in the world
  is the giant panda. Check the link below for
  some information about this rare mammal.
• http//www.panda.html
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Life in China in 1900
The following link has pictures of life in China
in approximately the year 1900. The pictures
were taken by a Westerner. http//www/past/china/
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The Birth of Modern China

• This link provides some basic information on the
  birth of modern China.
• http//chinahistory.com/
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The Chinese Flag
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The People of China Today
For information about the people of China, go to
the CIA website below. CIA Facts Click to
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The People of China Today
This website has some very interesting pictures
of everyday people in China. http//china-picture
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The People of China Today
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The People of China Today