Welcome to China the land of the Panda

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Welcome to China the land of the Panda
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China Quiz 1

• 1) Chinas most well known animal is the ______.
• 2) Name two countries that border China.
• 3)What mountain range borders China on its
  southwest border?
• 4) Why was the Great Wall of China built?
• 5) Chinese art involves the love of ______.
• 6) Name two type recreation activities (sports)
  found in China and the US.
• 7) What does Terra Cotta refer to?
• 8) What possibly could happen in 2025 due to
  Chinas growing population?
• 9) Approximately how much does it cost to visit
  China?
• 10) How will China have a great effect on the US
  in the near future? (class discussion topic)

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Where is China?

• China is surrounded by countries such as Russia,
  Mongolia, North Korea, India among others.
• China can be found here
• The capital of China is Beijing
• China is next to the East China Sea
• Here is the southern border of China by Vietnam

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Physical Map of China

• Himalayas the highest mountain range in the
  world.
• Coastal range where most of the population lives
• Taiwan An island that does not want China to
  control it.
• High Plateau where most of the rivers start.
  Known as the roof of the world because its so
  high in elevation.

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Facts about China

• China, as a country has 4 times as many people as
  the United States at 1.3 billion people.
• China has an average of 134 people per square
  kilometer. (US 80.9)
• 24 of the world speaks Chinese. There are 200
  different Chinese languages.
• Paper was invented in China
• Fingerprinting was used in China 1300 years ago
  (700 A.D.)
• The Great Wall of China was built to keep out the
  Huns and the Mongols. The Huns found places where
  they could cross the wall with ladders but since
  they couldnt get their horses over they gave up.

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Faces of the people of China
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Different forms of Chinese Art Work

• Chinese art typically has natural figures and
  involves the love of nature

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Recreation (sports) in China can be very similar
to what you would find in the United States. Here
are some of the more popular recreation sports
basketball, swimming and diving, martial arts,
hiking, and ping pong
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How do so many people get around in China?
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Whats famous in China?

• Forbidden City
• Great Wall of China

The Forbidden City of China Asias largest city
Shanghai Great Wall of China 6000 Terra Cotta
Clay Soldiers of China
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Great Wall of China

• Built by the 1st Emperor Qin in 200 B.C.
• The wall is 4,000 miles long.
• Guarded by over one million men when it was built
  and over 2 million people died while building the
  wall.
• The wall is a maximum of 30 feet wide.
• Much of the wall is today in disrepair with
  stones taken from it and graffiti.

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Terracotta Army in China

• 8,099 soldiers have been unearthed so far.
• Warriors (such a privates and generals), horses,
  and acrobats have been found.
• Most figures have been from 6 to 65.
• Buried with the Emperor Qin hence known as Qins
  Army. (in 200 B.C.)
• Discovered by farmers drilling for water in 1974.

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Whats interesting about China?

• China is the fastest growing country in the
  world. In the cities you are only allowed to have
  one child or you are fined. In the country they
  usually have more children.
• 4 of the Chinese are Christians. 94 are
  Buddhist.
• The government is communist and rules very
  strictly.
• The average person makes 6800 per year.
• At the current rate Chinese will begin running
  out of food to feed its people in 2025.
• Unemployment is 9 compared to the US 4.5
• Chinas need for oil will soon outpace the US as
  the 1 country needing oil for cars and heating.

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Natural Resources of China

• China also has many large rivers, with its water
  resources ranking first in the world. It is one
  of the countries in the world having the most
  species of wild animals, with some peculiar to
  China. Plant species are abundant in China
  because of its complex natural conditions. China
  has almost all kinds of vegetation found in the
  Northern Hemisphere. It has abundant mineral
  resources, with total reserves ranking third in
  the world. All nonferrous metallic minerals that
  have been discovered in the world can be found in
  China, with deposit reserves ranking among the
  world's top.

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How much does it cost to get to China and spend a
week there?

• From Salt Lake City to Beijing, China takes 19
  hours .
• To rent a car and rent a room in a 4 star hotel
  with the airline tickets cost 1512.
• To get a ticket to China and get on a tour will
  cost 2,000.

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Housing of China

• Most of the Chinese live in modest housing. Some
  live on boats, in high rise apartments, on
  hillsides, or in very poor houses (with TV and
  DVDs in some cases)

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Quiz Asia 1

• 1) Chinas most well known animal is the ______.
• 2) Name two countries that border China.
• 3)What mountain range borders China on its
  southwest border?
• 4) Why was the Great Wall of China built?
• 5) Chinese art involves the love of ______.
• 6) Name two types of recreation found in China
  and the US.
• 7) What does Terra Cotta refer to?
• 8) What possibly could happen in 2025 due to
  Chinas growing population?
• 9) Approximately how much does it cost to visit
  China?
• 10) How will China have a great effect on the US
  in the near future? (class discussion topic)
• 11) Which dynasty built the Terra Cotta soldiers
  and the Great Wall of China?