The University of Akron                                Name ______________________________

World Civilizations: China

Map Assignment

 

 

Using a good atlas and colored pens or pencils please define the following geographic features and political regions on the blank map.  Alternate spellings you may find are in parentheses.  An asterisk [*] means the area is located outside of the border on your map. Please print neatly!

 

Rivers:  Yangzi (Yangtze), Yellow (Huang ho)

 

Mountains: Himalayas

 

Seas: Yellow Sea, South China Sea.

 

Islands:  Taiwan* (Formosa), Hainan.

 

Provinces:  Henan (Honan), Jiangxi (Kiangsi).

 

Autonomous Regions:  Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Xinjiang (Sinkiang Uigher), Xizang (Tibet).

 

Cities:  Beijing (Peking), Nanjing (Nanking), Shanghai, Guangzhou (Canton), Xian (Sian), Hong Kong.

 

Bordering States:  Russia*, Outer Mongolia* (MPR), Korea*, Vietnam*, Nepal*, Japan*, Afghanistan*, India*.

 

 

What is the land mass area of China? ______________  of the USA? _____________

 

What is the current population of China?____________  of the USA? _____________

 

What is the GDP of China (give year) ______________  of the USA? _____________

 

Is there a trade imbalance with China and what is it?  ___________________________

 

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This Map Assignment is due first class meeting of week two.