1 of 13

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

China Information

No Description

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CHINA

BY BROOKE FERNAU

China's location is:
Eastern Asia, bordering the East China Sea, Korea bay, Yellow Sea, South China Sea, and between North Korea and Vietnam.

Photo by kevin dooley

The area is 9,596,960 sq km which is slightly smaller than the U.S.

LAND USE

  • Agriculture: 54.7%
  • Arable land: 11.3%
  • Forest: 22.3%
  • Other: 23%
Photo by fuzheado

ENVIRONMENT (CURRENT ISSUES)

  • Air pollution
  • Coal producing
  • Water pollution from untreated wastes
  • Deforestation
  • Soil erosion
Photo by xiaming

AGE STRUCTURE

  • 0-14: 17%
  • 15-24: 13.82%
  • 25-54: 47.95%
  • 55-64: 11.14%
  • 65+: 10%
Photo by yewenyi

Literacy- the ability to read and write.
96.4% of China's population is literate.

Photo by ginnerobot

The Population Growth Rate is 0.45%

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BITH

  • Male: 73.38 years
  • Female: 77.73 years
Photo by ethan.crowley

LANGUAGES

  • Chinese
  • Mandarin
  • Putongna
  • Yue
  • Wu
  • Minbei
  • Minnan
  • Gan
  • Hakka dialect

The population below the poverty line is 6.1%

Photo by pazavi

The unemployment rate is 4.1%

Photo by Sam Ilić

AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS

  • Rice
  • Wheat
  • Potatoes
  • Corn
  • Peanuts
  • Tea
  • Millet
  • Barley
  • Apples
  • Cotton