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HISTORICAL

GEOGRAPHY

OF

HINA

FIVE THEMES

GEOGRAPHY


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China Today

China makes news every day!

Most eo le think of China as a rowin economic

giant. Other people think about China and the upcoming

.

Yet others think about China and her long storied

historical past, both imperial and communist. Many peop e t in o p aces associate wit C ina i e

the Great Wall or the Forbidden City.

Some think of Chinas rivers and the massive dam that

is being built.


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CHINA TODAY AS SEEN FROM SPACE!

China is all of these things and more!


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How can we understand such a

com lex countr ? We can better understand the China of today

We can also understand China by looking atthe eo ra h of the lar est countr on earth

and how that geography has impacted her

historical development. By becoming historical geographers we can

make sense of modern China by linking history

an geograp y toget er.


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AN INQUIRY INTO CHINAS HISTORICAL PAST

THROUGH GEOGRAPHY In order to understand Chinas history, one

.

To understand the physical China, there is a

variety of ways.

Here are ten ma or eo ra hical ualities ofChina as set forth by De Blij, H. J. & Peter O.

Muller. Geographic Regions and Concepts.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1991.


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Ten Major Geographic Qualities of China

1. Chinas populationre resents over one-fifth

of all humanity.Territorially, China ranks

countries.


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2. China is one of theworlds oldest

continuous civilizations. Banpo Village 6,000


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3. Chinas civilizationdevelo ed over a lon

period in considerableisolation, protected by

and by sheer distance

from other source areas.


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4. The Chinese stateand national culture

evolved from a corearea that emerged in,

present capital of

Beijing. Chinas cultural

there ever since.


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5. Foreign interventionhad disastrous im acts

on Chinese society, fromEuropean colonialism to.

Intensified regionalism

and territorial losses are

resulting afflictions.


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6. China occupies theeastern flank of Eurasia.

Its sphere of influencewas reduced by Russian

Asia.


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7. Chinas enormouso ulation is stron l

concentrated in thecountrys eastern.

remain comparatively

empty and open, and

far less productive.


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8. Chinas communist-desi ned transformation

after 1949 involvedunprecedented

imposition of effective

central authority, with

permanently imprintedon the cultural

landscape.


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9. Chinas recentmodernizin drive

notwithstanding, thecountry remains a

with limited

urbanization and.


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10. Rural China is a land ofenduring traditions. Neither

nor the modernization drivehas truly changed thevillagers way of life. Manyold values persist, and theteachings of Confucius are

still remembered.

De Blij, H. J. &Muller, Peter.Geographic Regionsand Concepts (New

York: John Wiley &Sons, Inc, 1991).


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Your Task

Now that you know something about the,

also apply the Five Themes of Geography toChina for a closer look!

Students generally associate geography with

knowing where someplace is located. However, there is more to being able to plot

coordinates on a map in order to understand

the geography of a country.


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THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

Geographers use a framework known as the FiveThemes of Geography to create an understanding of acountries geography.

This framework, deepens understanding of a countryas more than a mere lace on the earths surface.

This framework allows for a comprehensive

investigation of a countries geography by allowing a

apart from another.

Geography can be physical, cultural, economic,

, .


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THE FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY

What are the Five Themes of Geography?

in order to deepen understanding of a country: LOCATION

PLACE

MOVEMENT

INTERACTION

REGION


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FIVE THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY DEFINED

The following are the definitions of the Five.

Along with the definitions of the themes, you

applied to China.


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#1 LOCATION

Every place on earth can be located in one of

Absolute Location: Latitude and longitude may beutilized to absolutely locate a place. Example:

The absolute location of Beijing is 39.55 North latitude,

116.25 East longitude.

to the areas it is near. Example:

Hong Kong is a small island located in southern China near

.


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#2 PLACE

Every place on earth has unique characteristics

earth. There are qualities of every place thatare like no other place! Place answers thequestion What is it like? as a geographic

theme.


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China: A Unique Place!

A place like no other on earth!


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#3 MOVEMENT

Throughout history, the movement of peoples,,

, ,

throughout Chinas long history has served to

create the China that exists toda .


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Peoples: The Portuguese in Macau


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Goods: Wal*Mart Comes to China!


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Ideas: An Islamic Mosque in Xian


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#4 INTERACTION

Throughout history man has interacted withthe earth in a variet of wa s.

Man has altered the landscape in order tomeet the basic necessities of life.

Man has used the earth and its resources for a

variety of purposes. an as a owe e p ys ca c arac er s cs oboth unify and to separate them from othereo les.


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Chinas Canals

Shuzhou


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Chinese Fields

ThroughoutChinas lonhistory, man hasaltered the

variety of ways in

in order to.

Rice paddies in

the south of

na


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Mining in China

Man takes mineralwealth from the earth


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The Three Gorges Dam

China is building theworlds lar est damin order to controlfloodwaters, allow

larger vessels into

the core region of,harness the power ofthe river.


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Olympic Stadium

China will welcome the world!


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Housing in Beijing

Traditional housing and modern housing


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Hong Kong! Buildings reaching to the sky!


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#5 REGION

Every place on earth is tied into larger unified regions.

place. All countries may be linked to larger regions in a

variety of ways:

Historically

Geo ra hicall

Politically

Religiously


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Historically: Ancient River Valley

Civilizations


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Geographically: Pacific Rim Nations


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Politically: East Asian Nations


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Religiously Buddhist Regions

E i ll M b f N b f


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Economically Member of a Number of

Nations with Low Income er Ca ita China, although a leader in economic growth,

distribution of income among its citizens


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THE ASSIGNMENT

Now that you have a basic working understanding ofthe Five Themes o Geo ra h , it is our turn tobecome historical geographers.

In groups of five, you will be undertaking a Web Quest

.

Utilizing a listing of electronic and internet resources,

ou will be res onsible for makin a resentation toyour classmates on your assigned topic.

You will incorporate the Five Themes of Geography

n o your ass gne s or ca me per o .


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YOUR TASK

Time periods are as follows:

Imperial China Sui Tang Song Dynasties Earl Modern China Min D nast

Modern China Qing Dynasty

Communist China PRC 1949 - 1997

China Today 1997 - Present


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YOUR TASK

The following are the parameters of the assignment: Creation of a PowerPoint presentation

ower o n s es

No more than fifteen words per slide Minimum of one image per slide

Slides are to focus on historical time eriod and are to be tied tothe Five Themes of Geography

Oral presentation on your topic to the class

Major focus will be on a brief overview of the historical time

Presentation will last an entire class period (40 minutes)

All group members will participate in the presentation

Written process paper on how you researched your topic and abrief overview of what you learned


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EVALUATION

The assignment will be worth a total of 100.

The rubric is attached to the handout on the

This point total includes the following:

Presentation

Process Paper


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Written Assignment

Process Paper

which you will receive today.


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WEBSITES The following are the websites you are to use when

researching your historical time period.

Asia for Educators China WWW Sites

Chinese Cultural Studies

Chinese History Chart

Chinese Internet Resources Internet East Asian History Source

The Silk Road Project

Traditions and Encounters

BIBLIOGRAPHY


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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Arreola, Daniel D., et. al. World Geography. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2007.

Bentley, Jerry H. Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past.3rd ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2006.

Bulliet, Richard E., et. al. The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History. 3rd ed., .

De Blij, H.J., and Peter O. Muller. Geography Regions and Concepts. 6th ed.New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1991.

Duiker, William J., and Jackson J. Spielvogel. World History 4th ed. Belmont:Wadsworth, 2004.

Pulsi her Alex and L dia Mihelic Pulsi her. World Re ional Geo ra h : GlobalPatterns, Local Lives. 3rd ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company,

2006.

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