China: Population and Space PDF
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This document provides an overview of China's population and its distribution across the country. It highlights factors like population density, distribution patterns, and the implications for water management and resource use in different regions.
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8 1 1 Olobell11tlon In Chln China: population and space. 1 ,-, Nearly one out ·of five people in the world live in The average prec ipitation per yea China. Where in China do they live r in China is more than and why do they live there? And what about populati 600 mm. But there are big difference on growth? s within th e country. The south -east has the most ra in: 1,000 to 2,000 mm per year. Towarc: the north-west, the cl imate becomes drie r. In some places the,: is less than 50 mm of precipita tion Empty in the west, crowded in the per yea r {Figure 3) · east Much of China is mountainous. The relief is like a stairca se with three steps {Figure 4). ► The population of China is 1.4 billion. The population The Tibetan Highlands (Tibe distribution is very uneven. Most peop tan Plateau) are located at the le live in the east, where top of the staircase , with an elevation there are densely populated areas with of around 4,500 m. The big cit ies such as landscape is most ly tundra, with grou Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The nd that is always frozen. mountain areas and The snow and the surface of the grou deserts in the west are sparsely popu nd only melt in summer. lated. This is because of Because of its extremely high altitu the unfavourable natural factors: it is de, Tibet is also known as too dry or too high (cold). 'the roof of the world '. Th is area is the source of all the major rivers in China. 1,000k m \ 1,000 km \ eijing ,Tianjin I 50urH ess KOREA teau./! Yellow zh~~i
