China

• China's full name

  People's republic of china
• China has the worlds largest population: over 1.4 billion people
• China has the forth biggest land area (after Russia, Canada, USA)
• China is today's top exporter of goods
• 92% of the Chinese population is Han Chinese
• First emperor of China

  Qin Shi Huangdi
• China's main rivers

  River Yangtze: longest river in China/3rd longest in the world

  Yellow River: second longest in China /6th longest in the world

  River Xi: important for transport
• One child policy

  Each family was only allowed to have 1 child in china
• Reliefs in China

  Coasts- The Hua Bei plain is the largest area of flat land

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  Mountain/desert-about 20% of china is a desert.

  2 types of desert: sandy,Stony

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  Plateau Tibet- about 4km above sea level. The Himalayas form the southern borders if china