太原旅游职业学院旅游英语精品课

2010-4-231ASurveyofChinaTaiyuanTourismCollege太原旅游职业学院旅游英语精品课AgeneralintroductiontoChinaChineseGeographyGeographicPosition,Area,PopulationandAdministrativeDivisionsLandformsClimateWaterEnvironmentBiologicResourceGeographicPosition,Area,PopulationandAdministrativeDivisionsPosition:intheeasternpartofAsia;onthewestcoastofthePacificOceanArea:9.6millionsquarekilometers,5.500kmsfromnorthtosouth,and5200kmsfromwesttoeastGeographicPosition,Area,PopulationandAdministrativeDivisionsPopulation:1.4billionpeoplein2009one-childpolicyAdministrativedivisions:34(23provinces;5autonomousregions;4municipalities;2specialadministrativeregions)LandformsGeographicaldiversityLowintheeastandhighinthewestAthree-stepstaircasePlainsandlowlandsintheeastandsoutheastMountains,hillsandhighplateausClimateDry,desert-likeconditionsinthenorthandwestRainandheatofthetropicalmonsooninthesouthandsoutheastMostofthecountryliesinthetemperatezoneandexperiencesfourseasons.WaterEnvironmentAgreatnumberofrivers.Inlandriversystemaccountsfor36%ofthetotallandarea.YangtzeRiver,YellowRiver,HeilongjiangRiver,PearlRiverandHuaiheRiver,etc.YangtzeRiverYellowRiverHeilongjiangPearlRiverHuaiheBiologicResourceThegreatestdiversityofwildlifeintheworldMorethan2000speciesofterrestrialvertebrates,morethan10%oftheworld’stotal.1189knownspeciesofbirdsWildanimalsrarelyspeciesfoundonlyinChinaGiantpanda,goldenmonkey,white-lippeddeer,ChineseriverdolphinandChinesealligator,etc.7000speciesofplants,(2800arearbors)Metasequoia,goldenlarchandFujiancypressAssignmentGiveabriefintroductionofChina.