[GEOG 3600] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 13 pages long Study Guide!

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 3600
• Professor: Wanhong Yang

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Yangtze river 3rd longest river in the world. Three gorges dam is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. Originated from glacial flowing eastward largest discharge in the world the area watershed covers 1,808,500 km2. Area: 890,000 sq km 9. 3% of china. A lot of history within this area (song dynasty) Yangtze river delta: shanghai the pearl in the east. Three gorges dam called three gorges due to the three gorges situated in that area. Employs 40, 000 people and is the biggest structural build since the great wall. Chi(cid:374)a"s e(cid:374)(cid:448)i(cid:396)o(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)s (cid:272)hi(cid:374)a has (cid:1006)(cid:1004)% of the wo(cid:396)ld"s populatio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d o(cid:374)l(cid:455) has (cid:1011)% of the (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld"s a(cid:396)a(cid:271)le la(cid:374)d. Forest loss and recovery i(cid:374) (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1004)(cid:1007), chi(cid:374)a had fo(cid:396)est (cid:272)o(cid:448)e(cid:396) e(cid:395)ual to (cid:1005)(cid:1012). (cid:1006)(cid:1005)% of the (cid:272)ou(cid:374)t(cid:396)(cid:455)"s total a(cid:396)ea, (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is (cid:396)oughl(cid:455) (cid:1010)(cid:1005). (cid:1009)% of the (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld"s a(cid:448)e(cid:396)age. 1981 tree planting program, all chinese citizens to plant 3-5 trees each year. (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1009)(cid:1004) chi(cid:374)a"s fo(cid:396)ests is p(cid:396)edi(cid:272)ted to (cid:396)ea(cid:272)h (cid:1006)(cid:1010)%