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Chinaand ItsNeighbors
Chinaand ItsNeighbors
Chapter
2323
To learn more about the people andplaces of China view The Worldand Its People Chapter 24 video
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Chapter Overview Visit The World and ItsPeople Web site at twipglencoecom and
to preview information about China
Social StudiesSocial StudiesSocial StudiesSocial Studies
click on Chapter 23mdashChapter Overviews
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Fold a triangleCut off the extra
edge
The foldswill form an X
that creates fourequal sections
Step 1 Fold the paper from the top rightcorner down so the edges line up Cut offthe leftover piece
Step 2 Fold the triangle in half Unfold
Step 3 Cut up one fold line and stop atthe middle This forms two triangular flaps
Part of the Great Wall of China
Part of the Great Wall of China
Taiwa
n
China
Mongolia
Step 4 Draw an X on one tab and labelthe other three the following MongoliaChina Taiwan
Mongolia
Taiwa
n
This makes a three-sidedpyramid
Step 5 Fold the X flap under the otherflap and glue together
Identifying Main Ideas Make this foldable to help you identify keyfacts about the people and places of China and its neighbors
Reading and Writing As you read the chapter write main ideasinside the foldable under each appropriate pyramid wall
Opening Doors Built to keep out foreigners the
Great Wall of China is the countryrsquosbest-known structure For centuriesChina has worked to protect its cul-ture from outside influences Recentlyhowever the need to develop itseconomy has motivated China tobegin opening its doors to tradewith other countries In additionBeijingmdashthe capital of Chinamdashwaschosen in 2001 to host the 2008Summer Olympics
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China (officially called the Peoplersquos Republic of China) lies in thecentral part of eastern Asia It is the third-largest country in area afterRussia and Canada China is just slightly larger than the United States
Chinarsquos LandscapeThe map on the next page shows the many landforms that are
within Chinarsquos vast area Rugged mountains cover about one-third of the country Find the Himalaya Kunlun Shan Tian Shan andAltay Mountains on the map
Also located in China is the worldrsquos largest plateau This high flatland commonly called the ldquoRoof of the Worldrdquo is really the Plateau ofTibet Its height averages about 14800 feet (4500 m) above sea levelScattered shrubs and grasses cover the plateaursquos harsh landscapePandas golden monkeys and other rare animals roam the thick forestsfound at the eastern end of this plateau
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11 Chinarsquos Land andNew Economy
Landformsof China
Mountains Deserts
Rivers Plains
Guide to Reading
Main Idea
Chinamdashthe third-largestcountry in the worldmdashhas very diverselandforms Chinarsquosrapidly growingeconomy has changedin recent years
Terms to Know
bull dike bull fault bull communist state bull consumer goods
Reading Strategy
Create a diagram likethis one Then list twofacts under eachheading in the outerovals
Giant pandas look cute and cuddly
but actually they are
somewhat hot-tempered
You would be hot-tempered
as well if your habitat
were dwindling in size
Fewer than 1000 pan-
das live in the wild and
about 140 live in zoos
The wild pandas make
their home on the east-
ern edge of the Plateau
of Tibet They eat mainly
bamboo stems and leaves
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In addition to very high elevations western China has someextremely low areasThe Turpan Depressioneast of the Tian Shan liesabout 505 feet (154 m) below sea level It is partly filled with salt lakesIt also is the hottest area of China Daytime temperatures can reach ashigh as 122ordmF (50ordmC)
In northwestern Chinamountain ranges circle desert areasOne ofthese areas is the Taklimakan Desertmdashan isolated region with veryhigh temperatures Sandstorms here can last for days and create hugedrifting sand dunes Farther east lies another desert the Gobi Abouttwice the size of Texas the Gobi has rocks and stones instead of sand
The map below shows that eastern China has plains along theYellow East China and South China Seas About 90 percent of Chinarsquospeople live on these fertile plainsRich in mineralseastern China is thesite of the largest urban manufacturing areas including Beijing andShanghai In hilly areas farmers grow crops on terraced fieldsNorthern China holds many natural resources as well China is a worldleader in mining coal and iron ore Tourists visit southeastern China tosee its scenic waterfalls and steep gorges
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24790 ft(7556 m)
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Liaodong Peninsula
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Macau Hong Kong
Shanghai
Taipei
Beijing
Ulaanbaatar
National capital
Major city
i 6
China and Its Neighbors PhysicalPolitical
Mountain peak
Feet10000500020001000
0
Meters300015006003000
Elevations
Applying Map Skills
1 What rivers begin in thehigh elevations ofsouthwest China
2 What seas border China
Find NGS online map resources wwwnationalgeographiccommaps
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Source Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2002
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200
160
120
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40Mil
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ns
of
tons
(per
year)
BangladeshVietnamChina
IndiaIndonesia
Leading Rice-Producing Countries
Analyzingthe Graph
Visit twipglencoecom andclick on Textbook Updates
Rivers Three of Chinarsquos major waterwaysmdashthe Yangtze (YANGbullSEE) Yellow and Xi (SHEE) Riversmdashflow through the plains andsouthern highlandsThey serve as important transportation routes andalso as a source of soil How For centuries these rivers have floodedtheir banks in the spring The floodwaters have deposited rich soil toform flat river basins that can be farmed Chinarsquos most productivefarmland is found in valleys formed by these major rivers
Despite their benefits the rivers of China have also broughtmuch suffering The Chinese call the Yellow River ldquoChinarsquos sorrowrdquoIn the past its flooding cost hundreds of thousands of lives andcaused much damage Floods in July and August 1998 killed at least3000 and caused an estimated $20 billion in damage To help con-trol floods the Chinese have built dams and dikes or high banks of soil along the rivers Turn to page to learn more about theThree Gorges Dam a project that is underway on the Yangtze River
An Unsteady Land In addition to floods people in eastern Chinaface another dangermdashearthquakes Their part of the country stretchesalong the Ring of Fire a name that describes Pacific coastal areas withvolcanoes and frequent earthquakes Eastern China lies along a faultor crack in the earthrsquos crust As a result earthquakes in this region arecommonmdashand can be very violent Because so many people live ineastern China these earthquakes can be disastrous
What problem does China have with its large rivers
Social StudiesSocial StudiesSocial StudiesSocial Studies
Web Activity VisitThe World and ItsPeople Web site attwipglencoecom andclick on Student WebActivities to learnmore about Chinarsquosrivers
The most importantfood crop in Asia is rice
Economics How manymillions of tons of ricedoes China produce in a year
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Chapter 23mdash
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China and Its Neighbors 663
A New EconomySince 1949 China has been a
communist state in which thegovernment has strong controlover the economy and society as awhole This means that govern-ment officialsmdashnot individuals orbusinessesmdashdecide what crops togrow what products to make andwhat prices to charge China dis-covered that the communist sys-tem created many problemsChina fell behind other countriesin technology and manufacturedgoods were of poor quality
In recent years Chinarsquos leadershave begun many changes to makethe economy stronger Withoutcompletely giving up communismthe government has allowed manyfeatures of a free enterprise systemto take hold Under this system thegovernment allows individuals tochoose what jobs they want andwhere to start their own busi-nesses Workers can keep the prof-its they make Farmers can growand sell what they wish
As a result of these and other changes Chinarsquos economy hasboomed Factories produce textiles chemicals electronic equipmentairplanes ships and machineryMany of the items you own were prob-ably made in China Farm output has also risen rapidly Because ofmountains and deserts only 10 percent of Chinarsquos land is able to befarmed Yet China is now a world leader in producing various agricul-tural products including rice tea wheat and potatoes
Foreign Trade Eager to learn about new business methods Chinahas asked other countries to invest inor put money intoChinese busi-nesses Many companies in China are now jointly owned by Chineseand foreign businesspeople Foreign companies expect two benefitsfrom investing in China First they can pay Chinese workers less thanthey pay workers in their own countries Second companies in Chinahave hundreds of millions of possible customers for their goods
Results of Growth Because of economic growth more of Chinarsquospeople are able to get jobs in manufacturing and service industriesWages have increased and more goods are available to buy SomeChinese now enjoy a higher standard of living They can affordconsumer goods or products people buy for themselves such as
On Location
Ancient andModern
bullbull
In Chinarsquos rural areasancient farming meth-ods are still used(above left) Howeverin industrialized citieshigh technology isbeing developed(above)
Government Howhas the governmentaffected the economyin China
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televisions cars and motorcycles Not everyone has adjusted well tothe new economy however Many Chinese find that prices have risenfaster than their incomes Some Chinese have become very rich whileothers remain poor
Chinarsquos economic growth has also harmed the environment Manyfactories dump poisonous chemicals into rivers Others burn coalwhich gives off smoke that pollutes the airThis pollution leads to lungdisease which is the number one cause of death in China
Hong Kong and Macau The cities of Hong Kong and Macau(muhbullKOW) are an important part of the economic changes takingplace in China Both of these cities were once controlled by EuropeancountriesmdashHong Kong by the United Kingdom and Macau byPortugal China regained control of Hong Kong in 1997 and of Macauin 1999Both are centers of manufacturing trade and financeChineseleaders hope that the successful businesses in these cities will helpspur economic growth in the rest of the country
At the same time foreign companies that are considering investingin these cities must ask themselves whether China will stand by itsldquoone country two systemsrdquo pledge The pledge refers to Chinarsquos prom-ise to allow Western freedoms and capitalism to exist side by side withChinese communism The Time Perspectives Exploring WorldIssues on pages takes a look at the economies and politicalfreedoms of China and other countries in East Asia
To what does ldquoone country two systemsrdquo refer
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Labor CostsTherersquos a good chance
your clothes and shoes were
manufactured in China Some
American companies can
manufacture their products
at much lower costs in China
because the wages paid to
workers there are low by US
standards These companies
pay more and offer better
working conditions than
Chinese employers Still some
Americans are concerned
about exploiting Chinese
workers to make higher
profits for US companies
Defining Terms 1 Define dike fault communist state consumer
goods
Recalling Facts 2 Place Name Chinarsquos two large deserts
3 Region What two very important functions do Chinarsquos rivers perform
4 Economics What has caused Chinarsquos economy to boom
Critical Thinking 5 Summarizing Information How are Chinarsquos
rivers both a blessing and a disaster
6 Making Comparisons How is a commu-nist economic system different from a freeenterprise system
7 Analyzing Information What benefits doesChina receive from foreign investments
Graphic Organizer 8 Organizing Information Create a diagram
like this one In the proper places on the oval fill in the physical features you wouldencounter if you traveled completely aroundChina
China
Applying Social Studies Skills
9 Analyzing Maps Look at the map on page What is the capital of China
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The Three Gorges Dam
ARTART SCIENCESCIENCE CULTURECULTURE TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY
+ This is the city of Fengdu today (top) andas it will look when the dam and reservoirare completed (bottom)
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Since 1919 Chinese officials have dreamedof building a dam across the Yangtze thethird-longest river in the world Curvingthrough the heart of China the river pro-vides an important highway for moving peo-ple and products from town to town Yet theYangtze is unpredictable For thousands ofyears floods have harmed the millions ofpeople who live along its banks Now con-struction is under way to build the dam
The Dam
In 1994 the Chinese government began a 17-year-long project to build the Three GorgesDam It will eventually be 15 miles (24 km)wide and more than 600 feet (183 m) high Thedam is being built about halfway between thecities of Chongqing and Wuhan (See the map onpage ) The dam will benefit China in severalways First it will control water flow and stopfloods Second its system of locks will allow largeships to travel inland This will reduce trade andtransportation costs for the millions of peoplewho live inland Third the dam will create elec-tricity using turbines or water-driven engines
Controversy
Even with all the proposed benefits manypeople within China and elsewhere have ques-tioned the wisdom of building the dam Whencompleted the dam will create a deep reservoirnearly 400 miles (644 km) long This reservoirwill flood more than 100 towns and force nearly12 million people to move Many of these peoplemust leave the farms that their families haveworked for centuries Historians point out thatthe reservoir will also wash away more than1000 important historical sites including thehomeland of the first people to settle the regionabout 4000 years ago
Environmentalists caution that the dam maycreate pollution and health risks Industrial sitesonce they lie underwater may leak hazardouschemicals Sewage from communities surround-ing the dam could flow directly into the reservoirand into the Yangtze River In the past this prob-lem was less serious because the fast-movingwaters of the Yangtze carried waste quickly out to sea
1 How have the unpredictable waters of the YangtzeRiver affected the Chinese
2 Create a physical map of China showing the majorrivers Mark where the Three Gorges Dam is beingbuilt
3 Interpreting Points of View List three reasonsin support of constructing the Three Gorges Damand three reasons against it
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Chinarsquos population of 129 billion is about one-fifth of the worldrsquospeople About 92 percent of these people belong to the ethnic groupcalled Han Chinese They have a distinctive culture The remaining 8 percent belong to 55 other ethnic groupsMost of these groupssuchas the Tibetans live in the western part of China They have struggledto protect their traditions from Han Chinese influences
Chinarsquos HistoryChinarsquos civilization is more than 4000 years old For many cen-
turies until the early 1900s rulers known as emperors or empressesgoverned ChinaMany lived in the Imperial Palace located in the heartof Beijing Chinarsquos capital A dynasty or line of rulers from a singlefamily would hold power until it was overthrown Then a new leaderwould start a new dynasty Under the dynasties China built a highlydeveloped culture and conquered neighboring lands
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2 Dynasties toCommunism
2Guide to Reading
Main Idea
The arts and ideas ofancient times stillinfluence China today
Terms to Know
bull dynastybull human rightsbull exilebull calligraphybull pagoda
Reading Strategy
Create a chart like thisone Then list two keyfacts in the rightcolumn for each itemin the left column
China
History
Government
Urban and Rural Life
Arts
How do you celebrate the coming of
a new year This costumed
figure lives in Tibet He is
a Buddhist monk or holy
man performing an
important ritual cele-
brating the Tibetan
New Year The
mask and colorful
robes show that
he plays a
special role in rituals
designed to defeat the
forces of evil
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China and Its Neighbors 667
As their civilization developed the Chinese tried to keep out for-eign invaders In many ways this was easyOn most of Chinarsquos bordersnatural barriers such as seas mountains and deserts already providedprotection Still invaders threatened from the north To defend thisarea the Chinese began building the Great Wall of China about 2200years ago Over the centuries the wall was continually rebuilt andlengthened In time it snaked more than 4000 miles (6437 km) fromthe Yellow Sea in the east to the deserts of the west It still stands today
Beliefs and Inventions Chinese thinkers believed that learningwas a key to good behavior About 500 BC a thinker named Kongfuzi(KOONGbullFOObullDZUH) or Confucius taught that people should bepolite honest brave and wise Children were to obey their parentsand every person was to respect the elderly and obey the countryrsquosrulers Kongfuzirsquos teachings shaped Chinarsquos government and societyuntil the early 1900s
During Kongfuzirsquos timeanother thinker named Laozi (LOWbullDZUH)arose His teachings called Daoism (DOWbullIHbullzuhm) stated that peo-ple should live simply and in harmony with nature While Kongfuzirsquosideas appealed to government leaders Laozirsquos beliefs attracted artistsand writers
Buddhism came to China from Central Asia about AD100This reli-gion taught that meditation wisdom and morality could help peoplefind relief from lifersquos problems Over time the Chinese mixedBuddhism Daoism and the ideas of Kongfuzi This mixed spiritual her-itage still influences many Chinese people today
The early Chinese were inventors as well as thinkers Did youknow that they were using paper and ink before people in other partsof the world Other Chinese inventions include silk the magneticcompass printed books gunpowder and fireworks For hundreds ofyears China was the most advanced civilization in the world
Communist China Foreign influences increasingly entered Chinaduring the 1700s and 1800s Europeans especially wanted to get fineChinese goods such as silk tea and pottery The United Kingdom andother countries used military power to force China to trade
In 1911 a Chinese uprising under the Western-educated Dr SunYat-sen overthrew the last emperor China became a republic or acountry governed by elected leaders Disorder followed until theNationalist political party took over The Communist Party gainedpower as well After World War II the Nationalists and theCommunists fought for control of China General Chiang Kai-shek(jeebullAHNG KYbullSHEHK) led the Nationalists Mao Zedong (MOWDZUHbullDOONG) led the Communists
In 1949 the Communists won and set up the Peoplersquos Republic of China under Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai ( JOH ehnbullLY) TheNationalists fled to the offshore island of Taiwan There they set up arival government
Why was the Great Wall of China built
Clay WarriorsOne of the most fasci-
nating archaeological findsin China was the clay army buried to guard thetomb of Chinarsquos firstemperor The huge vaultcovering 20 square miles(52 sq km) was discov-ered in 1974 The claywarriors stand in four sep-arate underground pits Inpit one are 6000 life-sizefigures in military forma-tion Pit two contains1400 chariots and menThe third pit has an elitecommand force and thefourth pit is empty possi-bly abandoned before thework was completed Eachof the nearly 7500 footsoldiers horsemen archersand chariot riders were indi-vidually crafted more than2200 years ago
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Chinarsquos Government and SocietyAfter 1949 the Communists completely changed the mainland of
China All land and factories were taken over by the governmentFarmers were organized onto large government farms and womenjoined the industrial workforceDams and improved agricultural meth-ods brought some economic benefits Yet many government planswent wrong and individual freedoms were lost Many people werekilled because they opposed communism
After Mao Zedong died in 1976 a new Communist leader DengXiaoping (DUHNG SYOWbullPING) decided to take a new directionHe wanted to make China a more open country One way to do thiswas to give people more economic freedom The government kepttight control over all political activities however It continued to denyindividual freedoms and acted harshly against any Chinese who criti-cized its actions In 1989 about 100000 students and workers gath-ered in Beijingrsquos Tiananmen (TEEbullEHNbullAHNbullMEHN) Square Thestudents and workers called for democracy and demanded politicalreforms in China The government answered by sending tanks andtroops These government forces killed or injured thousands of pro-testers and arrested thousands more
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40degN
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ANCER
South China Sea
EastChina
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YellowSea PACIFIC OCEAN
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MONGO L I A
C H I N A
TAIWAN
T I B E T
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SOUTHEASTASIA
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Yellow
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ngtze R
Macau
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Ulaanbaatar
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Lanzhou
Baotou
Lhasa
Fuzhou
Harbin
Shenyang
Beijing
Tianjin
Dairen
QingdaoJinan
ZhengzhouXirsquoan
Chengdu
Chongqing
GuiyangKunming
Changsha
Guangzhou
Shanghai
Nanchang
Nanjing
HangzhouWuhan
Hong Kong
Taipei
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4000 mi
0 km
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China and Its Neighbors Population Density
CitiesCity with more than5000000 people
City with 1000000 to5000000 people
City with 500000 to1000000 people
Sq KmSq MiPersons per
Uninhabited
Under 1
1ndash25
25ndash50
50ndash100
Over 100
Uninhabited
Under 2
2ndash60
60ndash125
125ndash250
Over 250
Applying Map Skills
1 Which cities in Chinahave more than 5 millionpeople
2 What is the populationdensity of most of Taiwan
Find NGS online map resources wwwnationalgeographiccommaps
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China and Its Neighbors 669
Countries around the world haveprotested the Chinese governmentrsquoscontinued harsh treatment of peoplewho criticize it They say thatChinese leaders have no respect forhuman rights These are the basicfreedoms and rights such as freedomof speech that all people shouldenjoy Because of Chinarsquos actionssome people say that other countriesshould not trade with China
Chinarsquos leaders have also beencriticized for their actions in TibetTibet was once a separate Buddhistkingdom China took control of thearea in 1950 and crushed a rebellionthere about nine years later TheTibetan people have demanded inde-pendence since then The Dalai Lama (DAHbullly LAHbullmuh) theBuddhist leader of Tibet now lives in exile in India Someone in exileis unable to live in his or her own country because of political beliefsThe Dalai Lama travels around the world trying to win support for hispeople
Rural Life About 63 percent of Chinarsquos people live in rural areasThe map on page shows that most Chinese are crowded into thefertile river valleys of eastern China Families work hard in their fieldsThey often use hand tools because mechanical equipment is tooexpensive
Village life has improved in recent years Most rural families nowlive in three- or four-room houses They have enough food and somemodern appliances Many villages have community centers Peoplegather there to watch movies and play table tennis and basketball
Urban Life More than 503 million Chinese people live in citiesChinarsquos cities are growing rapidly as people leave farms hoping to findbetter-paying jobs Living conditions in the cities are crowded butmost homes and apartments have heat electricity and running waterMany people now earn enough money to buy extra clothes and tele-visions They also have more leisure time to attend concerts orChinese operas walk in parks or visit zoos
Why have people in other countries criticized Chinarsquos government
Chinarsquos CultureChina is famous for its traditional arts Chinese craft workers make
bronze bowls jade jewelry decorated silk glazed pottery and fineporcelain The Chinese are also known for their painting sculptureand architecture
On Location
Urban Life
Hundreds of thou-sands of people usebicyclesmdashnot carsmdashtoget around Beijingand other cities
Place About howmany people live inChinarsquos cities
bull
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The Chinese love of nature has influenced painting and poetryChinese artists paint on long panels of paper or silk Artwork oftenshows scenes of mountains rivers and forests Artists attempt to por-tray the harmony between people and nature
Many Chinese paintings include a poem written in calligraphywhich is the art of beautiful writing Chinese writing is different fromthe print you are reading right now It uses characters that representwords or ideas instead of letters that represent soundsThere are morethan 50000 Chinese characters but the average person recognizesonly about 4000 to 5000
The Chinese developed bronze casting and the first porcelain cen-turies agoPorcelain is made from coal dust and finewhite clayPaintedporcelain vases from early China are considered to be priceless today
Most buildings in Chinarsquos cities are modern Yet traditional build-ings still standSome have large tiled roofs with edges that curve grace-fully upward Others are Buddhist temples with many-storied towerscalled pagodas These buildings hold large statues of the Buddha
Foods Cooking differs greatly from region to region in China Incoastal areas people enjoy fish crab and shrimp dishes Central Chinais famous for its spicy dishes made with hot peppers A typicalChinese meal includes vegetables with bits of meat or seafood soupand rice or noodles Often the meat and vegetables are cooked quicklyin a small amount of oil over very high heat This methodmdashcalled stir-fryingmdashallows the vegetables to stay crunchy
Where would you find statues of Buddha in China
h Bronze vessel from theShang dynasty
h Porcelain bowl from theMing dynasty
Defining Terms1 Define dynasty human rights exile calligraphy
pagoda
Recalling Facts2 History Name two thinkers who influenced
life in China
3 History Who led the Nationalists after WorldWar II Who led the Communists after WorldWar II Who won control of China
4 Culture What scenes are commonlyfound in Chinese paintings
Critical Thinking5 Making Predictions How might the
teachings of Kongfuzi prevent rebellions inChina
6 Summarizing Information Why didEuropeans want to force China to trade withthem
Graphic Organizer7 Organizing Information Create a time line
like this one Then list at least five dates andtheir events in Chinarsquos history
Applying Social Studies Skills
8 Analyzing Maps Look at the population den-sity map on page How does the populationdensity in western China differ from easternChina
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Perspectives
EXPLORING
WORLDISSUES
EXPLORING
WORLDISSUES
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OR
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REN
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IMA
GN
UM
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OTO
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A South KoreanRunning for Office
A Chinese SoldierUnable to Vote
A South KoreanRunning for Office
A Chinese SoldierUnable to Vote
Compiled and adapted from TIME
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ang Kil-Ok made a terrifyingjourney in 1997 In the deadof night she fled from North
Korea to China over the frozen TumenRiver North Korean border guards shotat her and missed ldquoSomehowrdquo Kang saidlater ldquowe made it to the other siderdquo
In recent years more than 300000brave North Koreans have escaped toChina These people felt they had nochoice North Korea is one of the worldrsquosmost brutal dictatorships Its citizenshave very few rights The nationrsquos Com-munist government assigns citizens jobsand places to live It tells those who runfarms and factories what and how much
to produce It jails and even executespeople who refuse to follow orders Theresult is a nation whose people mustface many hardships There are short-ages of just about everything fuel fer-tilizer electricity food and medicine
During the 1990s a severe foodshortage left as many as two millionNorth Koreans dead The United Statesand other nations sent millions of dol-lars of food aid into the country Thegovernment however distributed mostof it to North Korearsquos 12 million soldiersand the families of top officials
Kang left North Korea after hermother died Kangrsquos brother had
already gone to China When hedisappeared police beat theirmother to get her to tell themwhere he went ldquoMy motherrsquosknees were so badly bruised shecouldnrsquot even stand uprdquo Kangsaid ldquoThey kicked her with bootsand whacked her with sticks Itmade me realize I had to leaveNorth Korea toordquo Her motherdied three months later
Most of those who flee NorthKorea have a common goal Theyhope to stay in China long enoughto find a way to South Korea oneof Asiarsquos most modern democraticnations
North Korearsquos Freedom House ScoreNot Free Political Rights 7 Civil Liberties 7
Escape From Horror
EXPLORING
WORLDISSUES
EXPLORING
WORLDISSUESPerspectives North Koreans at Pyongyang their nationrsquos capital
North Korean generals dedicate a new statue
HIR
OJI
KU
BOTA
MA
GN
UM
PH
OTO
S
North Koreans at Pyongyang their nationrsquos capitalNorth Korean generals dedicate a new statue
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Whorsquos Free Whorsquos Not in East Asia
Making ComparisonsHow many countries are there in East Asia How many are not freeWhich country borders China Is it free or not free
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n China Kang lived in constantfear The Chinese send escapeesthey capture back to North Korea
Those sent home are tossed into jailtortured and sometimes executed
Like North Korea China is not a freecountry Citizens canrsquot vote to choose
their leaders They have few basic rightsCommunist Party leaders make all theimportant decisions Thousands of peo-ple are in jail today simply because theydared to criticize the government
In one important way China is freerthan North Korea It lets people runtheir own businesses For 30 years thegovernment ran all the nationrsquos enter-prises from farms to restaurants Butthe farms barely produced enough tofeed the nation of 13 billion peopleChinarsquos factories at that time producedpoorly-made goods
During the late 1970s the governmentlet its citizens own businesses and farmtheir own plots of land The chance to earngood pay in private business has given the Chinese a reason to work harderToday only the United States producesmore goods and services than China
After four years in China Kang foundout that her brother was in South KoreaHe sent her the money to pay people tosmuggle her out of China In June 2001she landed at the airport outside SeoulSouth Korearsquos capital
Chinarsquos Freedom House Score Not FreePolitical Rights 7 Civil Liberties 6
China A Nation on the Move
673
A busy street in BeijingChinarsquos capital
Shanghai China is home to many new businesses
Chinese shoppers in aShanghai department store
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What Is a DemocracyA democracy is a government in which
the final authority rests with the nationrsquospeople Voters elect representatives whocarry out the peoplersquos wishes
Democracies are not all the same Allgrant their people political rights Theyhold free elections and allow political par-ties to compete for votes Stronger democ-racies also protect the civil liberties orfreedoms of every citizen
The US government is the secondtype An organization called FreedomHouse gives it top grades for its defenseof liberty and political rights FreedomHouse is a private not-for-profit organ-ization based in Washington DC It haspromoted democratic values aroundthe world since the 1940s
Every year Freedom House decideshow well the worldrsquos nations aredefending the rights and freedoms oftheir citizens Then it gives each nationtwo grades one for political rights onefor civil liberties The scores range from1 (best) to 7 (worst) You will find the2003 scores for East Asian nations atthe end of each article in this report
A busy street in BeijingChinarsquos capital
Shanghai China is home to many new businesses
Chinese shoppers in aShanghai department store
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Exploring the Issue
1 Cause and Effect Why did Kang leave North Korea
2 Making Inferences China has 13 billion citizens How might this have helped Kang stay there for four years
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South Korea The Feel of Freedomor Kang South Korea seemedlike another planet Only elevennations produce more goods
and services than South Korea One ofthose nations is China whose populationis 27 times larger than South Korearsquos
On average each South Korean pro-duces 20 times more than each NorthKorean South Korea boasts the largestautomobile factory in the world Thesame factory builds trains that cruise at180 miles an hour (300 kmh) Seoul is adazzling mix of skyscrapers and neonmdashsigns of the nationrsquos success
Politically South Korea is far differ-ent from North Korea and China Itsfive major political parties and severalsmaller ones battle for votes in fair elec-tions About 70 percent of the nationrsquos
eligible voters take part In the UnitedStates that figure is closer to 50 percent
Getting used to a society that allowsso much competition is hard for NorthKoreans ldquoWe are so used to living withwhat we are givenrdquo said Byung who
escaped from North Korea with hiswife mother and two small sonsByung wonrsquot reveal his last nameHe is afraid that the North Koreangovernment will punish those ofhis relatives who remain behindldquoWe donrsquot understand that it is upto us to find and hold a job Thebiggest surprise is that everyone isfree here to say what they wantrdquo
Kang agrees ldquoI know what free-dom feels like hererdquo she said
South Korea isnrsquot a perfectdemocracy though Its officialssometimes accept money inexchange for making decisionsthat benefit individuals or busi-
nesses The government often arrestspeople suspected of being CommunistsBut overall South Korea is one of Asiarsquosstrongest democracies
South Korearsquos Freedom House ScoreFree Political Rights 1 Civil Liberties 2
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Exploring the Issue
1 Explaining How is South Korea differentfrom North Korea and China politically
2 Analyzing What does Kang mean when she says she knows what freedomfeels like
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Japan ShiningDemocracy
Business people like these keepJapanrsquos economy strong
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Business people like these keepJapanrsquos economy strong
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The mayor of Taipei Taiwanrsquoscapital celebrates his reelectionThe mayor of Taipei Taiwanrsquoscapital celebrates his reelection
aiwan is an island province ofChina Its citizens like to viewit as a separate country however
because it has been on its own since1949 Politically Taiwan boasts fourmajor parties and many smaller onesCitizens vote for their leaders in openelections Some politicians have beenarrested for ldquobuyingrdquo votes
Like South Korea Taiwan is called anldquoAsian Tigerrdquo because of its powerfuleconomy Private businesses drive theeconomy Money earned from exportsand imports fuels it
Independent courts protect the rightsof the Taiwanese However womenand minorities often face discrimina-tion on the job Journalists must becareful about what they say Manyobservers are impressed that the Tai-wanese enjoy so many freedoms This isbecause Taiwan didnrsquot hold its first freepresidential election until 1996
Taiwanrsquos Freedom House ScoreFree Political Rights 2 Civil Liberties 2
apan is one of the worldrsquos great-est success stories Its economyis the worldrsquos third strongest after
those of the United States and China
Japanrsquos experiment with democracybegan in 1947 soon after its defeat inWorld War II At the time Japanrsquosemperor held most of the power In1947 a new constitution transferred that power to the people The emperorbecame a figurehead a ceremonial leaderwithout much power
As in Taiwan women and minoritygroup members often feel like second-class citizens But Japanrsquos courts do allthey can to protect citizensrsquo rights
Japanrsquos Freedom House Score FreePolitical Rights 1 Civil Liberties 2
1
2
Exploring the Issue
1 Evaluating Information How can you tellthat Taiwan and Japan are ruled by law
2 Analyzing Information What makesTaiwanrsquos and Japanrsquos democracies alike
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Promoting DemocracyWhat Can One Person Do
ccording to Freedom Housethere are more democraciestoday than at any time in his-
tory Still more than 2 billion peopledonrsquot live in democratic nations Theyare denied the right to vote and toenjoy the sort of freedoms thatAmericans take for granted
This is an issue that concerns peopleeverywhere In 2002 representatives ofmore than 100 democracies met inSeoul South Korea They discussedways to spread democracy One solu-tion they came up with had to do withschools They agreed to try to persuadedeveloping nations to teach civics orcourses about democracy
This approach has been successfulbefore After World War II schools inGermany and Japan the two defeatedpowers began to teach civics coursesToday those two nations enjoy themany benefits of freedom
What can you do to help promotecivics courses abroad You can write toyour representative in Congress Explainwhy you think the US governmentshould help other nations develop suchcourses Send the letter to your localnewspaper too
Another way you can help spreaddemocracy is to work with groups suchas Amnesty International Dozens ofsuch groups are trying to make democ-racy catch on throughout the worldWhen they discover a government
abusing its citizensrsquo rights these groupssay so Amnesty International gets itsthousands of supporters to write lettersto the governmentrsquos top leader One let-ter wonrsquot change the world But thou-sands of them remind leaders who actirresponsibly that the world is watch-ing To see how such campaigns workgo to Amnesty Internationalrsquos Web pagewwwamnestyusaorg Click on ldquoAct Nowrdquo
ldquoWhat you do may seem terriblyinsignificantrdquo Mohandas Gandhi saidldquobut it is terribly important that you doit anywayrdquo Gandhi knew what he wastalking about He led the campaign thatwon India its independence in 1947
In prosperous East Asia cell phonesare everywhere
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Exploring the Issue1 Finding the Main Idea Come up
with a title that will tell readers whatthis article is about
2 Compare and Contrast This article suggests two ways to spreaddemocracy How are they alike Howare they different
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1950 1960s 1980s
1986
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20001949Communists take over China Two million non-Communist Chinese flock to the island of Taiwan
The army controls Taiwan allowing only one political party
1950sLand is sold to small farmers
Businesses make TVs textiles and other goods for export
1970sThe government requires schooling for everyone The economy grows rapidly
The economy is the second strongest in Asia
New political parties are allowed
Military rule is lifted
Taiwan has its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist to theDemocratic Progressive Party
1949 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
FOR UPDATES ON WORLD ISSUES GO TO
wwwtimeclassroomcomglencoe
FOR UPDATES ON WORLD ISSUES GO TO
wwwtimeclassroomcomglencoe
Taiwan From Dictatorship to DemocracyHow one ldquoAsian Tigerrdquo went from military rule to free elections
Building time line skills
UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE1 Defining Key Terms
Write the definitionsfor the following termsdemocracy politicalrights civil libertiesescapee constitution figurehead civics
2 Writing to Inform Imagine youare a North Korean and havejust escaped to China Write a letter to a friend and explainwhy you left North Korea
3 Writing to PersuadeIn a brief essay explain whatthe Chinese people would gain if their country were ademocracy
INTERNET RESEARCH ACTIVITY4 The Internet is changing poli-
tics throughout Asia In SouthKorea online newspapers likeOhmyNews can sway electionsOhmyNews posts hundreds of
stories every day Ordinary citizens write most of them Go to wwwohmynewscomClick around and study the pictures What do the picturessuggest about the subjectsSouth Koreans seem mostinterested in Make a list andcompare it with those of yourclassmates
5 In China millions of peoplehave access to the InternetChinarsquos courts have jailed people who use the Internet tocriticize the government Typein the key words ldquoChinardquo andldquoInternetrdquo on an Internetsearch engine to find out why Chinarsquos government both likes and fears theInternet Write a shortessay with your answers
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
6 Visit your school or locallibrary to learn more about
democracy in East Asia Working in three groupslearn what it was like to live inTaiwan South Korea or Japanbefore these lands becamedemocratic Discuss your findings with your classmates
7 Research a former Communistnation in Europe What problems did that nation face while reinventing itself as a democracy Write your findings in a short report
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1 Analyzing Data How many yearsdoes this time line cover What major changes took placeduring that time
2 Making Inferences Which camefirst in Taiwan economic growthor democracy Why wasnrsquot itthe other way around
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3 Chinarsquos Neighbors3
Taiwan Mongolia
Taiwan is an island close to Chinarsquos mainland and Mongolia bordersChina on the north Throughout their histories Taiwan and Mongoliahave had close ties to their larger neighbor
TaiwanAbout 100 miles (161 km) off the southeastern coast of China lies
the island country of Taiwan It is slightly smaller than the states ofConnecticut and Massachusetts put together Through Taiwanrsquos cen-ter runs a ridge of steep forested mountains On the east the moun-tains descend to a rocky coastline On the west they fall away to anarrow fertile plain This flat area is home to the majority of theislandrsquos people Like southeastern China Taiwan has mild winters andhot rainy summers
Taiwanrsquos Economy Taiwan has one of the worldrsquos most prosper-ous economies Taiwanrsquos wealth comes largely from high-technologyindustries manufacturing and trade with other countries High-technology industries produce computers and other kinds of
Guide to Reading
Main Idea
Taiwan and Mongoliahave been influencedby Chinese ways andtraditions
Terms to Know
bull high-technologyindustry
bull steppebull nomadbull empirebull yurt
Reading Strategy
Create a diagram likethis one Then writestatements that aretrue of each countryunder their headings inthe outer ovals Wherethe ovals overlap writestatements that aretrue of both countries
In the remote harsh land
of western Mongolia a
centuries-old tradition
continues Hunters train
eagles to bring their kill
back to the human
hunter The people say
that female eagles
make the best hunters
Because they weigh
more than males they
can capture larger prey
Like all eagles they have
superb visionmdasheight times
better than a humanrsquos
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China and Its Neighbors 679
electronic equipment Workers in Taiwanrsquos factories make many dif-ferent products including computers calculators radios televisionsand telephones You have probably seen goods from Taiwan sold instores in your community
Taiwan has a growing economic influence on its Asian neighborsMany powerful companies based in Taiwan have recently built facto-ries in the Peoplersquos Republic of China and ThailandDespite their polit-ical differences Taiwan and mainland China have strengthened theireconomic ties since the 1990s
Agriculture also contributes to Taiwanrsquos economy The islandrsquosmountainous landscape limits the amount of land that can be farmedStill some farmers have built terraces on mountainsides to grow riceOther major crops include sugarcane citrus fruits sweet potatoespineapples tea and soybeans In fact Taiwanrsquos farmers produceenough food to feed their own people and also enough to export
Taiwanrsquos History and People For centuries Taiwan was part ofChinarsquos empire Then in 1895 Japan took the island after defeatingChina in war The Japanese developed the economy of Taiwan buttreated the people very harshly After Japanrsquos loss in World War IITaiwan was returned to China
In 1949 the Nationalists under ChiangKai-shek arrived in Taiwan from theChinese mainland Along with them camemore than 15 million refugees fleeingCommunist rule Fearing a Communistinvasion the Nationalists kept a large armyin the hope of someday retaking the main-land They also blocked other politicalgroups from sharing in the government
By the early 1990s local Taiwanesewere allowed more opportunities in gov-ernmentThe one-party system endedandTaiwan became a democracyTaiwan is stillofficially part of China but many peoplewould like to declare Taiwan indepen-dent China claims Taiwan as its twenty-third province and believes that it shouldbe under Chinarsquos controlChina has threat-ened to use force against Taiwan if theisland declares its independence
About 75 percent of Taiwanrsquos 226 million people live in urbanareas The most populous citymdashwith 26 million peoplemdashis the capi-tal Taipei This bustling center of trade and commerce has tall sky-scrapers and modern stores If you stroll through the cityhoweveryouwill see Chinese traditions Buddhist temples for example still reflecttraditional Chinese architecture
Why is Taiwanrsquos economy one of the worldrsquos strongest
On Location
Taiwanbull
Many electronicindustries have head-quarters in Taiwan
Place What kinds ofproducts do high-technology factories inTaiwan produce
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MongoliaLandlocked Mongolia is a coun-
try about the size of Alaska Ruggedmountains and high plateaus rise inthe west and central regions Thebleak landscape of the Gobi spreadsover the southeast The rest of thecountry is covered by steppeswhich are dry treeless plains oftenfound on the edges of a desert
Known as the Land of the Blue SkyMongolia boasts more than 260 days ofsunshine per year Yet its climate hasextremes Rainfall is scarce and fiercedust storms sometimes sweep acrossthe landscape It is very hot in thesummer In the winter temperaturesfall below freezing at night
For centuries most of Mongoliarsquospeople were nomads Nomads arepeople who move from place to placewith herds of animals Even todaymany Mongolians tend sheep goatscattle or camels on the countryrsquos vaststeppes Important industries inMongolia use products from these ani-mals Some factories use wool tomake textiles and clothingOthers usethe hides of cattle to make leather andshoes Some farmers grow wheat andother grains Mongolia also hasdeposits of copper and gold
Mongoliarsquos History and People Mongoliarsquos people arefamous for their skills in raising and riding horses In the pastthey also were known as fierce fighters In the 1200s manygroups of Mongols joined together under one leader GenghisKhan ( JEHNGbullguhs KAHN) He led Mongol armies on a seriesof conquests The Mongols eventually carved out the largest
land empire in history ruling 80 percent of Eurasia by AD 1300 Anempire is a collection of different territories under one ruler TheMongol Empire stretched from China all the way to eastern Europe
During the 1300s the Mongol Empire weakened and fell apartChina ruled the area that is now Mongolia from the 1700s to the early1900s In 1924 Mongolia gained independence and created a strictCommunist government under the guidance of the Soviet Union Thecountry finally became a democracy in 1990 Since then theMongolian economy has moved slowly from government control to afree enterprise system
On Location
bull
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar in Mongoliabegan as a Buddhist commu-nity in the early 1600s Todayit is a modern cultural andindustrial center
Place Why is Mongolia knownas the Land of the Blue Sky
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About 85 percent of Mongoliarsquos 25 million people are MongolsThey speak the Mongol language About 60 percent of the people live in urban areas The largest city is the capital Ulaanbaatar(oobullLAHNbullBAHbullTAWR) Mongolians in the countryside live on farms Afew still follow the nomadic life of their ancestors These herder-nomads live in yurts large circle-shaped structures made of animalskins that can be packed up and moved from place to place
Mongolians still enjoy the sports and foods of their nomadic ances-tors The favorite meal is boiled sheeprsquos meat with rice washed downwith tea The biggest event of the year is the Naadam Festival held allover the country in mid-summer It consists of a number of sportingevents including wrestling archery and horse racing
Since before the days of the Mongol Empire most people inMongolia have been Buddhists Buddhism has long influencedMongolian artmusicand literatureTraditional music has a wide rangeof instruments and singing styles In one style of Mongolian singingmale performers produce harmonic sounds from deep in the throatreleasing several notes at once
For centuries Buddhist temples and other holy places dotted thecountry Under communism religious worship was discouraged Manyof these historic buildings were either destroyed or left to decayTodaypeople are once again able to practice their religion They haverestored or rebuilt many of their holy buildings
What religion do most Mongolians practice
AssessmentAssessment33
The Race Is OnMagnai races his older
brother across the Mon-golian steppes Magnailearned to ride horses whenhe was three years oldldquoYou should visit my coun-try Itrsquos a Mongol tradition towelcome all visitors with hottea cheese fresh creamand candies Even in thecities people offer theirhomes to visitorsrdquo
Defining Terms1 Define high-technology industry steppe
nomad empire yurt
Recalling Facts2 Economics What kinds of products are made
in Taiwan
3 Government Why has Taiwan not claimedindependence from China
4 History Which Mongol warrior conqueredmuch of Eurasia by AD 1300
Critical Thinking5 Understanding Cause and Effect Why
did many people flee to Taiwan fromChina in 1949
6 Drawing Conclusions Why do you thinkCommunist leaders discouraged religiousworship in Mongolia
Graphic Organizer7 Organizing Information Create a diagram
like this one Then write either Taiwan orMongolia in the center oval Write at least onefact about the country under the headings ineach of the outer ovals
Economy Culture
GovernmentHistory
Applying Social Studies Skills
8 Analyzing Maps Look at the map on page What mountains rise in western Mongolia
What desert is found in southern and southeast-ern Mongolia
661
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Applying the Skill
Practice key skills with GlencoeSkillbuilder Interactive Workbook Level 1
+ Chinese students attend an Internet exhibit in Beijing
Distinguishing Fact From Opinion
CHAPTER 23
Watch a television commercial List onefact and one opinion that are stated Doesthe fact seem reliable How can you provethe fact
Practicing the SkillRead the paragraph below and then
answer the questions that follow
Anyone who thinks the Internet is notused in China has been asleep at themouse Chinarsquos government-owned facto-ries and political system may seem old-fashioned When it comes to cyberspacehowever China is moving at Net speedInternet use is growing explosively In1997 only 640000 Chinese were usingthe Internet By 2000 the number hadincreased to 123 million The PhillipsGroup estimates that by 2005 the onlinepopulation should hit 85 million
1 Identify facts Can you prove thatChinese Internet use is increasing
2 Note opinions What phrases alert youthat these are opinions
3 What is the purpose of this paragraph
Distinguishing fact from opinion can helpyou make reasonable judgments about whatothers say and write Facts can be provedby evidence such as records documents orhistorical sources Opinions are based onpeoplersquos differing values and beliefs
Learning the SkillThe following steps will help you iden-
tify facts and opinions
bull Read or listen to the information carefullyIdentify the facts Ask Can these state-ments be proved Where would I findinformation to prove them
bull If a statement can be proved it is factualCheck the sources for the facts Often sta-tistics sound impressive but they maycome from an unreliable source
bull Identify opinions by looking for state-ments of feelings or beliefs The state-ments may contain words like shouldwould could best greatest all everyor always
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Chapter
2323
Terms to Know dike faultcommunist stateconsumer goods
Main Idea Chinamdashthe third-largest country in the worldmdashhas very diverse land-forms Chinarsquos rapidly growing economy has changed in recent yearsPlace Rugged mountains and harsh deserts cover western and northern
ChinaCulture About 90 percent of Chinarsquos people live in the lowlands of eastern
ChinaPlace Chinarsquos rivers bring fertile soil along with the danger of flooding to
the eastern plainsEconomics Chinarsquos leaders have changed the economy to give the people
more economic freedom The economy has grown rapidly as a resultEconomics Many companies in China are now jointly owned by Chinese
and foreign businesspeople This is because foreign companies can pay work-ers less than they pay workers in their own countries and they have millionsof possible customers in the Chinese people
Section 1 Chinarsquos Land and New Economy Section 1
Reading ReviewReading Review
China and Its Neighbors 683
Dynasties to CommunismTerms to Know dynasty human rights exile calligraphy pagoda
Main Idea The arts and ideas of ancient times still influence China today History The ancient teachings of Kongfuzi Daoism and Buddhism still
influence the people of ChinaHistory For thousands of years dynasties of emperors ruled China Today
Communist leaders keep tight control over all areas of political lifeCulture China is famous for the skill of its craft workers and for its
distinctive painting and architecture
Section 2Section 2
Chinarsquos Neighbors Terms to Know high-technology
industry steppe nomad empire yurt
Main Idea Taiwan and Mongolia have been influenced by Chinese ways and traditions Government Taiwan is an island off southeast China The government of
China does not recognize Taiwan as a separate countryEconomics Taiwanrsquos prosperous economy has influenced other
Asian economiesPlace Mongolia has rugged terrain and a harsh landscapeCulture Some people in Mongolia still follow a traditional nomadic lifestyle
and herding remains an important economic activity
Section 3Section 3
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Chapter
2323Assessment
and ActivitiesAssessment
and Activities
1 Plateau ofTibet
2 Yellow River
3 Yangtze River
4 Hong Kong
5 Gobi
6 Beijing
7 Mongolia
8 Shanghai
9 TaklimakanDesert
10 Himalaya
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D
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Two-Point Equidistant projection400
4000 mi
0 km
N
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China amp Neighbors
Place Location ActivityOn a separate sheet of paper matchthe letters on the map with thenumbered places listed below
Using Key Terms Match the terms in Part A with their definitions in Part B
A
Ba a building with many-storied towers
b country whose government has strong control over the economy and society
c high bank of soil along a river to preventflooding
d basic freedoms and rights
e crack in the earthrsquos crust
f the art of beautiful writing
g nomadic tent made of animal skins
h state of being unable to live in onersquos owncountry because of political beliefs
i line of rulers from the same family
j industry that produces electronic equipment
Reviewing the Main Ideas Section 1 Chinarsquos Land and New Economy 11 Place Where do most of Chinarsquos people
live 12 Place What major rivers flow through the
plains and southern highlands of China 13 HumanEnvironment Interaction How
has the new economy contributed to airpollution in China
14 Economics Give three reasons whyChinarsquos economy has boomed
Section 2 Dynasties to Communism 15 Culture What are the ideas of Kongfuzi
Of Laozi 16 History Name three Chinese inventions17 Government What kind of government
did China have between 1911 and 1949
Section 3 Chinarsquos Neighbors 18 Economics Why is Taiwanrsquos economy
important in Asia 19 Place How does Mongoliarsquos landscape
prevent much farming 20 Economics How are Mongoliarsquos main
industries related to herding
1 fault
2 dynasty
3 exile
4 high-technologyindustry
5 dike
6 communist state
7 pagoda
8 calligraphy
9 human rights
10 yurt
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Great Wall of ChinaGreat Wall of China
HimalayaTaklimakanAltay Mountains
GobiManchurianPlain
YellowSea
EastChinaSea
SouthChinaSea
CHINA
NEPAL
MONGOLIA
RUSSIA
Chinas Defenses
Directions Study the map below and thenanswer the questions that follow
Test-Taking Tip Look for key words thatwill help you find the correct answer Anexample is human-made in question 2 Inthis case all of the answer choices are natu-ral defenses of China except for the correctanswer Look at the map closely using itstitle the key and the information shown onthe map to find the correct answer choice
685
Standardized Test Practice
Social StudiesSocial StudiesSocial StudiesSocial Studies
Self-Check Quiz Visit The World and ItsPeople Web site at twipglencoecom andclick on mdashSelf-Check Quizzesto prepare for the Chapter Test
H
Land Economy History Government People
Critical Thinking 21 Drawing Conclusions Why do you think
China wanted to be isolated from Europeancountries in the 1700s and 1800s
22 Organizing Information Create a chart likethe one below Under each heading write atleast two facts about China
Comparing Regions Activity23 Culture Research to find information on
Chinese art and architecture Then choose acountry in eastern Europe such as Ukraineand research its art traditions How are theart forms similar and different Include illus-trations and photos of what you find
Mental Mapping Activity 24 Focusing on the Region Create a simple
outline map of China and its neighbors andthen label the following
bull Himalaya bull Gobi bull Yellow River bull Ulaanbaatar bull Taiwan bull Yangtze Riverbull Beijing bull Hong Kong
Technology Skills Activity25 Developing a Multimedia Presentation
Using the Internet research one of the arts ofChina You might choose painting architec-ture literature music or a craft such as cast-ing bronze or making silk Create a museumexhibit that presents your findings Includephotographs that show examples of worksfrom different periods in Chinese history
1 Where is the GobiA Near Chinarsquos Russian borderB In the southwestern part of ChinaC In the HimalayaD Along Chinarsquos border with Mongolia
2 Which of the following is a human-madedefenseF The Great Wall of ChinaG The GobiH The TaklimakanJ The Himalaya
Chapter 23
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HISTORYG E O G R A P H Y amp
The Silk Road
A man and his camel travel the Silk Road in China
Soft and sleek silk is a valuable textile
The road itself was anythingbut soft and smooth Travelingfrom Chinacamels laden withsilk and other cargo trudgedthrough deserts including theTaklimakana name meaning ldquogo in and you wonrsquot come outrdquoSandstorms and intenseheat made passage difficultFarther along the route thePamir mountain range thrust an ice- and snow-covered bar-rier in the way The road wasdangerous as well Banditsattacked often stealing valuablegoods
Few traveled the entire4000-mile (6437-km) series of routes Insteadmerchantsbought goods in trading postsand oases along the way andsold them at other markets far-ther alongmuch as relay run-ners pass a baton
Was there really a road made of silk Well not exactlySilk however was one of the main products carriedalong the Silk Roadmdasha system of trade routes thatlinked ancient China and the empires of the WestWhen Chinese silk became fashionable in Rome theprecious cloth traveled the Silk Road
A Risky Route Chinese Secret Agent
1 How is the Silk Road ldquomade of silkrdquo
What were someobstacles along theSilk Road
QUESTIONS
2
686
Zhang Qian an agent on asecret mission for Chinese Em-peror Wudi may have started thesilk trade In 139 BC invadersswept into China despiteChinarsquos Great Wall Zhang Qianwas sent far into Central Asia tofind allies to help fight the invad-ers He found no allies Insteadhe brought back strong horsesfor the military which he hadbought with bolts of silk
Soon the Chinese were trad-ing silk with the Parthian Empirewhich is present-day Iran It issaid that Rome wanted silk afterits soldiers spotted silk bannersfluttering above Parthian troopsBy the AD 100s China andRome were trading a variety ofgoods From the East came suchexotic items as silk spices andfruits Rome paid in glass wooland ivory but mostly in gold
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Ideas also traveled the SilkRoad From India the religion ofBuddhism reached China Chris-tianity and Islam spread east-ward as well Chinese techniquesfor making paper and explosivestraveled west Western methodsof cloth manufacturing and bet-ter gun design went to ChinaThe process for making silkhowever traveled nowhere untilmuch later The Chinese success-fully guarded their secretmdashthatsilk was made from the strandsof a silkwormrsquos cocoon
For centuries goods andideas traveled between East andWest In the 1300S however theSilk Road began to decline as searoutes proved safer than landroutes Nevertheless even todayparts of the Silk Road are busywith trademdashand tourism In addi-tion to camels tour buses nowtravel the caravan routes
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- The World and Its People - Kentucky Edition
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- Kentucky Core Content for Social Studies Assessment
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- Table of Contents
- Core Content for Social Studies Assessment Grade 6
- Correlation to the Core Content for Social Studies Assessment
- Preparing for Standardized Tests
- Standardized Test Practice
- Focus on Kentucky
- Depth of Knowledge Levels
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- Table of Contents
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- Previewing Your Textbook
- Scavenger Hunt
- Reading Skills Handbook
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- Identifying Words and Building Vocabulary
- Reading for a Reason
- Understanding What You Read
- Thinking About Your Reading
- Understanding Text Structure
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- National Geographic Reference Atlas
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- The World Political
- North America Political
- North America Physical
- United States Political
- United States Physical
- Canada PhysicalPolitical
- Middle America PhysicalPolitical
- South America Political
- South America Physical
- Europe Political
- Europe Physical
- Africa Political
- Africa Physical
- Asia Political
- Asia Physical
- Middle East PhysicalPolitical
- Pacific Rim PhysicalPolitical
- Arctic Ocean Physical
- Antarctica Physical
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- National Geographic Geography Handbook
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- How Do I Study Geography
- How Do I Use Maps and Globes
- Understanding Latitude and Longitude
- From Globes to Maps
- Common Map Projections
- Parts of Maps
- Types of Maps
- Using Graphs Charts and Diagrams
- Geographic Dictionary
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- Be an Active Reader
- Unit 1 The World
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- Chapter 1 Looking at the Earth
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- Section 1 Thinking Like a Geographer
- Section 2 The Earth in Space
- Section 3 Forces Shaping the Earth
- Section 4 Landforms and Waterways
- Chapter 1 Reading Review
- Chapter 1 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 2 Water Climate and Vegetation
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- Section 1 The Water Planet
- Section 2 Climate
- Section 3 Climate Zones and Vegetation
- Section 4 An Environmental Balance
- Chapter 2 Reading Review
- Chapter 2 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 3 The Worlds People
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- Section 1 Understanding Culture
- Section 2 Population Patterns
- Section 3 Resources and World Trade
- Section 4 Technology ldquoShrinksrdquo the World
- Chapter 3 Reading Review
- Chapter 3 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 2 The United States and Canada
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 4 The United States
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- Section 1 From Sea to Shining Sea
- Section 2 An Economic Leader
- Section 3 The Americans
- Chapter 4 Reading Review
- Chapter 4 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 5 Canada
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- Section 1 A Resource-Rich Country
- Section 2 The Canadians
- Chapter 5 Reading Review
- Chapter 5 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 3 Latin America
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 6 Mexico
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- Section 1 Mexicorsquos Land and Economy
- Section 2 Mexicorsquos History
- Section 3 Mexico Today
- Chapter 6 Reading Review
- Chapter 6 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 7 Central America and the Caribbean Islands
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- Section 1 Central America
- Section 2 Cultures of the Caribbean
- Chapter 7 Reading Review
- Chapter 7 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 8 Brazil and Its Neighbors
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- Section 1 BrazilmdashEmerging Giant
- Section 2 Argentina to Venezuela
- Chapter 8 Reading Review
- Chapter 8 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 9 The Andean Countries
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- Section 1 Colombiarsquos Cultures and Challenges
- Section 2 Land and People of Peru and Ecuador
- Section 3 The Bolivians and Chileans
- Chapter 9 Reading Review
- Chapter 9 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 4 Europe
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 10 EuropemdashEarly History
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- Section 1 Classical Greece and Rome
- Section 2 Medieval Europe
- Section 3 From Renaissance to Revolution
- Chapter 10 Reading Review
- Chapter 10 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 11 EuropemdashModern History
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- Section 1 The Modern Era Emerges
- Section 2 A Divided Continent
- Section 3 Moving Toward Unity
- Chapter 11 Reading Review
- Chapter 11 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 12 Western Europe Today
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- Section 1 The British Isles
- Section 2 France and the Benelux Countries
- Section 3 Germany and the Alpine Countries
- Section 4 The Nordic Nations
- Section 5 Southern Europe
- Chapter 12 Reading Review
- Chapter 12 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 13 The New Eastern Europe
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- Section 1 Poland and the Baltic Republics
- Section 2 Hungarians Czechs and Slovaks
- Section 3 Rebuilding the Balkan Countries
- Section 4 Ukraine Belarus and Moldova
- Chapter 13 Reading Review
- Chapter 13 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 5 Russia and the Eurasian Republics
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 14 Russiarsquos Landscape and History
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- Section 1 A Vast Land
- Section 2 A Troubled History
- Chapter 14 Reading Review
- Chapter 14 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 15 The New Russia and Independent Republics
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- Section 1 From Communism to Free Enterprise
- Section 2 Russiarsquos People and Culture
- Section 3 The Republics Emerge
- Chapter 15 Reading Review
- Chapter 15 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 6 North Africa and Southwest Asia
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 16 Birthplace of Civilization
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- Section 1 Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
- Section 2 Three World Religions
- Chapter 16 Reading Review
- Chapter 16 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 17 North Africa Today
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- Section 1 Egypt
- Section 2 Libya and the Maghreb
- Chapter 17 Reading Review
- Chapter 17 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 18 Southwest Asia
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- Section 1 Turkey Syria Lebanon Jordan
- Section 2 Israel and the Palestinian Territories
- Section 3 The Arabian Peninsula
- Section 4 Iraq Iran and Afghanistan
- Chapter 18 Reading Review
- Chapter 18 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 7 Africa South of the Sahara
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 19 West Africa
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- Section 1 NigeriamdashAfrican Giant
- Section 2 The Sahel and Coastal West Africa
- Chapter 19 Reading Review
- Chapter 19 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 20 Central and East Africa
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- Section 1 Central Africa
- Section 2 People of Kenya and Tanzania
- Section 3 Uganda Rwanda and Burundi
- Section 4 The Horn of Africa
- Chapter 20 Reading Review
- Chapter 20 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 21 Southern AfricamdashA Varied Region
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- Section 1 The New South Africa
- Section 2 Zambia Malawi Zimbabwe Botswana
- Section 3 Coastal and Island Countries
- Chapter 21 Reading Review
- Chapter 21 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 8 Asia
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 22 South Asia
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- Section 1 IndiamdashPast and Present
- Section 2 Pakistan and Bangladesh
- Section 3 Mountain Kingdoms Island Republics
- Chapter 22 Reading Review
- Chapter 22 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 23 China and Its Neighbors
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- Section 1 Chinarsquos Land and New Economy
- Section 2 Dynasties to Communism
- Section 3 Chinarsquos Neighbors
- Chapter 23 Reading Review
- Chapter 23 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 24 Japan and the Koreas
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- Section 1 JapanmdashPast and Present
- Section 2 The Two Koreas
- Chapter 24 Reading Review
- Chapter 24 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 25 Southeast Asia
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- Section 1 Life on the Mainland
- Section 2 Diverse Island Cultures
- Chapter 25 Reading Review
- Chapter 25 Assessment and Activities
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- Unit 9 Australia Oceania and Antarctica
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- National Geographic Regional Atlas
- Chapter 26 Australia and New Zealand
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- Section 1 AustraliamdashLand Down Under
- Section 2 New Zealand
- Chapter 26 Reading Review
- Chapter 26 Assessment and Activities
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- Chapter 27 Oceania and Antarctica
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- Section 1 Pacific Island Cultures and Economies
- Section 2 The Frozen Continent
- Chapter 27 Reading Review
- Chapter 27 Assessment and Activities
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- Appendix
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- What Is an Appendix
- Nations of the World Data Bank
- Standardized Test Skills Handbook
- Honoring America
- Gazetteer
- Glossary
- Spanish Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgements
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- Features
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- National Geographic Eye on the Environment
- National Geographic Geography amp History
- Skills
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- Social Studies Skills
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Technology Skills
- Study and Writing Skills
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- Making Connections
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- Art
- Science
- Culture
- Technology
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- Exploring Culture
- Exploring Government
- Teen Scene
- Believe It or Not
- Primary Source
- Literature
- Building Citizenship
- Exploring Economics
- Time Reports Focus on World Issues
- Maps
- Charts and Graphs
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- Student Workbooks
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- Active Reading Note-Taking Guide - Student Edition
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- Chapter 1 Looking at the Earth
-
- Section 1 Thinking Like a Geographer
- Section 2 The Earth in Space
- Section 3 Forces Shaping the Earth
- Section 4 Landforms and Waterways
-
- Chapter 2 Water Climate and Vegetation
-
- Section 1 The Water Planet
- Section 2 Climate
- Section 3 Climate Zones and Vegetation
- Section 4 An Environmental Balance
-
- Chapter 3 The Worlds People
-
- Section 1 Understanding Culture
- Section 2 Population Patterns
- Section 3 Resources and World Trade
- Section 4 Technology ldquoShrinksrdquo the World
-
- Chapter 4 The United States
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- Section 1 From Sea to Shining Sea
- Section 2 An Economic Leader
- Section 3 The Americans
-
- Chapter 5 Canada
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- Section 1 A Resource-Rich Country
- Section 2 The Canadians
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