India and China

​India and China

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​Lesson objectives

I can describe the location of India and China

I can explain the physical and human characteristics of India and China

I can analyze the economies of India and China​

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What does it mean that India is a subcontinent?

​Location of India and China

China is located in the Eastern part of Asia ,on the West coast of the Pacific Ocean.

India lies in South Asia between Pakistan,China and Nepal​

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​Physical characteristics - India

India is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east,Arabian Sea to the westand the Indian ocean to the south.​

Northen India is separated by the rest of India by the Himalaya mountains

India can be divided into 6 physiographic regions which are : The Himalaya mountains, Northern plains, The Great Indian Desert,The Peninsular Plateau,Coastal plains and Islands.

The 3 main rivers in India are The Ganges,the Indus and the Brahmaputra and they all bedin in the Himalaya mountains.

Rivers play an important role in the lives of Indian people which are: irrigation,potable water,cheap transportation,electricity and livelihoods for a large number of people all over the country​

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Open Ended

State the 3 main rivers in India

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Explain the importance of rivers to Indian people

​Physical characteristics-China

China is divided into 3 natural realms

1.Eastern monsoon China

2.Northwest Arid China

3.Tibet Frigid Plateau​

China is a mountainous country with its 2/3 covered by mountains,hills and plateaus.

China has a great number of rivers amounting to 36,with the Yellow River and Yangtze being some of the major ones.

The Chinese civilization rose in the Yellow River and people built their settlements there for them to access water for their livelihood.​

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Multiple Choice

How many rivers are in China

• 15

• 36

• 25

Multiple Choice

The Chinese civilization rose in

• Yangtze river

• Indus river

• Yellow river

​Economy-China

China is one of the fastest growing ecomies in the world.

The two most important sectors of China's economy are agriculture and industry which employ more than 70% of the labor force

Coal is the main mineral produced in China as it found through out the country.​

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Multiple Choice

The 2 important sectors of China's economy are

• transport and industry

• agriculture and industry

• agriculture and transport

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The main mineral produced in China is

• gold

• diamond

• coal

​Economy- India

India is the world's major producer of aluminium

Its major industries are telecommunications,textiles,chemicals,food processing,steel,transportation etc ​

​India imports petroleum,machinery and transport equipment amomg others.

Its major partners are UAE,USA,Russia and Japan.

India holds the second position in the world in terms of agriculture​

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Multiple Choice

India is the world's major producer of

• copper

• aluminium

• gold

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Explain why it is easier for UAE to trade with India.