CHINA 



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CHINA 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON CHINA 



Outline 



I. Location 



(1) Latitude, 18" 50' to 53 25' north 



(2) Longitude, 74 to 135 east 



(3) Relation to other countries 



II. Size 



(1) Greatest length, east to west, 3,000 



miles 



(2) Greatest breadth, 2,400 miles 



(3) Actual area, 4,376,400 square miles 



(4) Comparative area 



(a) Larger than all of Europe 



(b) Compared with Canada and 



United States 



(5) Distinction between Chinese Republic 



and China Proper 



III. Surface and Drainage 



(1) Mountainous sections 

 (a) Cultivation 



(2) River basins 



(a) Parallel course 



(b) The two great rivers, the Yang- 



tse-kiang and the Hoang-ho 



(3) Destructiveness of rivers 



(4) Lakes 



(a) Floating island 



IV. Climate 



(1) Extremes of heat and cold 



(2) Variations in temperature 



(3) Rainfall 



(a) Uneven distribution 



V. Vegetable and Animal Life 



(1) Best-known plants 



(2) Importance of bamboo 



(3) Forest areas 



(4) Absence of trees in certain localities 



(5) Fruits and flowers of Chinese origin 



(6) Game animals 



(7) Birds 



(8) Fish 



VI. Industries 

 ( 1 ) Agriculture 



(a) Fertilization of soil 



(b) Irrigation 



(c) Intensive methods 



(d) Cultivation of hill country 



(e) Floating farms 



(f) Crops 



1. Rice 



2. Tea 



3. Mulberry 



4. Other plants 



(g) Absence of stock-growing 



(2) Fishing 



(3) Manufacturing 



(a) Reluctance to introduce ma- 



chinery 



(b) Industries in the home 



(4) Mining 



(a) Coal 



(b) Iron 



(c) Kaolin 



(d) Other minerals 



VII. Communication 



(1) Navigable rivers 



(2) Canals 



(3) Railroads 



(4) Roads 



( 5 ) Commerce 



VIII. The People 



(1) Physical and mental characteristics 



(2) Population 



(a) Overcrowding 



1. Causes 



2. Effects 



(3) Manner of life 



(a) Position of women 



(b) Food 



( 4 ) Language 



(a) A "syllable," not an "alphabet" 



language 



(b) Written language 



(5) Education 



(a) Old style 



(b) New Style 



(c) Education of women 



(6) Religion 



(a) The dominant* faiths 



(b) Effects of ancestor-worship 



IX. Government 



(1) Republican form 



(2) Extensive powers of President 



(3) The legislature 



(4) Local government 



X. History 



(1) Antiquity 



(2) Early historic times 



( 3 ) Mongol invasion 



(4) The coming of the Manchus 



(5) The opening up of China to the out- 



side world 



(6) The Chinese- Japanese War 



(7) Reform demands 



(8) The establishment of the republic 



(9) Later disturbances 



