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Handwritten newspaper information about Chinese geography

1. Location: my country’s land and sea location: eastern Asia, west coast of the Pacific Ocean. my country's longitude and latitude position: Our country's territory spans nearly 50 degrees of latitude from north to south. Most of it is in the temperate zone, a small part is in the tropics, and there is no cold zone. 2. Vast Territory Our country has a vast territory, with a total area of ??about 9.6 million square kilometers, ranking third in the world after Russia and Canada. The four ends of our country’s territory are: the easternmost point is at the intersection of the center lines of the main channels of the Heilongjiang River and the Ussuri River, the westernmost point is near the Pamir Plateau, spanning more than 60 degrees of longitude from east to west, and is about 5,000 kilometers apart from east to west, and the southernmost point is at The northernmost point of Zengmu Shoal is on the center line of the main channel of Heilongjiang north of Mohe. It spans about 50 degrees of latitude from north to south and is about 5,500 kilometers apart. 3. Boundaries and Neighboring Countries Our land border is more than 20,000 kilometers long and there are 14 countries adjacent to our country. The coastline of mainland my country is more than 18,000 kilometers long. The coastal waters bordering from north to south include the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea. my country's territorial sea refers to the sea area extending to 12 nautical miles from the coast baseline to the sea. The Bohai Sea and Qiongzhou Strait are China’s internal seas. There are more than 5,000 large and small islands along the coast, including Taiwan Island, Hainan Island, Zhoushan Islands, and South China Sea Islands. There are six neighboring countries across the sea from our country. 4. Administrative divisions my country's current administrative divisions are basically divided into three levels: provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities), counties (autonomous counties) and townships (towns). Provincial-level administrative units include 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities and 2 special administrative regions. Historically, the country was divided into six regions: Northeast China, North China, East China, South-Central Region, Southwest Region and Northwest Region. (2) Population and ethnic groups 1. Our country is the most populous country in the world. Our country has a population of approximately 1.3 billion, accounting for approximately 21% of the world's total population. It is the most populous country in the world. The distribution of my country's population is more in the southeast and less in the northwest. From the perspective of urban and rural distribution, at the end of 2004, the country's urban population reached 542.83 million, accounting for 41.76% of the total population, and the rural population was 757.05 million, accounting for 58.24%. 2. Overseas Chinese and Chinese There are more than 30 million overseas Chinese and Chinese in our country distributed all over the world. Guangdong and Fujian are the two provinces where the largest number of overseas Chinese originate. Many places in these two provinces have always been known as hometowns of overseas Chinese. 3. Control the population growth rate and improve the quality of the population. The outstanding characteristics of my country's population are its large population base and rapid population growth. Therefore, the promotion of family planning remains a basic national policy of our country. 4. A multi-ethnic socialist country Our country is a unified multi-ethnic socialist country. There are 56 ethnic groups in the country. The Han nationality has the largest population, accounting for approximately 92% of the country's population. The other 55 ethnic groups have smaller populations and are collectively referred to as ethnic minorities. The Zhuang ethnic group has the largest population among the ethnic minorities, with more than 15 million people. The Han nationality is distributed throughout the country, mainly in the east and central areas; the ethnic minorities are mainly distributed in border areas such as the southwest, northwest and northeast. In short, the distribution characteristics of various ethnic groups are large mixed settlements and small settlements. (3) Terrain 1. my country’s terrain features are complex and diverse. There are five types of terrain: plains, plateaus, mountains, hills, and basins. The mountainous areas are vast, accounting for about 2/3 of the country’s area. The terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east, roughly in three shapes. Step-like distribution. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the southwest, with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters, is the first ladder. Between the Daxinganling, Taihang Mountains, Wushan, and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, to the west of the eastern line and the first ladder is the second ladder, with an altitude between 1,000 meters and 2,000 meters, mainly plateaus and basins. To the east of the second step, the land surface above sea level is the third step, with altitudes mostly below 500 meters and mainly composed of hills and plains. 2. The main mountain ranges are distributed in three east-west columns: from north to south are Tianshan, Yinshan and Yanshan; Kunlun Mountains and Qinling Mountains; and Nanling Mountains. Three columns running from northeast to southwest: from west to east are the Greater Hinggan Mountains, Taihang Mountains, Wushan Mountains, and Xuefeng Mountains; Changbai Mountains and Wuyi Mountains; and the Taiwan Mountains. Two north-south lines: Helan Mountain; Hengduan Mountain. There are two mountains running from northwest to southeast: Altai Mountains and Qilian Mountains. 3. Plateaus, plains, basins and hills Characteristics and distribution of the four plateaus: The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is located in southwest my country, with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters. It is the largest plateau in my country and the highest in the world. It is characterized by high mountains, continuous snow-capped mountains, widespread glaciers, numerous lakes, vast grasslands and abundant water resources. The Inner Mongolia Plateau is located in northern my country, including most of Inner Mongolia and parts of Gansu, Ningxia, and Hebei. It is about 1,000 meters above sea level and is the second largest plateau in my country. Its characteristics: the ground is open and flat, the terrain is not undulating; there are many grasslands and deserts. The Loess Plateau has an altitude of 1,000 to 2,000 meters. The ground is covered with a loose loess layer. It is the area with the broadest and deepest distribution of yellow soil in the world. It has serious water and soil erosion and thousands of ravines. The Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau has widespread karst terrain; the mountains are undulating and rugged. Distribution and characteristics of the four major basins: The Sichuan Basin is located in eastern Sichuan. It is known as the "Red Basin" and "Purple Basin" due to the widespread distribution of purple sand shale. It is the lowest-lying large basin in my country: the Tarim Basin is located in southern Xinjiang. Distributed in a ring, the Taklimakan Desert in the middle is the largest desert in my country and the largest inland basin in my country. The Qaidam Basin is located in the northwest of Qinghai Province. Most of it is Gobi and desert. The east is full of swamps and salt lakes. It is the highest terrain in my country. A typical inland plateau basin. The Junggar Basin is located in the northern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is the second largest basin in China, with a length of 1,120 kilometers from east to west and a maximum width of about 800 kilometers from north to south.

It covers an area of ??about 380,000 square kilometers and has an altitude of 500 to 1,000 meters. Distribution and characteristics of the three major plains: Northeast Plain, known as the fertile black soil on the surface, with an altitude of mostly below 200 meters, is the largest plain in my country. The North China Plain is low and flat, with thousands of miles of fertile fields. It is the second largest plain in my country. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain is located along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It has low terrain, dense river networks, and numerous lakes. Main hills: Liaodong hills, Shandong hills, southeast hills, etc. 4. Main seismic zones and volcanic distribution areas my country is one of the countries with many earthquakes. The main distribution areas are: ① Taiwan and the coast of Fujian in the southeast; ② Along the Taihang line in North China and the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan region; ③ The southwest Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its edges in Sichuan and Yunnan. The western part of the province; ④ Xinjiang, Gansu, and Ningxia in the northwest.