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The Amazing China!! Location **Relative Location-** China is located on the continent of Europe. To the north of China is the country Mongolia, to the east of China is the Pacific Ocean. China borders the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea. China is located between North Korea and Vietnam. **Absolute Location-** The geographical coordinates of China on the world map are 35 N, 105 E.

Place A few important man made things in China include The Great Wall of China, The Forbidden City, and The Terracotta Army. Some important rivers in China are The Yellow River and The Grand Canal. Human Environment Interaction  China has a very bad environment but the Chinese are used to it because they grew up in the smog and the pollution. China has many factories that contribute to the smog/pollution that causes the Chinese to see the sun for very few time each year. China is modernizing as they build new buildings. For example they didn't always have McDonald's or KFC or other modern stores/ restaurants. They also have many more modern stores mostly because the government is letting them have some control of their lives, otherwise the government pretty much controls everything they do. The Chinese have turned something that was once beautiful and sort of peaceful to something that looks like it's foggy 24/7 and the government overworks their people and doesn't pay them much. China doesn't have a lot of land left because the Chinese are always expanding their work forces and always building more buildings. Another reason why China doesn't have a lot of land left is because a lot of it is turning into sand. It's turning onto sand because the wind blows the seeds/saplings out of the ground and the seeds/saplings never grow into trees or shrubs to help reduce the impact of the wind always everything around.  Movement China is currently our second largest trading goods partner with $562 billion in total. China trades things they make for things they need. The latest data says that the U.S. goods and private services trade with China totaled $579 billion in 2012. Exports totaled $141 billion and the imports totaled $439 billion. China was the United States' largest supplier of goods imports in 2013. China was the United States' 3rd largest goods export market in 2013. The Chinese eat steamed rice, usually white rice, is the most commonly eaten form. Rice is also used to produce vinegars. Rice is one of the most popular foods in China and is used in many dishes. Regions  media type="custom" key="27131482" width="306" height="306" In this diagram I compared the USA to China. I found what their differences and similarities were and made a venn diagram. Causes and Effects **Cause- **In 1959 China had a very bad crop season because China's leader at the time, [|Mao Zedong], demanded that their agricultural production goals to be increased. In 1957 Mao launched a campaign called The Great Leap Forward that aimed to transform China's economy. **Effect- **The aftermath of The Great Leap Forward was devastating. The lack of crops caused 45 million deaths. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Cause- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">The Communist Party started letting people build their own buildings, that is if they were either a construction worker or a contractor. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Effect- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">People have to do very dangerous jobs so they can get paid money to feed their families. A lot of Chinese have jobs in another country and just send money home when they get paid. They usually pay their families when they get back to their home country when they're taking vacation days. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">**Cause-** China's population is 1.3 billion, that means there isn't enough room for people to have more than 2 kids per family. Also, at least 12-16 Chinese people share a house. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Effect- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">China now has a law that says you can only have 1 or 2 kids per family. If they have more than 2 kids they will be fined by the government.