What are the characteristics of China's geography?

Characteristics of China's geography

1, topography: China's terrain is high in the west and low in the east, with a terraced distribution. Mountains and plateaus cover a vast area. East and West are about 5,000 kilometers apart, the continental coastline is more than 18,000 kilometers long, with a variety of combinations of temperature and precipitation, forming a variety of climates.

2, population: the outstanding characteristics of the population is a large population base, rapid population growth, and a large number of ethnic groups. Rich in resources, but the per capita possession of resources is relatively small. China can be divided into four major parts: the northern region, the southern region, the northwestern region, and the Qinghai-Tibet region.

China's geographic features

1, terrain: China's terrain is high in the west and low in the east, complex and varied, various types of terrain accounted for the proportion of the country's land area is: mountain 33. 3%, 26% plateau, basin 18. 8%, plains 12%, hills 9. 9%.

2, landforms: China's mountains, plateaus and hills account for about 67% of the land area, basins and plains account for about 33% of the land area.

3, natural resources: China's vast territory, diverse geological conditions, rich in mineral resources, 171 kinds of minerals. There are 157 kinds of proven reserves. Among them, tungsten, antimony, rare earths, molybdenum, vanadium and titanium, etc., the proven reserves of the world's first.

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Status of Natural Disasters:

China's recurring natural disasters include meteorological and geologic disasters, with meteorological disasters including droughts and floods, typhoons, and cold snaps, while geologic disasters include tsunamis, earthquakes, landslides, mudslides, and ground subsidence.

China is one of the most earthquake-prone countries, with major distribution areas: Taiwan and Fujian coasts in the southeast; along the Taihang in north China and in the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan area; the Tibetan Plateau in the southwest and the western provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan at its edges; and ④ Xinjiang, Gansu and Ningxia in the northwest.

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