Download The Municipality of Chongqing

The Municipality of Chongqing
By Mitchell Dennis
Location
Absolute location 29°33′30″N 106°34′00″E
Relative location West of Shanghai and south of
Mongolia.
Physical Characteristics
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Bodies of water: Yangtze River
Landforms: Rough and very hilly
Climate: warm and very humid it rains a lot.
Animal Life: Golden haired monkeys, South China
tiger, Bee monkey, black stork.
• Natural Vegetation: 20.49% forest, medicinal
plants such as rhizome of Chinese golden thread ,
Honey suckle, trees include spinulose ferns, the
metasequoia, and the bald Chinese fir.
Human Characteristics
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Population: 28,200,000
Ethnic Groups: Han
Language: Chinese (Mandarin)
Customs: Chinese New Year and Tea bag festival
Economy: Motorcycle Manufacturing, Steel and
Aluminum production, Rice and fruit production.
• Government: Municipality
Functional Region
• Major Trade Partners: Shanghai
• Metropolitan Cities: Chongqing
• Major River Drainage: Yangtze
Formal Region
• Climate Regions: humid with warm
temperatures year round
• Vegetation: 20.49% forest, medicinal plants
such as rhizome of Chinese golden thread ,
Honey suckle, trees include spinulose ferns,
the metasequoia, and the bald Chinese fir.
• Land Area:82,400km²
Human Environment Interaction
• Dams: Three Gorges Dam
• Canals:
• Irrigation: Rice patties
• Other: Rice patties, factories,
Mining, Smelters
Movement of People
• Ethnic Groups who settled there:
Han
• Anyone forced in or out? No
Movement of goods
• foods: rice, corn, wheat, and sweat potatoes.
• trade goods: Rice
• manufactured goods: Motorcycles, Aluminum,
and Steel.
5-10 interesting facts
China's most common pig in China is the Rongchang pig.
It is known as the treasure of the country.
The Yangtze is the 3rd longest river in the world.
More motorcycles are rode in Chongqing than any other vehicle.
Chongqing is one of the top cities producing water energy.
500 hundred billion cubic meters of annual water resources.
The number one municipality in terms of water resources.
Number one producer of medical plants in China.
Known as the land of the golden thread.
The biggest port in western China is Chongqing
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http://www.dreams-trip.com/Chongqing/.
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http://english.cq.gov.cn/ChongqingGuide/MountainCity/1917.htm.
"Three Gorges." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 01 Mar. 2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges.
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http://www.britchamswchina.org/about/chongqing?date=2011-03-01.