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diversity isn't just opposites.. ie having the coldest place and warmest place. although USA still does pretty well in that. highest recorded temp on earth was death valley CA.
But anyway, I think it's more about variety of landscapes, from 1 extreme to the other, and everything in between. USA has enormous mountains in Alaska and the rockies. volcanoes and lush tropical landscapes in hawaii. Hot/tropical Miami. Freezing cold alska, desserts in nevada/AZ, temperate forests, evergreen forests, redwoods in CA, bay area where the temperature barely varies. PAcific northwest with its unique climate/landscape.
USA for mine, even when just considering the contiguous states. Whilst China has a wide range of temperatures and annual precipitation, most of China is dominated by monsoonal winds which almost invariably have a summer rainfall maximum. The US is much more diverse imo in terms of precipitation distribution and opposing/different climatic zones whilst it has a similar range of temperatures throughout the country.
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That's true. This is a map of China's population density. The biggest concentration is far to the north of places like Guangdong, existing on a rough triangle from Shanghai to Beiging to Zhengzhou. There's a secondary concentration around Chongqing, and another concentration on an axis from Shantu to Hong Kong. However it is clear that the densest concentration is far to the north of where that poster alleged it was.
I was thinking more of population size per province. You are looking at the map for population density per area, a completely different concept. Guangdong is the largest province in China in terms of population. Shanghai has a large population that is condensed into a fairly small areas.
not true. The majority of the Chinese population lives in Guangdong and the provinces north of Hong Kong. Shanghai is properly known to Chinese as central China. South China refers to the southern provinces like Guandong and Guangxi, where the nation's population is concentrated.
Come on, I am Chinese from China!
In China, the dividing line between north and south is traditionally Qinling Mountain and Huai River. Huai River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sometimes Shanghai is referred as "East China". But if one has to talk about north and south, Shanghai is geographically and culturally south for sure. (Culturally, people in south China east rice instead of wheat, and do not speak Mandarin.)
In addition, although Guangdong is the most populated province in China now, many other provinces in the north are very close. Here is the population ranking in 2011:
International Falls comes pretty darn close to Harbin. The big picture that you need to look at is that China has like 3 billion people and America has 300 million??? Most Chinese cities will be far more populated than the American counterparts.
China has 1.3 billion people, a little more than 4 times of the US.
I think a major difference is that each province of China has a very big city, at least (except for Tibet and Hainan). It has something to do with the political system and culture.
The International Falls is somehow similar to Harbin, but with much cooler summer. Harbin has a real summer and people grow rice there.
China has 1.3 billion people, a little more than 4 times of the US.
I think a major difference is that each province of China has a very big city, at least (except for Tibet and Hainan). It has something to do with the political system and culture.
The International Falls is somehow similar to Harbin, but with much cooler summer. Harbin has a real summer and people grow rice there.
You seem to have contradicted yourself.. didn't in an earlier post you say people in the North of China eat wheat instead of rice?
You seem to have contradicted yourself.. didn't in an earlier post you say people in the North of China eat wheat instead of rice?
Well, as you know Harbin is located in Manchuria, which was not China proper..... While north China (proper) does not have rice in general, Manchuria is different because there is plenty of water.
Also, Manchuria was occupied by Japan from 1931-1945. I believe they had an influence there, too.
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International Falls comes pretty darn close to Harbin. The big picture that you need to look at is that China has like 3 billion people and America has 300 million??? Most Chinese cities will be far more populated than the American counterparts.
It's amazing the change from Harbin to Mohe, though. Harbin averages -19C or so in January while Mohe is -30C. I just discovered that was colder than even Yellowknife, the coldest city in Canada, a few hundred miles from the Arctic circle.
These maps give a good idea of China's population spread. If you look at a world map showing population density you will see the biggest areas of very high density population in Asia are the Ganges river plain and the North China Plain, centered around the provinces of Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Jiangsu. Roughly the area between Shanghai and Beijing not surprisingly. I don't think anyone is seriously arguing that most Chinese people live south of the Yangtze, although it's still definitely high density. Sichuan used to be the most populous province until Chongqing split off from it, and Guangdong only recently overtook Shangdong as the most populated province.
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