China is located in East Asia, west of the Pacific Ocean. It borders many countries, including Russia, India, North Korea, Burma, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. China faces the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea. Hong Kong is located along the southeast coast of China.
6. Latitudes and Longitudes (Globe) A line which goes round the globe from east to west. Latitude [ ] A line which joins the North Pole and the South Pole on the globe. Longitude [ ] N ● North Pole (90 ?N) South Pole (90 ?S)
13. 2. Check their descriptions of China. Circle the mistake(s) and write the correct answer above it. China is located in the northern part ( 臼何 ) of Asia and the west ( 廉中 ) of the Atlantic Ocean ( 寄廉剴 ). It has many neighboring countries ( ), such as Russian Federation ( 躯_帽溢 ), India ( 咫業 ) and Vietnam ( 埆掴 ). Its area is about 9.6 million km? . It is the second largest country in the world.
14. 2. Check their descriptions of China. Circle the mistake(s) and write the correct answer above it. |何 湊峠剴
15. 3. Apart from the countries mentioned, what are the other neighbouring countries of China? Give THREE examples.
18. Key words and knowledge World map ( 弊順仇D ) Latitude ( 業 ) Longitude ( 業 ) Location ( 了崔 ) of China
19. Which seas does China face? (p.2) Bo Hai ( 桶今 ) Huang Hai ( S今 ) Dong Hai ( |今 ) Nan Hai ( 掴今 )
20. What is the location of Hong Kong? Mark it on the map. (p.2)
21. What is the location of Hong Kong? Mark it on the map. (p.2)
Editor's Notes
#4: What does `location¨ mean? C It means `where is it¨. Can you tell me where is China? (Close the textbook.)
#5: What is a continent? C A large area of land on the Earth¨s surface, surrounded by the ocean, consists of (made up of) various countries. Ocean C a very large area of sea. Australasia C includes Australia and New Zealand
#10: In this map, you can the latitudes and longitudes on a plain map instead of a globe.
#11: We use a line of latitude and a line of longitude to show the location of a place on a map / globe. C a latitude and a longitude cross, a `point¨ will be formed. For the case of a big country, like China, since it¨s area is very big, there can be many lines of latitudes and longitudes going through it (refer to slide 3). So, we can use another method to tell where is a (big) country on the map. You will know this method in your textbook Activity 1 on p. 1.
#20: The location of China in terms of latitude and longitude China crosses about 50? in latitude from south to north and 60? in longitude from east to west.