Heilongjiang(Black Dragon River)

By Phyllis Jenkins

Location!

The Range is:

• Lat- 43° 25’ N

• Long- 122° 23’ E

It is south of Russia, East of Mongolia, and North of Korea.

Place!

• Amur River runs thru. • Khigan Range (highest point is 5,545ft)

Climate!

• Winter- -31°- -15°)C

• Summer- 18 – 23 °C

• Rainy!!!

Animal Life/ Vegetation

• Siberian tiger, lynx, red-crowned crane

• Soybeans, maize, wheat, beets

Characteristics of Heilongjiang

Population-38,200,000

Ethnic Groups- Hans, Manchu Koreans, Hui, Mongols

Language- Mongolian

Customs- “Northeast”

Economy- Growing crops, Milk

Government- Trying to Revitalize northeast, restructuring the 6 pillar industries

Functional

• Russia is a major trade partner

Metropolitan cities- Harbin, Yichun, JixiRiver drainage- Amur Basin

Environment Interaction

• Dams? No.

• Canals? No.

• Irrigation? Yes.

• Other? Mining.

Movement: People

Ethnic Groups- Han, Korean

Slavery- Child Slavery

Movement: Goods

• Foods- soybeans, wheat, maize

• Trade goods- Soybeans, wheat, maize, milk

• Manufactured- coal, petroleum, lumber

• Other- Wind Power

Movement: Ideas

• Mandarin Chinese

Bibliography:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heilongjiag#Geography • http://www.sacr.org/provmap.html • http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-9274822?

qurery=Heilongjiang&ct=#top• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_language• http://mongolia.panda.org/en/?150562/Amur-

Heilongjiang-River-Basin • http://english.mofcom.gov.ch/aroundchina/

Heilongjiang.shtml• http://www.google.com/images