Starter quiz
- What is the population of China?
- Around 500 million
- Around 1.4 billion ✓
- Around 9 billion
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- What is the capital city of China?
- Shanghai
- Hong Kong
- Guangzhou
- Beijing ✓
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- Which of these is China’s largest city by population?
- Beijing
- Shanghai ✓
- Rome
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- What is the most widely spoken language in China?
- Mandarin Chinese ✓
- Hindi
- English
- Cantonese
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- What is the longest river in China?
- The Thames
- Yangtze River ✓
- The Colorado
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- What major mountain range runs along China's southwestern border?
- Rocky Mountains
- Andes Mountains
- Himalayas ✓
- Ural Mountains
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Exit quiz
- Why is China called the *workshop of the world*?
- It produces a large share of global manufactured goods. ✓
- It has the world's largest number of workshops.
- It only exports handmade goods.
- It has the highest number of workers in agriculture.
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- What is one key reason why many companies manufacture goods in China?
- High labour costs
- Advanced space technology
- Large workforce and lower production costs ✓
- Limited transport links
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- Which of the following is a major export of China?
- Bananas
- Smartphones ✓
- Coffee
- Diamonds
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- Does China export everything it produces?
- Yes, China exports all goods it makes.
- No, most goods are kept for use within China. ✓
- Only luxury goods are exported.
- China imports all its products instead of exporting.
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Key learning points
- More than a quarter of the products manufactured globally are made in China.
- China manufactures a wide range of products such as electronics, clothing, toys and machinery.
- Cheaper labour, good infrastructure and a large population are some of the reasons why so many things are made in China.
- Manufacturing in China impacts people and the environment in different ways.
Common misconception
Everything made in China is exported to other countries.
China manufactures products for people to buy and use in China and countries around the world.
Keywords
Manufactured - made by humans, not nature, usually in large quantities for selling
Raw materials - things that can be grown or dug out of the ground and processed or used in the manufacture of goods
Economy - the way money in a particular area is made and spent
Migration - moving from one place to another with the intention of staying there
Greenhouse gas - gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat
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