Geography of China

Geography of China

Geography of China

John Priestley MA MSc

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Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2015
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Viajes y vacaciones
ISBN:
9781326208912
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As everyone knows, China has become the workshop of the world, so here is an account of how that has come about, and what China is like on the ground today. Some of the statistics are truly amazing - China is for example by far the largest producer of both electricity and steel in the world, and also produces more motor vehicles than any other country. All this has been achieved at a very high environmental cost, as the book makes clear. For all that, China remains a fascinating country and has forty-five There is no other country in the world like this.The book includes 13 regional maps and 21 colour photographs.

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