Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
GREENLAND
Arctic Circle
FINLAND
ICELAND
RUSSIA
NORWAY
60
°
60
°
SWEDEN
ESTONIA
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
BELARUS
UKRAINE
MOLDOVA
UNITED KINGDOM
DENMARK
IRELAND
NETH.
POLAND
GER.
BELG.
LUX.
CZ. REP.
AUST.
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
SLVK.
KAZAKHSTAN
SWITZ.
HUNG.
MONGOLIA
ROM.
FRANCE
SLOV.
SERB.
CROATIA
UZBEKISTAN
BULG.
BOSNIA
MONT.
KOSOVO
GEORGIA
KYRGYZSTAN
N.
KOREA
S.
KOREA
SPAIN
40
°
MACE.
40
°
ARMENIA
PORTUGAL
JAPAN
TAJIKISTAN
ITALY
TURKMENISTAN
GREECE
TURKEY
AZERBAIJAN
ALB.
CHINA
SYRIA
CYPRUS
TUNISIA
AFGHANISTAN
LEBANON
IRAQ
MOROCCO
IRAN
KUWAIT
PACIFIC
JORDAN
BHUTAN
ISRAEL
PAKISTAN
NEPAL
ALGERIA
LIBYA
WESTERN
SAHARA
BAHRAIN
EGYPT
QATAR
BANGLADESH
TAIWAN
U.A.E.
Tropic of Cancer
SAUDI
ARABIA
MYANMAR
(BURMA)
INDIA
20
°
CAPE
VERDE
OMAN
MAURITANIA
LAOS
MALI
NIGER
VIETNAM
SUDAN
ERITREA
OCEAN
CHAD
YEMEN
SENEGAL
GAMBIA
THAILAND
PHILIPPINES
BURKINA
FASO
CAMBODIA
DJIBOUTI
GUINEA-BISSAU
GUINEA
SIERRA LEONE
NIGERIA
SRI LANKA
ETHIOPIA
IVORY
COAST
SOUTH
SUDAN
CENTRAL
AFRICAN REP.
BRUNEI
LIBERIA
CAMEROON
SOMALIA
INDIAN
TOGO
MALAYSIA
GHANA
BENIN
UGANDA
KENYA
SÃO TOMÉ & PRINCIPE
CONGO
Equator
0
°
RWANDA
SINGAPORE
GABON
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
THE
CONGO
OCEAN
BURUNDI
PAPUA
NEW
GUINEA
SOLOMON
ISLANDS
INDONESIA
TANZANIA
COMOROS
ATLANTIC
E. TIMOR
ANGOLA
MALAWI
ZAMBIA
VANUATU
FIJI
MOZAMBIQUE
MADAGASCAR
ZIMBABWE
MAURITIUS
20
°
20
°
20
°
20
°
20
°
NAMIBIA
NEW
CALEDONIA
BOTSWANA
Tropic of Capricorn
AUSTRALIA
OCEAN
SWAZILAND
SOUTH
AFRICA
LESOTHO
60
°
100
°
120
°
NEW
ZEALAND
40
°
40
°
40
°
TOP OIL PRODUCERS (BARRELS PER DAY)
1. Russia ........................ 10,120,000
2. Saudi Arabia ................. 9,764,000
3. United States ............... 9,056,000
4. Iran ............................. 4,172,000
5. China........................... 3,991,000
6. Canada........................ 3,289,000
7. Mexico ....................... 3,001,000
8. United Arab Emirates.... 2,798,000
9. Brazil........................... 2,572,000
10. Kuwait ......................... 2,494,000
11. Venezuela .................... 2,472,000
12. Iraq ............................. 2,399,000
13. Norway........................ 2,350,000
14. Nigeria ........................ 2,211,000
15. Algeria......................... 2,125,000
16. Angola......................... 1,948,000
17. Libya ........................... 1,790,000
18. Kazakhstan .................. 1,540,000
19. United Kingdom............ 1,502,000
20. Qatar........................... 1,213,000
21. Indonesia ..................... 1,023,000
22. Azerbaijan.................... 1,011
,000
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20
°
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°
140
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160
°
60
°
60
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SOUTHERN
OCEAN
Antarctic Circle
city of Chongqing. The Chang Jiang district has become a
pacesetter for Chinese industrial growth, if not in terms of
iron and steel production, at least in terms of its diversi-
fi ed production and local specializations. Railroad cars,
ships, books, foods, chemicals—an endless variety of
products—come from the Chang Jiang district.
China's large labor force has attracted hundreds of
international companies. In addition to the enormous
labor force, wages are comparatively low, one factor in why
fi rms have relocated their manufacturing to China. Rather
than move entire companies, however, the production and
sourcing of goods is typically outsourced to China, largely
in order to lower the cost of pr
oduction. China's special
economic zones have transformed cities and towns in the
region by attracting corporations seeking a favorable busi-
ness climate.
In Chinese cities including Dalian, Shanghai, Zhuhai,
Xiamen, and Shenzhen, pollution-belching smokestacks
rise above the urban landscape. Streets are jammed with
traffi c ranging from animal-drawn carts and overloaded
bicycles to trucks and buses. Bulldozers are sweeping away
the vestiges of the old China; cottages with porches and
