1. China is located in the east of Asia and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. Its territory is figuratively compared to a golden rooster with its head facing east and its tail facing west.
2. China has a land area of about 9.6 million square kilometers, ranking third among all countries in the world, only next to Russian and Canadian, almost equal to the whole area of Europe.
3. The east-west longitude of China is more than 60 degrees, spanning five time zones, and the distance between east and west is about 5,200 kilometers.
4. China's territory spans nearly 50 degrees from north to south, with a distance of about 5,500 kilometers.
5. The northernmost part of the territory of China lies on the central line of Heilongjiang main channel (53°N) north of Mohe River in Heilongjiang Province.
6. The southernmost part of China lies in Zengmu shoal (near 4 N) in Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.
7. The easternmost part of the territory of China lies at the intersection of the central line of the main channel of Heilongjiang and Wusuli River in Heilongjiang Province (135 E).
8. The westernmost part of the territory of China lies in Pamir Plateau, Xinjiang (73°E).
9. China's mainland coastline is18,000 kilometers long, and there are many excellent harbors along the coast, which are convenient for ships to shelter from the wind and dock.
10. There are more than 5,000 islands in China, most of which are located in the waters south of the Yangtze River estuary.
1 1. The largest archipelago in China is Zhoushan Archipelago, which is located in the east of Zhejiang Province.
12. There are four islands in the South China Sea of China, namely dongsha islands, Xisha Islands, zhongsha islands and Nansha Islands.
13. The oceans bordering China, from south to north, are Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea in turn.
14. The inland sea is a sacred territory of a country, and the Bohai Sea between Shandong Peninsula and Liaodong Peninsula is the inland sea of China.
15. The largest island in China is Taiwan Province Island, and the second largest island is Hainan Island.
Pupils are very curious about the outside world at their age, but their thinking comprehension ability is not strong, and they perceive the outside world mainly through their feelings. Primary school students' geographical knowledge should be simple, intuitive and easy to understand.