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Finding Your Roots
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Finding Your Roots
with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Title card from the second season
Genre
Family history
Genealogy
Documentary Series
Written by
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Directed by
John Maggio
Jesse Sweet
Caitlin McNally
Jack Youngelson
Sabin Streeter
Julia Marchesi
Presented by
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Composer(s)
Michael Bacon
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
40
Production
Executive producer(s)
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Producer(s)
Rachel Dretzin
Leslie Asako Gladsjo
Dyllan McGee
Peter Kunhardt
Stephen Segaller
Running time
51–53 minutes
Production company(s)
Kunhardt McGee Productions
Inkwell Films
Ark Media
Release
Original network
PBS
Original release
March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25) – present
Chronology
Preceded by
Faces of America
External links
Website
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a documentary television series hosted by Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. that airs on PBS. In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections, and discover secrets about their lineage. The series premiered on March 25, 2012. Season four concluded airing on December 19, 2017.[1]
Contents
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1 Premise
2 Production
2.1 Background
2.2 Ethics problem
3 Episodes
3.1 Season 1 (2012)
3.2 Season 2 (2014)
3.3 Season 3 (2016)
3.4 Season 4 (2017)
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Premise[edit]
The series uses traditional genealogical research and genetics to discover the family history of well-known Americans. Genetic techniques include Y-chromosome DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and autosomal DNA analyses to infer both ancient and recent genetic relationships. The series has examined the family histories of celebrity guests with African American, Asian American, British American, Chinese American, Dutch American, Greek American, Indian American, Irish American, Italian American, Jewish American, and Latin American heritage.
Each celebrity guest is given a book of life, which contains all of the information discovered about the guest's genealogy by researchers. Included in or with the book are comprehensive genetic results, a family tree that is as complete as paper research allows, copies of historical records used to assemble each tree, and photos of newly found family members. In some episodes, particularly episodes in which original DNA profiling research must be used to establish a past ancestor's parental link, guests are reunited with long-lost relatives. However, in most episodes, each guest is predominately shown seated opposite Gates as he guides them through their book of life. To show correlations between the guests family stories, each episode cuts back and forth between two or three guest stories. To draw further correlations Gates uses examples from his own genealogy quite frequently. Examples of this would be a grandmother of his having multiple children with a white man whose name she never revealed, as well as Gates' membership into the Sons of the American Revolution.
In addition to celebrity guests, everyday people are sometimes featured in an episode to create a third or fourth story line. Usually the non-celebrity guests are a group of peers. An example of this would be the episode in which Gates has his friends at his local barbershop take a DNA test to determine their ethnic makeup, each friend betting on their percentages of African, European, and Native American genetic heritage. Another episode uses a similar guessing game with students at a local school. Singular secondary guests include Robert Downey, Sr. and Margarett Cooper, the latter being a friend of Gates'.[2]
Production[edit]
Background[edit]
The series has seen two past incarnations on PBS, both of which were hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. In 2006 and 2008 the series African American Lives aired. Both seasons of the series consisted of a season-long story line as well as an all African American cast. In 2010 Faces of America aired. Though it continued to use the season-long plot from the prior installment, it was the first installment hosted by Gates to include Americans of all ethnic and racial backgrounds. Starting with Finding Your Roots in 2012, the series redirected from a season-long plot, to having plots extending only within a single episode. In doing so it has allowed the series to extend its number of episodes each season to ten, opposed to the prior four episodes a season.[3]
Ethics problem[edit]
The show's third season was postponed by WNET after it was discovered that actor Ben Affleck had persuaded Gates to omit information about his slave-owning ancestors.[4][5][6] The series returned on January 5, 2016.[7]
Episodes[edit]
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
First aired
Last aired
1 10 March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25) May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20)
2 10 September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23) November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)
3 10 January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05) March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)
4 10 October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03) December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)
Season 1 (2012)[edit]
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season
Title
Original air date
1
1 "Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr." March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)
Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr., fellow jazz musicians, grew up together in New Orleans.
2
2 "John Lewis and Cory Booker" March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)
Georgia Congressman John Lewis and then Newark Mayor Cory Booker meet each other before they explore their family heritages.
3
3 "Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada" April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)
Barbara Walters and Geoffrey Canada both discover their families' original surnames in the episode.
4
4 "Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon" April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08)
Married couple Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon discover they share distant ancestry.
5
5 "Rick Warren, Angela Buchdahl and Yasir Qadhi" April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15)
All three guests, Rick Warren, Angela Warnick Buchdahl, and Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi, are religious leaders in their respective faiths.
6
6 "Robert Downey Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal" April 22, 2012 (2012-04-22)
Robert Downey Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal both descend from European-American immigrants. Robert's father, Robert Downey, Sr., acts as the episode's unofficial third guest, sitting with Henry as he reads his book of life.
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7 "Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice and Ruth Simmons" April 29, 2012 (2012-04-29)
Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons trace their genealogical backgrounds into slavery, and with the help of DNA analysis, back to Africa.
8
8 "Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho and Sanjay Gupta" May 6, 2012 (2012-05-06)
Martha Stewart, Margaret Cho, and Sanjay Gupta are all the offspring of first or second generation immigrants.
9
9 "John Legend and Wanda Sykes" May 13, 2012 (2012-05-13)
John Legend and Wanda Sykes[8] explore their rich and extensive free negro heritages. Margarett Cooper also makes an appearance in the episode, appearing only a year before her death in 2013.[9] In keeping with the theme of the episode, Cooper seeks help from Gates to answer long-held questions about her free heritage.
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10 "Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier and Linda Chavez" May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20)
In this episode Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier, and Linda Chavez explore their Hispanic roots.
Season 2 (2014)[edit]
No. in
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No. in
season
Title
Original air date
11
1 "In Search of our Fathers" September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
Celebrity guests: Stephen King, Gloria Reuben, and Courtney B. Vance
12
2 "Born Champions" September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)
Celebrity guests: Derek Jeter, Billie Jean King, and Rebecca Lobo
13
3 "Our American Storytellers" October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)
Celebrity guests: Ken Burns, Anderson Cooper, and Anna Deavere Smith
14
4 "Roots of Freedom" October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
Celebrity guests: Ben Affleck, Khandi Alexander, and Benjamin Jealous
15
5 "The Melting Pot" October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
Celebrity guests: Tom Colicchio, Aarón Sánchez, and Ming Tsai
16
6 "We Come From People" October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
Celebrity guests: Angela Bassett, Valerie Jarrett, and Nas
17
7 "Our People, Our Traditions" November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
Celebrity guests: Alan Dershowitz, Carole King, and Tony Kushner
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8 "The British Invasion" November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)
Celebrity guests: Deepak Chopra, Sally Field, and Sting
19
9 "Ancient Roots" November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)
Celebrity guests: Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos, and David Sedaris
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10 "Decoding Our Past Through DNA" November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)
Celebrity guests: Jessica Alba and Governor Deval Patrick (also appearing are Anderson Cooper, Valerie Jarrett, and more). Gates' relationship to Wilmore Mail is described.
Season 3 (2016)[edit]
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21
1 "The Stories We Tell" January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)
Celebrity guests: Donna Brazile, Kara Walker and Ty Burrell
22
2 "The Irish Factor" January 12, 2016 (2016-01-12)
Celebrity guests: Soledad O'Brien, Bill O’Reilly and Bill Maher
23
3 "In Search of Freedom" January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)
Celebrity guests: Maya Rudolph, Shonda Rhimes and Keenen Ivory Wayans
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4 "Tragedy + Time = Comedy" January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26)
Celebrity guests: Jimmy Kimmel, Norman Lear and Bill Hader
25
5 "Visionaries" February 2, 2016 (2016-02-02)
Celebrity guests: Richard Branson, Maya Lin and Frank Gehry
26
6 "War Stories" February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)
Celebrity guests: Patricia Arquette, Julianne Moore and John McCain
27
7 "Family Reunions" February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
Celebrity guests: Sean Combs and LL Cool J
28
8 "The Pioneers" February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
Celebrity guests: Neil Patrick Harris, Gloria Steinem and Sandra Cisneros
29
9 "The Long Way Home" March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
Celebrity guests: Azar Nafisi, Lidia Bastianich and Julianna Margulies
30
10 "Maps of Stars" March 8, 2016 (2016-03-08)
Celebrity guests: Mia Farrow and Dustin Hoffman
Season 4 (2017)[edit]
Garrison Keillor was scheduled to appear in the season finale episode "Funny Business". His segment was edited out of the episode after reports of inappropriate workplace behavior by him were made public.[10]
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Original air date
31
1 "The Impression" October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
Celebrity guests: Larry David and Bernie Sanders
32
2 "Unfamiliar Kin" October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)[11]
Celebrity guests: Christopher Walken, Carly Simon and Fred Armisen
33
3 "Puritans and Pioneers" October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)[11]
Celebrity guests: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy
34
4 "The Vanguard" October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)[11]
Celebrity guests: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay, and Janet Mock
35
5 "Immigrant Nation" October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)[11]
Celebrity guests: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd, and John Turturro
36
6 "Black Like Me" November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)[11]
Celebrity guests: Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee, and Suzanne Malveaux
37
7 "Children of the Revolution" November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)[11]
Celebrity guests: Lupita Nyong'o, Carmelo Anthony, and Ana Navarro
38
8 "Relatives We Never Knew We Had" November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)[11]
Celebrity guests: Tea Leoni and Gaby Hoffmann
39
9 "Southern Roots" December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)[11]
Celebrity guests: Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault
40
10 "Funny Business" December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19)[11]
Celebrity guests: Amy Schumer and Aziz Ansari[a]
Jump up ^ Episode originally featured Garrison Keillor. His segment was replaced by Maya Rudolph's from season three.
See also[edit]
African American Lives
Faces of America
Ancestors in the Attic
Who Do You Think You Are?
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "PBS Fall Season". PBS.
Jump up ^ "Finding Your Roots – Episodes". PBS. United State: U.S. Government. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Finding Your Roots – About". PBS. United States: U.S. Government. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
Jump up ^ Allen, Nick (April 17, 2015). "Ben Affleck's slave-owning ancestor 'censored' from genealogy show". The Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
Jump up ^ Kirell, Andrew (April 18, 2015). "Ben Affleck Demanded PBS Suppress His Slave-Owning Ancestry". Mediaite. Abrams Media. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
Jump up ^ Koblin, John (June 24, 2015). "Citing Ben Affleck's 'Improper Influence,' PBS Suspends 'Finding Your Roots'". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
Jump up ^ Guthrie, Marisa (October 19, 2015). "PBS' 'Finding Your Roots' Returns After Ben Affleck Scandal: "Hard Conversations," More Rigorous Process". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
Jump up ^ Leemarch, Felicia R. (March 19, 2012). "Family Tree's Startling Roots". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company.
Jump up ^ "Margarett Cooper Obituary". Legacy.com. Boston: Great Hill Partners. September 20, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
Jump up ^ Sefton, Dru. "PBS removes Keillor segment from upcoming 'Finding Your Roots'". Current.org. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Finding Your Roots TV Schedule". PBS. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
External links[edit]
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Washingtonpost.com
Wallstreet Journal online
Finding Your Roots on IMDb
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Geography of China
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Geography of China (中国地理)
Continent
Asia
Region
East/Southeast Asia
Coordinates
35°0′N 105°0′E / 35.000°N 105.000°E / 35.000; 105.000[1]
Area
Ranked 3
• Total
9,596,960[1] km2 (3,705,410 sq mi)
• Land
97.2[1]%
• Water
2.8[1]%
Coastline
14,500[1] km (9,000 mi)
Borders
Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam
Highest point
Mount Everest, 8,848 m (29,029 ft)[2]
Lowest point
Turpan Pendi, −154 m (−505 ft)[1]
Longest river
Yangtze River[3]
Largest lake
Qinghai Lake[4]
Climate
diverse; ranges from tropical in south to subarctic in north[1]
Terrain
mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west and plains, deltas and hills in east[1]
Natural Resources
coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential, arable land[1]
Natural Hazards
typhoons; damaging floods; tsunamis; earthquakes; droughts; land subsidence[1]
Environmental Issues
air pollution; water shortages; water pollution; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; trade in endangered species[1]
Geography and climates of China
Satellite imagery of China
Longsheng Rice Terraces
South China Sea by Hainan.
Luoping in Yunnan.
China has great physical diversity. The eastern plains and southern coasts of the country consist of fertile lowlands and foothills and is the location of most of China's agricultural output and human population. The southern areas of the country (South of the Yangtze River) consist of hilly and mountainous terrain. The west and north of the country are dominated by sunken basins (such as the Gobi and the Taklamakan), rolling plateaus, and towering massifs. It contains part of the highest tableland on earth, the Tibetan Plateau, and has much lower agricultural potential and population.
Traditionally, the Chinese population centered on the Chinese central plain and oriented itself toward its own enormous inland market, developing as an imperial power whose center lay in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River on the northern plains[citation needed]. More recently, the 18,000 km (11,000 mi) coastline has been used extensively for export-oriented trade, causing the coastal provinces to become the leading economic center.
The People's Republic of China has an area of about 9,600,000 km2 (3,700,000 sq mi). The exact land area is sometimes challenged by border disputes, most notably about Taiwan, Aksai Chin, the Trans-Karakoram Tract, and South Tibet. The area of the People's Republic of China is 9,596,960 km2 (3,705,410 sq mi) according to the CIA's The World Factbook.[1] The People's Republic of China is either the third or fourth largest country in the world, being either slightly larger or slightly smaller than the United States depending on how the area of the United States is measured. Both countries are smaller than Russia and Canada and larger than Brazil.
Contents
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1 Physical geography
1.1 Generalities
1.2 Eastern China
1.3 Xinjiang-Mongolia
1.4 Tibetan highlands
1.5 Rivers and drainage
1.6 Geology and natural resources
1.7 Land use
1.8 Wildlife
2 Human geography
2.1 History
2.2 Demographic geography
2.3 Economic geography
2.4 Transportation
2.5 Administrative geography
2.6 Boundary disputes
3 Atmosphere and pollution
3.1 Climate
3.2 Environment
4 Antipodes
5 See also
6 Notes and references
7 External links
Physical geography[edit]
Generalities[edit]
Traditional physical and cultural divisions of China
Topographic map of China
The topography of China has been divided by the government into five homogeneous physical macro-regions, namely Eastern China (subdivided into the northeast plain, north plain, and southern hills), Xinjiang-Mongolia, and the Tibetan highlands[5] It is diverse with snow-capped mountains, deep river valleys, broad basins, high plateaus, rolling plains, terraced hills, sandy dunes with many other geographic features and other landforms present in myriad variations. In general, the land is high in the west and descends to the east coast. Mountains (33 percent), plateaus (26 percent) and hills (10 percent) account for nearly 70 percent of the country's land surface. Most of the country's arable land and population are based in lowland plains (12 percent) and basins (19 percent), though some of the greatest basins are filled with deserts. The country's rugged terrain presents problems for the construction of overland transportation infrastructure and requires extensive terracing to sustain agriculture, but is conducive to the development of forestry, mineral and hydropower resources, and tourism.
Eastern China[edit]
Northeast plain
Northeast of Shanhaiguan a narrow sliver of flat coastal land opens up into the vast Manchurian Plain. The plains extend north to the crown of the "Chinese rooster," near where the Greater and Lesser Hinggan ranges converge. The Changbai Mountains to the east divide China from the Korean peninsula. Compared with the rest of the area of China, here live the most Chinese people due to its adequate climate and topography.
North plain
The Taihang Mountains form the western side of the triangular North China Plain. The other two sides are the Pacific coast to the east and the Yangtze River to the southwest. The vertices of this triangle are Beijing to the north, Shanghai to the southeast, and Yichang to the southwest. This alluvial plain, fed by the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers, is one of the most heavily populated regions of China. The only mountains in the plain are the Taishan in Shandong and Dabie Mountains of Anhui.
Beijing, at the north tip of the North China Plain, is shielded by the intersection of the Taihang and Yan Mountains. Further north are the drier grasslands of the Inner Mongolian Plateau, traditionally home to pastoralists. To the south are agricultural regions, traditionally home to sedentary populations. The Great Wall of China was built in the mountains across the mountains that mark the southern edge of the Inner Mongolian Plateau. The Ming-era walls run over 2,000 km (1,200 mi) east to west from Shanhaiguan on the Bohai coast to the Hexi Corridor in Gansu.
South (hills)
Karst landscape around Yangshuo in Guangxi
North slope of Changbaishan in Jilin Province, near the border with North Korea.
Sand dunes of the Gobi Desert near Dunhuang, in Gansu Province.
The Loess Plateau near Hunyuan in Shanxi Province.
East of the Tibetan Plateau, deeply folded mountains fan out toward the Sichuan Basin, which is ringed by mountains with 1,000–3,000 m elevation. The floor of the basin has an average elevation of 500 m and is home to one of the most densely farmed and populated regions of China. The Sichuan Basin is capped in the north by the eastward continuation of the Kunlun range, the Qinling, and the Dabashan. The Qinling and Dabashan ranges form a major north-south divide across China Proper, the traditional core area of China. Southeast of the Tibetan Plateau and south of the Sichuan Basin is the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which occupies much of southwest China. This plateau, with an average elevation of 2,000 m, is known for its limestone karst landscape.
South of the Yangtze, the landscape is more rugged. Like Shanxi Province to the north, Hunan and Jiangxi each have a provincial core in a river basin that is surrounded by mountains. The Wuling range separates Guizhou from Hunan. The Luoxiao and Jinggang divide Hunan from Jiangxi, which is separated from Fujian by the Wuyi Mountains. The southeast coastal provinces, Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, have rugged coasts, with pockets of lowland and mountainous interior. The Nanling, an east-west mountain range across northern Guangdong, seals off Hunan and Jiangxi from Guangdong.
Xinjiang-Mongolia[edit]
Northwest of the Tibetan Plateau, between the northern slope of Kunlun and southern slope of Tian Shan, is the vast Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, which contains the Taklamakan Desert. The Tarim Basin, the largest in China, measures 1,500 km (930 mi) from east to west and 600 km (370 mi) from north to south at its widest parts. Average elevation in the basin is 1,000 m. To the east, the basin descends into the Hami-Turpan Depression of eastern Xinjiang, where the dried lake bed of Lake Ayding, at −154m below sea level, is the lowest surface point in China and the third-lowest in the world. With temperatures that have reached 49.6 C., the lake bed ranks as one of the hottest places in China. North of Tian Shan is Xinjiang's second great basin, the Junggar, which contains the Gurbantünggüt Desert. The Junggar Basin is enclosed to the north by the Altay Mountains, which separate Xinjiang from Russia and Mongolia.
Northeast of the Tibetan Plateau, the Altun Shan-Qilian Mountains range branches off the Kunlun and creates a parallel mountain range running east-west. In between in northern Qinghai is the Qaidam Basin, with elevations of 2,600–3,000 m and numerous brackish and salt lakes. North of the Qilian is Hexi Corridor of Gansu, a natural passage between Xinjiang and China Proper that was part of the ancient Silk Road and traversed by modern highway and rail lines to Xinjiang. Further north, the Inner Mongolian Plateau, between 900–1,500 m in elevation, arcs north up the spine of China and becomes the Greater Hinggan Range of Northeast China.
Between the Qinling and the Inner Mongolian Plateau is Loess Plateau, the largest of its kind in the world, covering 650,000 km2 (250,000 sq mi) in Shaanxi, parts of Gansu and Shanxi provinces, and some of Ningxia-Hui Autonomous Region. The plateau is 1,000–1,500m in elevation and is filled with loess, a yellowish, loose soil that travels easily in the wind. Eroded loess silt gives the Yellow River its color and name. The Loess Plateau is bound to the east by the Luliang Mountain of Shanxi, which has a narrow basin running north to south along the Fen River. Further east are the Taihang Mountains of Hebei, the dominant topographical feature of North China.
The Bayan Bulak Grasslands in Hejing County of the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
Tibetan highlands[edit]
The tallest peak entirely within China is Shishapangma (8013m, 14th) of the Tibetan Himalayas in Nyalam County of Tibet Autonomous Region
The north face of Mt. Everest in the Himalayas from the Tibetan side of the China-Nepal border
The Karakorum Range in Xinjiang
Highlands
The world's tallest mountains, the Himalayas, Karakorum, Pamirs and Tian Shan divide China from South and Central Asia. Eleven of the 17 tallest mountain peaks are located on China's western borders. They include world's tallest peak Mt. Everest (8848m) in the Himalayas on the border with Nepal and the world's second tallest peak, K2 (8611m) on the border with Pakistan. From these towering heights in the west, the land descends in steps like a terrace.
North of the Himalayas and east of the Karakorum/Pamirs is the vast Tibetan Plateau, the largest and highest plateau in the world, also known as the "Roof of the World." The plateau has an average elevation of 4,000m above sea level and covers an area of 2.5 million square kilometers, or about one-fifth of China's land mass. In the north, the plateau is hemmed in by the Kunlun Mountains, which extends eastward from the intersection of the Pamirs, Karakorum and Tian Shan.
Tallest mountain peaks
Besides Mt. Everest and K2, the other 9 of the world's 17 tallest peaks on China's western borders are: Lhotse (8516m, 4th highest), Makalu (8485m, 5th), Cho Oyu (8188m, 6th), Gyachung Kang (7952m, 15th) of the Himalayas on the border with Nepal and Gasherbrum I (8080m, 11th), Broad Peak (8051m, 12th), Gasherbrum II (8035m, 13th), Gasherbrum III (7946m, 16th) and Gasherbrum IV (7932m, 17th) of the Karakorum on the border with Pakistan. The tallest peak entirely within China is Shishapangma (8013m, 14th) of the Tibetan Himalayas in Nyalam County of Tibet Autonomous Region. In all, 9 of the 14 mountain peaks in the world over 8,000m are in or on the border of China. Another notable Himalayan peak in China is Namchabarwa (7782m, 28th), near the great bend of the Yarlungtsanpo (upper Brahmaputra) River in eastern Tibet, and considered to be the eastern anchor of the Himalayas.
Outside the Himalayas and Karakorum, China's tallest peaks are Kongur Tagh (7649m, 37th) and Muztagh Ata (7546m, 43rd) in the Pamirs of western Xinjiang, Gongga Shan (7556m, 41st) in the Great Snowy Mountains of western Sichuan; and Tömür Shan (7,439m, 60th), the highest peak of Tian Shan, on the border with Kyrgyzstan.
Rivers and drainage[edit]
See also: List of rivers of China
Main rivers of China
China has 50,000 rivers, each with a catchment area greater than 100 square kilometers. The rivers in China have a total length of 420,000 kilometers. 1,500 of Chinese rivers have a catchment area exceeding 1,000 square kilometers. The majority of rivers flow west to east into the Pacific Ocean. The Yangtze (Chang Jiang) rises in Tibet, flows through Central China and enters the East China Sea near Shanghai. The Yangtze is 6,300 kilometers long and has a catchment area of 1.8 million square kilometers. It is the third longest river in the world, after the Amazon and the Nile. The second longest river in China is the Huang He (Yellow River). It rises in Tibet and travels circuitously for 5,464 kilometers through North China, it empties into the Bo Hai Gulf on the north coast of the Shandong Province. It has a catchment area of 752,000 square kilometers. The Heilongjiang (Heilong or Black Dragon River) flows for 3,101 kilometers in Northeast China and an additional 1,249 kilometers in Russia, where it is known as the Amur. The longest river in South China is the Zhujiang (Pearl River), which is 2,214 kilometers long. Along with its three tributaries, the Xi (West), Dong (East), and Bei (North) rivers, it forms the Pearl River Delta near Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Macau, and Hong Kong. Other major rivers are the Liaohe in the northeast, Haihe in the north, Qiantang in the east, and Lancang in the southwest.
West Lake in Hangzhou, at night
Inland drainage involving upland basins in the north and northeast accounts for 40 percent of the country's total drainage area. Many rivers and streams flow into lakes or diminish in the desert. Some are used for irrigation.
China's territorial waters are principally marginal seas of the western Pacific Ocean. These waters lie on the indented coastline of the mainland and approximately 5,000 islands. The Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and South China Sea are marginal seas of the Pacific Ocean. More than half the coastline, predominantly in the south, is rocky; most of the remainder is sandy. The Bay of Hangzhou roughly divides the two kinds of shoreline.
Northern plain
There is a steep drop in the river level in the North China Plain, where the river continues across the delta, it transports a heavy load of sand and mud which is deposited on the flat plain. The flow is aided by manmade embankments. As a result, the river flows on a raised ridge fifty meters above the plain. Waterlogging, floods, and course changes have recurred over the centuries. Traditionally, rulers were judged by their concern for or indifference to preservation of the embankments.[citation needed] In the modern era, China has undertaken extensive flood control and conservation measures.
Flowing from its source in the Qingzang highlands, the Yellow River courses toward the sea through the North China Plain, the historic center of Chinese expansion and influence. Han Chinese people have farmed the rich alluvial soils since ancient times, constructing the Grand Canal for north-south transport during the Imperial Era. The plain is a continuation of the Dongbei (Manchurian) Plain to the northeast but is separated from it by the Bohai Gulf, an extension of the Yellow Sea.
Like other densely populated areas of China, the plain is subject to floods and earthquakes. The mining and industrial center of Tangshan, 165 km (103 mi) east of Beijing, was leveled by an earthquake in July 1976, it was believed to be the largest earthquake of the 20th century by death toll.
The Hai River, like the Pearl River, flows from west to east. Its upper course consists of five rivers that converge near Tianjin, then flow seventy kilometers before emptying into the Bohai Gulf. The Huai River, rises in Henan Province and flows through several lakes before joining the Pearl River near Yangzhou.
East and Yangtze
The Qin Mountains, a continuation of the Kunlun Mountains, divides the North China Plain from the Yangtze River Delta and is the major physiographic boundary between the two great parts of China Proper. It is a cultural boundary as it influences the distribution of customs and language. South of the Qinling mountain range divide are the densely populated and highly developed areas of the lower and middle plains of the Yangtze River and, on its upper reaches, the Sichuan Basin, an area encircled by a high barrier of mountain ranges.
The country's longest and most important waterway, the Yangtze River, is navigable for the majority of its length and has a vast hydroelectric potential. Rising on the Qingzang Plateau, the Yangtze River traverses 6,300 km (3,900 mi) through the heart of the country, draining an area of 1,800,000 km2 (690,000 sq mi) before emptying into the East China Sea. Roughly 300 million people live along its middle and lower reaches. The area is a large producer of rice and wheat. The Sichuan Basin, due to its mild, humid climate and long growing season, produces a variety of crops. It is a leading silk-producing area and an important industrial region with substantial mineral resources.
The Nanling Mountains, the southernmost of the east-west mountain ranges, overlook areas in China with a tropical climate. The climate allows two crops of rice to be grown per year. Southeast of the mountains lies a coastal, hilly region of small deltas and narrow valley plains. The drainage area of the Pearl River and its associated network of rivers occupies much of the region to the south. West of the Nanling, the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau rises in two steps, averaging 1,200 and 1,800 m in elevation, respectively, toward the precipitous mountain regions of the eastern Qingzang Plateau.
Geology and natural resources[edit]
Energy and mineral resources
China has substantial mineral reserves and is the world’s largest producer of antimony, natural graphite, tungsten, and zinc. Other major minerals are aluminum, bauxite, coal, crude petroleum, diamonds, gold, iron ore, lead, magnetite, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, natural gas, phosphate rock, tin, uranium, and vanadium. China’s hydropower potential is the largest in the world.
Land use[edit]
Based on 2005 estimates, 14.86% (about 1,400,000 km2 (540,000 sq mi)) of China’s total land area is arable. About 1.3% (some 116,580 km²) is planted to permanent crops and the rest planted to temporary crops. With comparatively little land planted to permanent crops, intensive agricultural techniques are used to reap harvests that are sufficient to feed the world’s largest population and still have surplus for export. An estimated 544,784 km² of land were irrigated in 2004. 42.9% of total land area was used as pasture, and 17.5% was forest.
Wildlife[edit]
Main article: Wildlife of China
China lies in two of the world's major ecozones, the Palearctic and the Indomalaya. In the Palearctic zone mammals such as the horse, camel, and jerboa are found. Among the species found in the Indomalaya region are the leopard cat, bamboo rat, treeshrew, and various other species of monkeys and apes. Some overlap exists between the two regions because of natural dispersal and migration, and deer or antelope, bears, wolves, pigs, and rodents are found in all of the diverse climatic and geological environments. The famous giant panda is found only in a limited area along the Yangtze. There is a continuing problem with trade in endangered species, although there are now laws to prohibit such activities.
Human geography[edit]
History[edit]
The Central plain, visible in dark orange
Chinese history is often explained in terms of several strategic areas, defined by particular topographic limits. Starting from the Chinese central plain, the former heart of the Han populations, the Han people expanded militarily and then demographically toward the Loess Plateau, the Sichuan Basin, and the Southern Hills (as defined by the map on the left), not without resistance from local populations. Pushed by its comparatively higher demographic growth, the Han continued their expansion by military and demographic waves. The far-south of present-day China, the northern parts of today's Vietnam, and the Tarim Basin were first reached and durably subdued by the Han dynasty's armies. The Northern steppes were always the source of invasions into China, which culminated in the 13th century by Mongolian conquest of the whole China and creation of Mongolian Yuan dynasty. Manchuria, much of today's Northeast China, and Korean Peninsula were usually not under Chinese control, with the exception of some limited periods of occupation. Manchuria became strongly integrated into the Chinese empire during the late Qing dynasty, while the west side of the Changbai Mountains, formerly the home of Korean tribes, thus also entered China.
Demographic geography[edit]
A population density map of the territories governed by the PRC and the ROC. The eastern, coastal provinces are much more densely populated than the western interior because of the historical access to water.
See also: Demographics of China § Population density and distribution
The demographic occupation follows the topography and availability of former arable lands. The Heihe–Tengchong Line, running from Heihe, Heilongjiang to Tengchong County, Yunnan divides China into two roughly equal sections–in terms of geographic area, with areas west of the line being sparsely settled and areas east densely populated, in general.
Economic geography[edit]
The East Coast
(with existing development programmes)
"Rise of Central China"
"Revitalize Northeast China"
"China Western Development"
China's economy has recently become export-oriented. The coastal provinces got the greatest benefits from the recent development of China's economy, becoming the new economic center of China. The Chinese leadership has long encouraged a move inland, and in 2012, following the western crisis, the top leadership announced a policy to redirect Chinese production toward the national market.
Transportation[edit]
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Administrative geography[edit]
Chinese administrative geography was drawn mainly during the 1949 and 1954 administrative reorganizations. These reorganizations have been the source of much debate within China. In addition, a parcel of land was ceded from Guangdong to Guangxi to grant the latter immediate access to the Gulf of Tonkin, while Hainan was split from Guangdong in 1988 and Chongqing from Sichuan in 1997.
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Boundary disputes[edit]
Map of the People's Republic of China (click to enlarge), source: CIA
Central Asia
China's borders have more than 20,000 km (12,000 mi) of land frontier shared with nearly all the nations of mainland East Asia, and have been disputed at a number of points. In the western sector, China claimed portions of the 41,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) Pamir Mountains area, a region of soaring mountain peaks and glacier-filled valleys where the borders of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the former Soviet Union, and China meet in Central Asia. North and east of this region, some sections of the border remained undemarcated in 1987. The 6,542 kilometres (4,065 mi) frontier with the Soviet Union has been a source of continual friction. In 1954 China published maps showing substantial portions of Soviet Siberian territory as its own. In the northeast, border friction with the Soviet Union produced a tense situation in remote regions of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang along segments of the Argun River, Amur River, and Ussuri River. Each side had massed troops and had exchanged charges of border provocation in this area. In a September 1986 speech in Vladivostok, the Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev offered the Chinese a more conciliatory position on Sino-Soviet border issues. In 1987 the two sides resumed border talks that had been broken off after the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (see Sino-Soviet relations). Although the border issue remained unresolved as of late 1987, China and the Soviet Union agreed to consider the northeastern sector first. In October 2004, China signed an agreement with Russia on the delimitation of their entire 4,300 km (2,700 mi)-long border, which had long been in dispute.
Southern border
Eastward from Bhutan and north of the Brahmaputra River (Yarlung Zangbo Jiang) lies a large area controlled and administered by India but claimed by the Chinese. The area was demarcated by the British McMahon Line, drawn along the Himalayas in 1914 as the Sino-Indian border; India accepts and China rejects this boundary. In June 1980 China made its first move in twenty years to settle the border disputes with India, proposing that India cede the Aksai Chin area in Jammu and Kashmir to China in return for China's recognition of the McMahon Line; India did not accept the offer, however, preferring a sector-by-sector approach to the problem. In July 1986 China and India held their seventh round of border talks, but they made little headway toward resolving the dispute. Each side, but primarily India, continued to make allegations of incursions into its territory by the other. Most of the mountainous and militarized boundary with India is still in dispute, but Beijing and New Delhi have committed to begin resolution with discussions on the least disputed middle sector. India does not recognize Pakistan’s ceding lands to China in a 1964 boundary agreement.
The China-Burma border issue was settled October 1, 1960, by the signing of the Sino-Burmese Boundary Treaty. The first joint inspection of the border was completed successfully in June 1986.
Seas
China is involved in a complex dispute with Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei over the Spratly (Nansha) Islands in the South China Sea. The 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" eased tensions but fell short of a legally binding code of conduct desired by several of the disputants. China also controls the Paracel (Xisha) Islands, which are also claimed by Vietnam, and asserts a claim to the Japanese-administered Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands in the East China Sea.
Atmosphere and pollution[edit]
Climate[edit]
See also: Hot summer cold winter zone
Köppen climate types of China
Owing to tremendous differences in latitude, longitude, and altitude, the climate of China is extremely diverse, ranging from tropical in the far south to subarctic in the far north and alpine in the higher elevations of the Tibetan Plateau. Monsoon winds, caused by differences in the heat-absorbing capacity of the continent and the ocean, dominate the climate. During the summer, the East Asian Monsoon carries warm and moist air from the south and delivers the vast majority of the annual precipitation in much of the country. Conversely, the Siberian anticyclone dominates during winter, bringing cold and comparatively dry conditions. The advance and retreat of the monsoons account in large degree for the timing of the rainy season throughout the country. Although most of the country lies in the temperate belt, its climatic patterns are complex.
The northern extremities of both Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia have a subarctic climate; in contrast, most of Hainan Island and parts of the extreme southern fringes of Yunnan have a tropical climate. Temperature differences in winter are considerable, but in summer the variance is considerably less. For example, Mohe County, Heilongjiang has a 24-hour average temperature in January approaching −30 °C (−22 °F), while the corresponding figure in July exceeds 18 °C (64 °F). By contrast, most of Hainan has a January mean in excess of 17 °C (63 °F), while the July mean there is generally above 28 °C (82 °F).
Precipitation is almost invariably concentrated in the warmer months, though annual totals range from less than 20 millimetres (0.8 in) in northwestern Qinghai and the Turpan Depression of Xinjiang to easily exceeding 2,000 millimetres (79 in) in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan. Only in some pockets of the Dzungaria region of Xinjiang is the conspicuous seasonal variation in precipitation that defines Chinese (and, to a large extent, East Asian) climate absent.
Annual sunshine duration ranges from less than 1,100 hours in parts of Sichuan and Chongqing to over 3,400 hours in northwestern Qinghai. Seasonal patterns in sunshine vary considerably by region, but overall, the north and the Tibetan Plateau are sunnier than the south of the country.
The average annual precipitation in China and Taiwan
Early-season snow covering part of the North China Plain near Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Snow encircling the area around the Bo Hai
The first day of spring 2010 brought a massive sandstorm blowing from Inner Mongolia
On November 11, 2010, a wall of sand blew across northern China, covering much of the North China Plain and Shandong Peninsula.
Smog from Eastern China spread over neighboring areas in February 2004.
Haze over the North China Plain and the Lüliang Mountains of Shanxi
Natural color satellite image of a smog event in the heart of northern China
Dense smog settled over the North China Plain on February 20, 2011.
Environment[edit]
Main article: Environment of China
Air pollution (sulfur dioxide particulates) from reliance on coal is a major issue, along with water pollution from untreated wastes and use of debated standards of pollutant concentration rather than Total Maximum Daily Load. There are water shortages, particularly in the north. The eastern part of China often experiences smoke and dense fog in the atmosphere as a result of industrial pollution. Heavy deforestation with an estimated loss of one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion and economic development is occurring with resulting desertification. China is a party to the Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Climate Change treaty, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the Endangered Species treaty, the Hazardous Wastes treaty, the Law of the Sea, the International Tropical Timber Agreements of 1983 and 1994, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, and agreements on Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, and Wetlands protection. China has signed, but not ratified, the Kyoto Protocol (but is not yet required to reduce its carbon emission under the agreement, as is India) and the Nuclear Test Ban treaty.
Antipodes[edit]
Most of coastal and eastern central China, including Beijing, are antipodal to Argentina and Chile. Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, for example, is antipodal to Valdivia, Chile.
See also[edit]
China portal
Geography portal
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History of human geography in China
Environment of China
List of islands of China
List of rivers in China
List of mountains in China
Lakes in China
North China Plain
Geography of Hong Kong
Geography of Macau
Geographic information systems in China
Zomia (geography)
Notes and references[edit]
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Jump up ^ "The Largest Lakes in China". Top China Travel. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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Fitzpatrick, John. 1992. “The Middle Kingdom, the Middle Sea, and the Geographical Pivot of History”. Review (fernand Braudel Center) 15 (3). Research Foundation of SUNY: 477–521. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40241233.
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Hero World Challenge
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Hero World Challenge
Tournament information
Location
The Bahamas
Established
2000
Course(s)
Albany, New Providence (2015–17)
Isleworth Golf & Country Club (2014)
Sherwood Country Club (Dec 2000–13)
Greyhawk Golf Club (Jan 2000)
Par
72
Length
7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Tour(s)
PGA Tour (unofficial event)
Format
Stroke play
Prize fund
$3,500,000
Month played
December
Tournament record score
Aggregate
262 Jordan Spieth (2014)
To par
−26 Jordan Spieth (2014)
Current champion
Rickie Fowler
Albany
Location in the Bahamas
The Hero World Challenge is a golf tournament hosted by Tiger Woods, which takes place each December. It features a small number (currently 18) of top-ranked golf pros. The tournament is a benefit for the Tiger Woods Foundation.
Contents
[hide]
1 Format
2 History
3 Television
4 Winners
5 References
6 External links
Format[edit]
Initially, the tournament had a 16-man field composed of the defending champion, the top 11 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking, and four sponsors exemptions chosen by the Tiger Woods Foundation. In 2008, the field was increased to 18 players, consisting of the most recent winners of the four major PGA tournaments, the top 11 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking, the defending champion, and two special exemption players selected by the foundation.[1]
Prize money won by the players is not included in money rankings on any of the world's professional golf tours, but the tournament is recognized as an unofficial money event by the PGA Tour. Since 2009, the event offers Official World Golf Ranking points.[2]
In 2007 the total prize fund was $5.75 million, similar to many official PGA Tour events, which usually have fields of about 150 players.[citation needed] In 2014, the first prize was $1 million, and the total purse was $3.5 million.[3] Woods usually donates his prize money to his foundation.[citation needed]
Hero World Challenge tournament is preceded by a pro-am competition, in which professional golfers play with amateurs. Hero World Challenge pro-am is usually organized two days before the first round of professional play. "Am-Am outing" takes place on the first day, "Official Pro-Am" on the second day. The access to the pro-am competition is limited only to the tournament partners. The pro-am tournament is closed to public.
The amateur participants of the 2016 pro-am included, for instance, Derek Jeter and Tino Martinez.[4]
History[edit]
In 2000 the tournament was staged twice Tom Lehman won the first event in January. The tournament then moved to December of that year Davis Love III won that event. It has been played in December ever since. The January 2000 event was played at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. From December 2000 to 2013, the event took place at Sherwood Country Club, a course designed by Jack Nicklaus, in Thousand Oaks, California.
In 2008, Woods did not compete due to knee surgery following his 2008 U.S. Open victory, even though he was the two-time defending champion. He did not play in 2009 due to time spent away from golf related to personal matters. Woods returned to the event in 2010.
In 2011, Woods won the tournament with a score of −10, defeating Zach Johnson by one shot. Woods made birdie on the final two holes to win; it was his first win in over two years, since the 2009 Australian Masters.
It was called the Chevron World Challenge from 2008 through 2011. It previously went by the names Williams World Challenge and Target World Challenge. In 2012, new sponsor Northwestern Mutual was the presenting sponsor instead of a title sponsor.[5] They became the title sponsor in 2013.[6] In 2014, Hero MotoCorp became the title sponsor.[7]
Beginning in 2015, the event will be played at the Albany development in the Bahamas, for at least three years.[8]
Television[edit]
The first World Challenge was televised by the USA Network and NBC Sports. It was then covered by USA and ABC Sports from 2000–2006. It has been televised by Golf Channel and a returning NBC since 2007.
Winners[edit]
Year
Winner
Country
Score
Margin
of victory
Runner-up
Winner's
share ($)
Hero World Challenge
2017 Rickie Fowler United States 270 (−18) 4 strokes Charley Hoffman 1,000,000
2016 Hideki Matsuyama Japan 270 (−18) 2 strokes Henrik Stenson 1,000,000
2015 Bubba Watson United States 263 (−25) 3 strokes Patrick Reed 1,000,000
2014 Jordan Spieth United States 262 (−26) 10 strokes Henrik Stenson 1,000,000
Northwestern Mutual World Challenge
2013 Zach Johnson United States 275 (−13) Playoff Tiger Woods 1,000,000
World Challenge presented by Northwestern Mutual
2012 Graeme McDowell (2) Northern Ireland 271 (−17) 3 strokes Keegan Bradley 1,000,000
Chevron World Challenge
2011 Tiger Woods (5) United States 278 (−10) 1 stroke Zach Johnson 1,200,000
2010 Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland 272 (−16) Playoff Tiger Woods 1,200,000
Chevron World Challenge presented by Bank of America
2009 Jim Furyk United States 275 (−13) 1 stroke Graeme McDowell 1,350,000
2008 Vijay Singh Fiji 277 (−11) 1 stroke Steve Stricker 1,350,000
Target World Challenge presented by Countrywide
2007 Tiger Woods (4) United States 266 (−22) 7 strokes Zach Johnson 1,350,000
2006 Tiger Woods (3) United States 272 (−16) 4 strokes Geoff Ogilvy 1,350,000
2005 Luke Donald England 272 (−16) 2 strokes Darren Clarke 1,300,000
2004 Tiger Woods (2) United States 268 (−16) 2 strokes Pádraig Harrington 1,250,000
Target World Challenge presented by Williams
2003 Davis Love III (2) United States 277 (−11) 2 strokes Tiger Woods 1,200,000
2002 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 268 (−20) 2 strokes Tiger Woods 1,000,000
Williams World Challenge
2001 Tiger Woods United States 273 (−15) 3 strokes Vijay Singh 1,000,000
2000 (Dec) Davis Love III United States 266 (−22) 2 strokes Tiger Woods 1,000,000
2000 (Jan) Tom Lehman United States 267 (−13) 3 strokes David Duval 1,000,000
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Chevron World Challenge - Furyk Keeps Lead, Couples Three Back". Golf Digest. Associated Press. December 19, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Tiger Woods, in most events in 7 years, to figure out how much is too much". Fox News. Associated Press. October 17, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Tiger returns to golf for 2014 Hero World Challenge". TigerWoods.com. October 14, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
Jump up ^ Photo Gallery: Hero World Challenge, Pro-am & Round 1
Jump up ^ Harig, Bob (October 17, 2012). "Tiger Woods' event star-studded". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
Jump up ^ Harig, Bob (August 14, 2013). "Title sponsor steps up for Tiger event". ESPN. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Hero MotoCorp clinches the title sponsorship of the PGA Tour's golfing event". The Economic Times. September 15, 2014.
Jump up ^ Ballengee, Ryan (December 12, 2014). "Is Tiger Woods on his way to being worth $2 billion?". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
External links[edit]
Official website
Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site
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Tiger Woods
Family
Elin Nordegren (ex-wife)
Earl Woods (father)
Cheyenne Woods (niece)
Golf achievements
Professional career
Career achievements
Tournament performances
Foundation
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