How are Tibet's wetland resources? How are Tibet's mineral resources?

Tibet, the full name of which is Tibet Autonomous Region, is abbreviated as Tibet. This mysterious plateau city is located in the southwest of China, in the southwest of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, is rich in tourism resources, rich in historical atmosphere, unique in cultural landscape, and magnificent in natural landscape. It is a veritable "Pearl of the Plateau". So how are the wetland resources in Tibet? How are the mineral resources in Tibet? Let's take a look at the introduction of Encyclopedia Knowledge Network below!

Contents of this article

1. What are the wetland resources like in Tibet?

2. What are the mineral resources like in Tibet?

3. What is the population of Tibet?

How are the wetland resources in Tibet?

Tibet has 6.529 million hectares of wetlands of various types, accounting for 5.43% of the total land area of ​​the region. The wetland area ranks second in China, and it is one of the provinces with the most complete types and the richest number of wetlands in my country. More than 90% of the wetlands remain in their original state, among which Mapang Yumtso and Medika are listed in the list of internationally important wetlands, and 16 wetlands including the lake basin wetlands in the Qiangtang area and Yamdrok Yumtso wetlands are listed in the list of nationally important wetlands.

How about Tibet’s mineral resources?

There are currently 103 types of minerals (subspecies) discovered in Tibet, 49 types of minerals with proven reserves, and more than 3,000 mineral deposits, mineral points and mineralized points.

Among them, 5 energy minerals were discovered, and 3 of them have been identified as reserves; 32 metal minerals were discovered, and 19 of them have been identified as reserves; 64 non-metallic minerals were discovered, and 26 of them have been identified as reserves; 2 water vapor minerals were discovered, and 1 of them has been identified as reserves. The dominant mineral resources discovered in the region mainly include: copper, chromium, lead, zinc, silver, molybdenum, iron, antimony, gold, salt lake lithium boron potassium ore, high-temperature geothermal energy, natural mineral water, etc., all of which have broad prospecting prospects. Among the minerals with identified mineral reserves, chromium and copper have reserves, salt lake lithium ore resources and high-temperature geothermal reserves rank first in the country.

What is the population of Tibet?

From the 7th to the 18th century, due to frequent natural disasters, epidemics, poor medical conditions, and the fact that a considerable proportion of the population, monks and nuns, did not engage in population production, Tibet's population was in negative growth for a long time, and even continued to decline sharply. From the 18th to the mid-20th century, due to the cruel exploitation and oppression of serfdom, the population in Tibet dropped by about 800,000.

Since the peaceful liberation in 1951, the population of Tibet, especially the Tibetan population, has entered the fastest growth period in history. Since 1956, the birth rate and natural growth rate of Tibet's population have been higher than the national average. According to the data of the 1% population sampling survey, at the end of 2006, the total population of Tibet was 2.81 million, of which the Tibetan population accounted for more than 92% of the total population. Compared with the 1.1409 million people when Tibet was peacefully liberated in 1951, the population increased by 1.6691 million, the birth rate was 17.4%, the death rate was 5.7‰, and the natural growth rate was 11.7‰. The average life expectancy of the population has increased from 35.5 years to the current 67 years.