The Geography of China

The Geography of China

​Examine the map to the right.

• ​Look for the Gobi Desert

• ​Look for the Himalayan Mountains

• ​Which seas and ocean are located to the east of China?

• ​Look for the Yellow & Yangzte Rivers

• ​Look for Mongolia and Korea

​Map of China

Multiple Choice

What continent is China located on?

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

Multiple Choice

What body of water borders China?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Yellow Sea

• Caspian Sea

Multiple Choice

What separated China from the Mongols to the north?

• Himalayan Mountains

• Gobi Desert

• Tibetan Plateau

Multiple Choice

What mountains separate China from India?

• Himalayan

• Rockies

• Zagros

• Yangzte

Multiple Choice

China worried about nomadic tribes from the

• North

• South

• East

• West

Multiple Choice

Which two rivers did early Chinese settle near?

• Euphrates and Tigris

• Nile and Amazon

• Yangzte and Yellow

Multiple Choice

What was "China's Sorrow"?

• The Great Wall

• The Yellow Sea

• The Yellow River

• The Gobi Desert

Multiple Choice

Why was the Yellow River "China's Sorrow"?

• Flooding brought death and destruction

• The wide river separated families

• No one knows how it got that nickname

Multiple Choice

What was the gift brought by the Yellow River's floods?

• It kept Mongols from being able to cross into China

• It left rich topsoil for growing large amounts of food on small farms.

Multiple Choice

How much of ancient China's land could be farmed?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Multiple Choice

China's first capital city during the Shang Dynasty was

• Beijing

• Nanjing

• Anyang

Multiple Choice

China was at is largest under which dynasty

• Tang

• Yuan/Mongol

• Sui

• Shang

Multiple Choice

Kublai Khan moved his capital to Khanbaliq in northern China. Today the modern city of _____________ stands there.

• Anyang

• Nanjing

• Beijing

Multiple Choice

The first Ming emperor moved the capital city from Beijing in the north to ____________ further south.

• Anyang

• Nanjing

• Khanbaliq