Chinese Geography

What geographical feature is sometimes called the cradle of Chinese civilization?

• Himalayan Moutains
• Pacific Ocean
• Yellow River
• Gob Desert

What major crop was grown in the south along the banks of the Yangtze River?

• Corn
• Millet
• Rice
• Barley

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains, and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture?

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations
• They cause China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations

What major geographical feature served as the southern border of Ancient China?

• Yellow River
• Himalaya Mountains
• Indian Ocean
• Taklamakan Desert

What peoples lived in the Gobi desert to the north and raided Ancient China throughout much of its history?

• Mongols
• Assyrians
• Egyptians
• Romans

What served as a border between southern and northern China?

• Nile
• Gobi
• Yellow
• Yangtze

What resource did the rivers provide to the early settlers of China?

• fertile soil
• fish
• transportation
• all of the above

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China?

• Yellow and Yangtze
• Nile and Euphrates
• Yellow and Red
• Yangtze and Himalaya

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What aspect of Chinese culture was the Himalaya Mountains most associated with?

• Family
• religion
• Marriage
• Entertainment

Geography played a major role in the development of Chinese civilisation.

• True

• False