Ancient China Geography

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 caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 

What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 

• Nile and Amazon
• Yangtze and Yellow
• Mississippi and Ganges
• Tigris and Euphrates

Why is the the Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow?"

• Hurricane force winds

• Tsunami's

• Catastrophic Flooding

The rivers' floods deposited fertile 

• sand
• gold
• kilt
• silt

Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?

• desert
• oceans
• rivers
• glaciers

This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean

• Dao

• Zhou

• Shang

• Huang He

This is a long river in China, also known as the Yangtze River

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

• Dao

• Zhou

Which physical feature in China is a flat piece of land and serves as a natural border to the west?

• Sahara Desert

• Yellow River

• Tibetan Plateau

• Yellow Sea

How did the Pacific Ocean and Yellow Sea impact ancient China?

• Did not impact ancient China
• Allowed trade and a natural border to the east
• Allowed many cultures to have inflluence over  ancient China
• Was used for drinking water

Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of China?

• Mountains

• Deserts
• Plains
• Plateau