Geography of China

Which is NOT located in China?

• Nile River

• North China Plain

• Huang River

• Guangxi Zhungzu

Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?

• Yellow flowers grow on its banks.

• Yellow silt is dissolved in the river water.

• It reflects the yellow light of the sun.

• It reflects the yellow light of the moon.

What have people built to control flooding along the Huang River?

• terraces

• sinkholes

• levees

• floodplain

Why has the Huang River been called "China's Sorrow"?

• The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley.

• The river's tributaries pick up and carry large amounts of silt.

• The river is light blue, the same color as human tears.

• The river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless.

Which describes the Tibetan Plateau?

• The limestone of the plateau has been eroded into fantastic shapes.

• The warm water of the Gulf of Tonkin wash upon its shore.

• The land is very rocky and is surrounded by mountain ranges.

• The plateau is the center of Chinese agriculture and industry.

Which of the following is NOT found in China?

• plains

• badlands

• mountains

• deserts

What are three main ideas you would include in a summary about the North China Plain?

• It is called the Roof of the World.

• Beijing is just north of the plain.

• It has terraces, or platforms of earth that look like stairs.

• It is fertile because it is enriched by loess.

• Warm waters of the Gulf of Tonkin wash the lands.

China is the largest country in...

• Europe

• The world

• Asia

• North of the equator

What country is southwest of the region Guangxi Zhungzu?

• Vietnam

• Mongolia

• Afghanistan

• Russia

The Gobi Desert stretches between which two countries?

• India and China

• Afghanistan and China

• Vietnam and Laos

• Mongolia and China