Geography & Ancient China

The ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, and China all developed along ______________________________.

• large rivers

• the edges of deserts

• the great plains of Asia and the Middle East

• the Mediterranean Sea

The Huang He River is also called the "______________________________."

• Great River

• Ohio River

• Yellow River

• River of Happiness.

The Huang He (or Yellow) River carries spreads large amounts of rich soil downstream. The soil helps farmers __________________________________.

• the soil does NOT help farmers. They must shovel it away before planting can begin.

• grow flowers for export, but not food

• grow large amounts of food on small plots of land

• grow crops that need a lot of water-saturated soil to grow in, like rice

Because the Huang He often floods, the Chinese have nicknamed it "."

• The Swollen River

• China's Sorrow

• The Angry River

• the Fist of China

The Chang Jiang (CHAHNG JYAHNG) River is also called the _____________ River.

• Yangtze

• Qin Shang

• Crying River

• Mississippi River

The Chang Jiang is an important waterway for ________________________.

• recreation

• hydrologists to study

• scuba divers

• trade and transportation

Which mountains separate China from South Asia?

• the Atlas Mountains

• the Alps

• the Smokies

• the Himalayas

China contains a vast, rocky desert known as the ___________________.

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Rub al Khali

• Sonoran

China was isolated from other civilizations by ____________________________.

• its rugged mountains and barren deserts.

• centuries of strict tradition.

• a force field projected from the moon.

• different languages.

The ancient Chinese called their land "____________________," because they considered it the the center of the world.

• Core of the Universe

• Bullseye

• Middle Kingdom

• Our Wonderful Happy Home