Ancient China Geography

Ancient China was surrounded by deserts, mountains and an 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.

The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..

• Protection from invaders

• Interaction with new cultures

• Trade options

• Lunch at the Great Wall

Which physical features isolated and protected ancient China?

• Tibetan Plateau and the China Sea

• Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts

• Yellow Sea and Yangtze River

• Deccan and Tibetan Plateau

Near what geographical feature have many ancient civilizations started?

• deserts

• rivers

• oceans

• glaciers

Why was the Huang He or Yellow River known as " China's Sorrow"?

• It was named after the Sorrowful Dynasty

• tainted water causes sickness and death

• pollution causes the water to stink

• flooding caused mass destruction and huge loss of lives

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

• Sahara Desert

• Tibetan Plateau

• Yellow Sea

• Taklamakan Desert

What physical feature is also known as the "Roof of the World"?

• Gobi Desert

• Tibet Plateau

• Chang Jiang Basin

• Northeastern Plain

The name of this dangerous desert means "once you go in, you will not come out"!

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Taklimakan

• Mojave

This region of China was the area that most ancient people settled and farmed

• Deccan Plateau

• North China Plain

• Chang Jiang Basin

• Northeastern Plain

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

• Huang He

• Chang Jiang

• Dao

• Zhou