China's Geographical Regions

After Russia and Canada, China ranks fourth in the world in

• size

• wealth

• population

• oil production

Most of the history of ancient China took place in

• Outer China

• Inner China

• Hidden China

• all of the above

Which of the following best describes Outer China?

• Outer China is hot year-round.

• Outer China borders the sea.

• Outer China is much smaller than Inner China.

• Outer China is a land of extremes.

Early settlers chose to live in Inner China rather than Outer China because

• Inner China was mostly mountainous.

• Inner China was farther from the sea.

• Inner China had rivers and rich soil.

• Inner China did not have floods.

The two main regions of Inner China are the

• North China Plain and Chang Jiang Basins.

• Northwestern Deserts and Tibet-Qinhai Plateau.

• Northwestern Deserts and Northeastern Plain.

• Gobi Desert and Turfan Depression.

How many major regions does China have?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 10

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

• Gobi Desert

• Tibet-Qinghai Plateau

• Chang Jiang Basins

• Northeastern Plain

Where do the Huang He (Yellow River) and Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) begin?

• Taklimakan Desert

• Turfan Depression

• Gobi Desert

• Tibet-Qinghai Plateau

What is a characteristic of the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau?

• The Himalayas lie to the South

• The climate is cold and dry

• The plateau covers a large sea.

• All of the above.

What geographic feature is Northwest China known for?

• lakes

• river

• deserts

• plains