Geography of China

China is the __________ largest country in the world.

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

China borders __________ other countries.

• 17

• 16

• 15

• 14

The Himalayan Mountains house the tallest peak in the world, __________.

• Mt. Everest

• K2

• Mt. Kilimanjaro

• MOUNT DAMAVAND

The most recent measurement of Mount Everest clocked in at __________ feet.

• 50, 941

• 32, 675

• 29,029

• 13,056

__________ makes up about one-fourth of China's land.

• Taklimakan Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Tibet Plateau

• Mongolian Plateau

The average height of the Tibet Plateau is 14,000 feet, making it the __________ plateau in the world.

• tallest

• shortest

• longest

• deepest

The translation of the name of this location is "once you get in, you'll never get out."

• Taklimakan Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Tibet Plateau

• North China Plain

During ancient times there were several major stops on the Silk Road for travelers and merchants traversing the __________ Desert.

• Sahara

• Taklimakan

• Mojave

• Gobi

The name of this river comes from the color of the silt that builds each year when it floods.

• Yangzi River

• Nile River

• Yellow River

• Amazon River

This is the third longest river in the world.

• Yangtze River

• Yellow River

• Amazon River

• Nile River