China Geography

What continent is China located on?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• India

The ___________ contain some of the tallest mountains in the world

• Alps

• Rockies

• Himalayas

• Andes

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and 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. 

True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.

• True
• False

This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean

• Dao

• Zhou

• Shang

• Huang He

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

• Protection from invaders
• Trade options
• Interaction with new cultures

Why did people settle in River Valleys?

• transportation
• water
• rich soil
• all of these

Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."

• Hurricane force winds
• Tsunami's
• Catastrophic Flooding

The rivers' floods deposited fertile 

• sand
• gold
• kilt
• silt

What major crop was grown in the south along the banks of the Yangtze River? 

• Corn
• Millet
• Wheat 
• Rice