China Geography

What continent is China located on?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• India

The _________ forms part of China's natural border to the west.

• Pacific Ocean

• Tibetan Plateau

• Gobi Desert

• Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

The _______ is a vast area stretching from Mongolia into China

• Pacific Ocean

• Gobi Desert

• Tibetan Plateau

• Himalayas

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. 

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

• Dao

• Zhou

• Shang

• Huang He

Why did people settle in River Valleys?

• transportation
• water
• rich soil
• all of these

Largest and longest river in China

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• China River

• Pacific Ocean

The largest, highest area on earth, its average elevation is 16,400 feet. Because of this the plateau is often called “The Roof of the World.”

• Tibetan Plateau

• Deccan Plateau

• Great Plateau

• China Plateau

This 1,500 mile long mountain range is in the south/southwest of China and forms its border with India, Nepal and Bhutan.

• Himalayas

• Zagros

• Alps

• Rockies

The name for this desert is commonly translated as meaning: "once you get in, you'll never get out" forms the far western border of modern China.

• Gobi Desert

• Taklamakan Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Death Desert