Geography ancient China

What continent is China located on?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• India

The _______ is a vast area stretching from Mongolia into China

• Pacific Ocean

• Gobi Desert

• Tibetan Plateau

• Himalayas

What forms China's natural barrier to the east?

• Pacific Ocean

• Gobi Desert

• Himalayas

• Tibetan Plateau

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

The Chinese civilization began along the Yellow River basin around 1700 BCE and soon spread along other rivers in China. Yellow River floods enriched the surrounding soils, allowing farmers to produce surplus crops and domesticate animals. Yellow River floods often destroyed early settlements and ruined crop production for years.

How did geography affect the development of Chinese civilization?

• The growth of Chinese civilization was slowed by the Yellow River and it only flourished when people move away from rivers

• The growth of Chinese civilization depended on the Yellow River, but the Yellow River also brought suffering to Chinese people

• The natural resources of China encouraged Chinese people to build massive public works projects to benefit the poor

• The natural resources encouraged Chinese farmers to create artificial rivers, like the Yellow River, where they could produce crops

Which number on the map represents the Gobi Desert?

• 3
• 6
• 9
• 8