SE Asia Geography Test Review

This picture shows a desert region in Asia that covers parts of China and Mongolia. It is a rain shadow desert that was once part of the Mongol Empire and the location of several cities along the Silk Road. Which desert is shown in the picture?

• the Gobi Desert

• the Great Victoria Desert

• the Kalahari Desert

• the Taklimakan Desert

The "cradle of Chinese civilization" was an ancient river valley in northeastern China where there was a civilization around 4000 BCE. Around what river, sometimes called "China's Sorrow," did this ancient civilization form?

• the Chang Jiang

• the Ganges

• the Huang He

• the Tigris

This map shows a geographic feature that served for thousand of years as a natural boundary between India and China and is the location of Mount Everest. Which geographic feature is shown in the map?

• the Andes Mountains

• the Atlas Mountains

• the Himalayan Mountains

• the Ural Mountains

In which country is the Taklimakan Desert located?

• I

• II

• III

• IV

Which accounts for the population distribution illustrated in the map?

• The Taklimakan Desert is located in western China and the Huang He and Chang Jiang river valleys are located in eastern China.

• The Gobi and Taklimakan Deserts are located in western China and the Himalayan Mountains are located in eastern China.

• The Chang Jiang river valley is located in western China and the Huang He river valley is located in eastern China.

• The Gobi Desert is located in western China and the Taklimakan Desert is located in eastern China.

Which body of water is located off the coast of Country III?

• the Yellow Sea

• the Bay of Bengal

• the South China Sea

• the Indian Ocean

Which major river, shown on the map, flows through the country represented by the numeral I?

• the Chang Jiang

• the Ganges

• the Huang He

• the Euphrates

An orchestra is traveling around Asia to share their music with the peoples of the continent. Following a concert in the nation labeled numeral II, the orchestra flew from there to the nation labeled numeral III for their next show. Which statement about this part of their journey is correct?

• The orchestra traveled from India to Vietnam.

• The orchestra traveled from Indonesia to Japan.

• The orchestra traveled from China to North Korea.

• The orchestra traveled from Turkey to Pakistan.

Based on the information, the majority of China's population most likely lives in the ​ (a)  

• eastern part of the country
• southern part of the country
• central part of the country
• northern part of the counsry

Look at the map. Why is agricultural production in China distributed in this way?

• Much of western China is covered by dense rain forests.

• Much of western China is mountainous and has a desert climate.

• The Huang He frequently floods, destroying farmland in western China.

• The Gobi Desert covers western China, making it incapable of supporting farms.