Quiz on the Taklamakan Desert

Where is the Taklamakan Desert located?

• Southeast China

• Northwest China

• Northeast China

• Southwest China

What is the Taklamakan Desert also known as?

• The Sand Sea

• The Desert of Life

• The Sea of Death

• The Ocean of Sand

What does the name 'Taklamakan' mean in the Uighur language?

• The land of riches

• You can get in, but you can't get out

• The eternal land

• The peaceful desert

What is the climate of the Taklamakan Desert like?

• Extremely cold and dry

• Moderately warm and markedly continental

• Hot and humid

• Cold and wet

Which ethnic group is mainly found in the Taklamakan Desert?

• Han Chinese

• Tibetan

• Uyghur

• Mongolian

What geographical feature is the Korean Peninsula described as?

• An island

• A thumb of land

• A mountain range

• A plateau

Which two countries are located on the Korean Peninsula?

• China and Japan

• North Korea and South Korea

• Mongolia and South Korea

• North Korea and China

What seas border the Korean Peninsula?

• Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan

• East China Sea and Yellow Sea

• Sea of Japan and East China Sea

• Yellow Sea and South China Sea

Which part of the Korean Peninsula is especially mountainous?

• The southeast

• The northeast

• The southwest

• The northwest

Where do broad plains stretch in the Korean Peninsula?

• Between the mountains and the coast in the south and west

• Between the rivers and the mountains in the east

• In the central region between the north and south

• Along the coast in the northeast