Vocab/Geography of Ancient China Review

On which continent is China located?

• Australia

• India

• Asia

• Antarctica

What is the longest river in China?

• Nile River

• Huang He (Yellow River)

• Amazon River

• Chang River (Yangtze River)

What are the two great deserts of China?

• Kalahari and Sonoran

• Sahara and Arabian

• Taklimakan and Gobi

• Mojave and Namib

How did the Yellow River get its name?

• First Chinese emperor named it.

• Soil from the Sahara Desert turns the river yellow.

• Soil from the Gobi Desert turns the river yellow.

• A native fish named the yellowfin tuna lives there.

Which are the two major rivers that flow through China?

• The Yellow and Red Rivers

• The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

• The Yangtze and East Rivers

• The Yingtze ane Yangtze Rivers

What major geographical feature served as protection on the southern border of China?

• Yellow River

• Himalayan Mountains

• Gobi Desert

• Taklaman Desert

China was isolated from other civilizations by ____________________________.

• its rugged mountains and barren deserts.

• centuries of strict tradition.

• a force field projected from the moon.

• different languages.

The Chang Jiang (CHAHNG JYAHNG) River is also called the _____________ River.

• Yangtze

• Qin Shang

• Crying River

• Mississippi River

The Huang He River is also called the "______________________________."

• Great River

• Ohio River

• Yellow River

• River of Happiness.

What does the Taklamakan desert's name translate to?

• Sea of Sand

• Once you get in, you'll never get out

• Land of Gold

• Desert of Death