WorksheetsChapter 28: Physical Geography of China and Mongolia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following landforms dominate western China?
a)
deserts and salt marshes
b)
mountains and plateaus
c)
rivers and lakes
d)
plains and hills
2.
What is a range?
a)
a group of mountains
b)
a ridge of plateaus
c)
a stretch of desert
d)
a long coastline
3.
Why do most people in China live in the eastern part of the country?
a)
The plains in this area get the least amount of rainfall.
b)
This area has the greatest access to the Pacific Ocean.
c)
The lowland plains are good for farming and settlement.
d)
The climate in this area is the most mild.
4.
Which of the following terms describes the sediment load of yellowish-brown topsoil carried by the Huang He River?
a)
sediment
b)
clay
c)
silt
d)
loess
5.
What do farmers grow along the Huang He?
a)
rice and beans
b)
wheat and soybeans
c)
corn and potatoes
d)
bamboo and timber
6.
In addition to watering more than half of China's rice and other grains, the Chang Jiang is
a)
the world's largest major river system.
b)
the world's longest human-made waterway.
c)
a major transportation route.
d)
the source of a great delta.
7.
Which of the following resources has come to be a symbol of Chinese culture?
a)
silk
b)
coal
c)
soy
d)
rain forests
8.
What causes more than 80% of China's annual rainfall to come in heavy downpours from April through October?
a)
summer typhoons
b)
winter monsoons
c)
winter typhoons
d)
summer monsoons
9.
Which of the following mineral resources does Northeastern China have in abundance?
a)
oil
b)
uranium
c)
coal
d)
copper
10.
What is a typhoon?
a)
a chain reaction of serious floods caused by slow-moving storms
b)
a violent tropical storm that forms in the western Pacific Ocean, usually in late summer
c)
an unexpected downpour sometime between May and October
d)
a seasonal wind that changes direction twice a year
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