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Geography of Ancient China

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? 
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Yangtze and Yellow
c)
Mississippi and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
2.
True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Near what geographical feature have civilizations started?
a)
desert
b)
oceans
c)
rivers
d)
glaciers
4.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
5.

This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean

a)

Dao

b)

Zhou

c)

Shang

d)

Huang He

6.
One of the physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is 
a)
Google 
b)
Bogie
c)
Gobi
d)
Sahara
7.
Which ocean is on the eastern border of China?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Southern
c)
Indian
d)
Pacific
8.
Which landform is located on the southwestern border of China?
a)
Himalayas
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
North China Plain
d)
Xi River
9.
Why did people settle in River Valleys?
a)
transportation
b)
water
c)
rich soil
d)
all of these
10.
Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 
a)
They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
b)
They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
c)
They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
d)
They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 
11.

What geographical feature would it be easiest to live next to?

a)

Himalayan Mountains

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Yellow River

d)

Gobi Desert

12.

China is ABOUT the same size as ___.

a)

India

b)

United States

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Europe

13.

The ___________ Desert is on the west side of China.

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Taklamakan

d)

Yellow

14.

The _____________ is the most fertile area in China.

a)

Chinese Plain

b)

Gobi Desrt

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

16.

In China the Yellow River turns yellow because it flows through the _____________________.

a)

Tibet Plateau

b)

Loess Plateau

c)

Chinese Plain

d)

Yellow Sea

16.

In China the Yellow River turns yellow because it flows through the _____________________.

a)

Tibet Plateau

b)

Loess Plateau

c)

Chinese Plain

d)

Yellow Sea

17.
What continent is China located on?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
Europe
18.

Why is the Yellow River also known as China's Sorrow?

a)

Sometimes the river have the inability to produce silt for people to grow crops.

b)

The river frequently floods causing millions of deaths over the course of China's history.

c)

It is where people go when they are sad.

d)

China lost many battles against the Hun army along the Yellow River.

19.

Which geographic feature is closest to number four?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Yangze River

c)

Tibet Plateau

d)

Loess Plateau

20.

Which geographical feature is closest to number three?

a)

Tibet Plateau

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

21.

Which geographical feature to closest to number two?

a)

Tibet Plateau

b)

Yellow River

c)

Yangze River

d)

Gobi Desert

22.

Which geographical feature is closest to number five?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Yellow River

c)

Yangze River

d)

Tibet Plateau

23.

Which geographical feature is closest to number one?

a)

Da Hingga Ling Mountains

b)

Altai Mountains

c)

Himalaya Mountains

d)

Gobi Desert

24.

The Yellow River and Yangtze River drain into the ________ Ocean.

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

25.
What's the definition of loess?
a)
The lady from family guy
b)
A type of tree in the forest they made tables with
c)
A yellowish brownish soil
d)
Dirt
26.

What is a true fact about china

a)

china is one of the biggest country in Asia

b)

China is the smallest country in North America

c)

China is a cool country in asia

d)

Mrs. DeCarlo's favorite country!!!

27.
What is the real name of the Yellow River Valley : 
a)
Mekong
b)
Yangtze
c)
Huang - He
River Valley
d)
Hai River
28.
the Himalaya Mountains are the highest mountains in the world.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
The Huang River has been called....
a)
China's Lifeline
b)
China's River
c)
China's Supply
d)
China's Sorrow
30.
Which river is also called “China’s sorrow” because of its frequent floods?
a)
Yellow River
b)
Yangzi River
c)
West River
d)
Volga River
31.
What did the floods bring to China?
a)
fertile soil and destruction
b)
fertile soil and green grass
c)
destruction and tall trees
d)
destruction and happiness
33.
The Himalayan Mountains contain some of the tallest mountains in the world?
a)
True
b)
False
33.
The Himalayan Mountains contain some of the tallest mountains in the world?
a)
True
b)
False
34.

Which of these rivers is NOT located in China?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Yangzi River

d)

Mekong River

35.

Which geographic feature contributed the yellow dust-like soil to the Huange He River?

a)

Taklimakan Desert

b)

The Loess

c)

North China Plain

d)

Gobi Desert

36.

Where did the first people of China settle?


a)

Along the Ganges River

b)

Along the Chang, or Yangtze River

c)

Along the Huang He, or Yellow River

d)

All of the above

37.

Which geographic feature was NOT a natural barrier to China?

a)

Taklamakan Desert

b)

Plateau of Tibet

c)

Himalaya Mountains

d)

North China Plain

38.

What's most important to know about China's geographic features?

a)

They didn't affect them very much

b)

They gave them resources

c)

They isolated them from the rest of the world

d)

all of the above

39.

How did China's isolation affect its culture?

a)

made travel and trade difficult

b)

cut them off from outside influences

c)

allowed them to develop their own traditions

d)

all of the above

40.

What is the longest river in China?

a)

Huang He River

b)

Indus River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Yangtze River

41.

How did the loess help the people of China?

a)

when the river swelled, it turned it yellow

b)

when the river flooded, it fertilized the surrounding soil

c)

when the river flooded, it made the ground swampy

d)

all of the above

42.

The physical geography around China affected Chinese civilization by.

a)

making trade with Egypt easy

b)

making it easy for Babylonians to invade China.

c)

making them believe they were the center of the world

d)

making it easy for Nubians to invade China

43.

In contrast to the southern half of China, the northern part is

a)

rainy and warm.

b)

cool and dry

c)

cool and wet.

d)

without rivers.