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Geography of China

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
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1.

The fourth largest country in the world is?

a)

China

b)

United States

c)

Russia

d)

Canada

2.

Geographically speaking, there are two main areas of China, which are...

a)

Upper China + Lower China

b)

Inner China + Outer China

c)

Northern China + Southern China

d)

Western China + Eastern China

3.

Most of ancient Chinese history only involves this geographical area...

a)

Outer China

b)

Lower China

c)

Upper China

d)

Inner China

4.

The Tibet-Qinghai Plateau is the world's largest plateau.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What river(s) begin in the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau?

a)

Indus

b)

Huang He

c)

Euphrates

d)

Chang Jiang

6.

Inner China is known for its vast deserts, including the Taklimakan and the Gobi.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which Chinese desert's name means, “once you go in, you will not come out.”

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Taklimakan Desert

d)

Thar Desert

8.

Which region of China is known as the “Land of the Yellow Earth" ?

a)

Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau

b)

Chang Jiang Basins

c)

Northeastern Plains

d)

North China Plain

9.

The Chang Jiang Basins are wet coastal plains that provide fertile soil and ideal climate for...

a)

wheat

b)

rice

c)

coffee

d)

quinoa

10.

Which of the following were reasons most early people settled on the North China Plain?

a)

access to rivers like the Huang He that provided rich silt and fertile soil.

b)

a flat plain that was covered in grass and other vegetation.

c)

huge mountains that that surrounded it from the north.

d)

a moderate climate that was ideal for living conditions for settlement.

11.

China was isolated (separated) from other civilizations because of its geography. What physical features blocked access into China?

a)

Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Chang Jiang Basins

d)

Taklimakan Desert

12.

Because of geography, several ways of life developed in China. Which of the following are examples of geography shaped Chinese life?

a)

people in the Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau became herders

b)

people in the Northwestern deserts build mud homes next to oases

c)

people in the Northeastern Plains were nomadic herders who followed their animals.

d)

people in the Chang Jiang Basins grew rice since farmland was limited

13.

The geography of Inner China was more attractive than Outer China because...

a)

it was covered in deserts which made it difficult for people to invade

b)

it was surrounded by mountains that provided a cold climate

c)

it was a land of river valleys and plains that provided fertile soil and access to water.

d)

it had a warm climate with wet lands that were ideal for growing rice