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Ancient China - Geography

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
3.
One of the physical barriers that separates China from its neighbors is 
a)
Google 
b)
Bogie
c)
Gobi
d)
Sahara
4.

Near what geographical feature have many ancient civilizations started?

a)

desert

b)

oceans

c)

rivers

d)

glaciers

5.

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact do you think these natural borders may have had 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.

6.

On the above map, which number shows where China is located?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

What river is colored in red?

a)

Yangtze River

b)

Huang He River

c)

James River

d)

Rio Grande

8.
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
9.

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

a)

Yellow River

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Taklaman Desert

10.

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.

11.

Which geographic feature is closest to number four?

a)

Yellow River

b)

Yangze River

c)

Tibet Plateau

d)

Loess Plateau

12.

Which geographical feature is closest to number three?

a)

Tibet Plateau

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

13.

Which geographical feature is closest to number five?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Yellow River

c)

Yangze River

d)

Tibet Plateau

14.

Which geographical feature is closest to number one?

a)

Da Hingga Ling Mountains

b)

Altai Mountains

c)

Himalaya Mountains

d)

Gobi Desert