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Geography of China

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Outer China

b)

Lower China

c)

Upper China

d)

Inner China

2.

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

a)

Indus

b)

Huang He

c)

Euphrates

d)

Chang Jiang

3.

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

a)

True

b)

False

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

a)

wheat

b)

rice

c)

coffee

d)

quinoa

7.

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.

8.

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

9.

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

10.

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

11.

Name a body of water that borders China to the east.

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Yangtze River

d)

Yellow River

12.

Which are the two major rivers that flow through China?

a)

The Yellow and Red Rivers

b)

The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

c)

The Yangtze and East Rivers

d)

The Yingtze ane Yangtze Rivers

13.

On which continent is China located?

a)

Australia

b)

India

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

14.
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. 
15.

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

16.
True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.
a)
True
b)
False
17.

The _______ is a vast area stretching from Mongolia into China

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Himalayas

18.

The ___________ contain some of the tallest mountains in the world

a)

Alps

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Andes

19.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
20.
The rivers' floods deposited fertile 
a)
sand
b)
gold
c)
kilt
d)
silt
21.
Why is the Huang He/Yellow River also known as "China's Sorrow."
a)
Hurricane force winds
b)
Tsunami's
c)
Catastrophic Flooding