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China's Physical Features

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

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.
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. 
3.

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

4.
Northern China's climate is 
a)
hot and muggy
b)
warm and dry
c)
cold and dry
d)
cold and wet
5.

Why was the Huang He or Yellow River known as " China's Sorrow"?

a)

It was named after the Sorrowful Dynasty

b)

tainted water causes sickness and death

c)

flooding caused mass destruction and huge loss of lives

d)

pollution causes the water to stink

6.

The Taklimakan and Gobi are _______ or landforms that prevented China from invasion and visitors for many years.

a)

mountain ranges

b)

rivers

c)

volcanoes

d)

deserts

7.

What gave Chinese Farmers great soil for crops?

a)

The Monsoon rains

b)

Tidal Flats gave them rich soil

c)

The flooding rivers deposits rich silt called loess

d)

The farmer irrigated from run off water

8.

Which of the following is NOT a natural barrier?

a)

Gobi Desert

b)

Great Wall of China

c)

East China Sea

d)

Himalaya mountains

9.

Which of the following borders China?

a)

Yellow Sea

b)

Bay of Bengal

c)

Philipine Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

10.

Which feature forms a natural barrier with Mongolia

a)

Tibetan Plateau

b)

Taklamakan Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Great Wall of China

11.
Which area of China is most densely populated?
a)
Tian Shan
b)
North China Plain
c)
Plateau of Tibet
d)
Taklimakan Desert
12.
What percentage of China's land arable?
a)

80 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

30 percent

d)

10 percent

13.
Which physical feature forms the southwestern border of China?
a)
Tian Shan
b)
Yellow Sea
c)
Altay Shan
d)
Plateau of Tibet