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WorksheetsGeography ancient China
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What continent is China located on?
Africa
Asia
Europe
India
The _______ is a vast area stretching from Mongolia into China
Pacific Ocean
Gobi Desert
Tibetan Plateau
Himalayas
What forms China's natural barrier to the east?
Pacific Ocean
Gobi Desert
Himalayas
Tibetan Plateau
This is a river in china, also known as the Yellow River; flows from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean
Dao
Zhou
Shang
Huang He
The Chinese civilization began along the Yellow River basin around 1700 BCE and soon spread along other rivers in China. Yellow River floods enriched the surrounding soils, allowing farmers to produce surplus crops and domesticate animals. Yellow River floods often destroyed early settlements and ruined crop production for years.
How did geography affect the development of Chinese civilization?
The growth of Chinese civilization was slowed by the Yellow River and it only flourished when people move away from rivers
The growth of Chinese civilization depended on the Yellow River, but the Yellow River also brought suffering to Chinese people
The natural resources of China encouraged Chinese people to build massive public works projects to benefit the poor
The natural resources encouraged Chinese farmers to create artificial rivers, like the Yellow River, where they could produce crops
Which number on the map represents the Taklamakan desert?
7
8
1
4
The ___________ contain some of the tallest mountains in the world
Alps
Rockies
Himalayas
Andes
What gave Chinese Farmers great soil for crops?
The Monsoon rains
Tidal Flats gave them rich soil
The flooding rivers deposits rich silt called loess
The farmer irrigated from run off water
Why is the Yellow River also known as China's Sorrow?
Sometimes the river have the inability to produce silt for people to grow crops.
The river frequently floods causing millions of deaths over the course of China's history.
It is where people go when they are sad.
China lost many battles against the Hun army along the Yellow River.
