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Geography ancient China

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is China located on?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

India

2.

The _______ is a vast area stretching from Mongolia into China

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Tibetan Plateau

d)

Himalayas

3.

What forms China's natural barrier to the east?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Himalayas

d)

Tibetan Plateau

4.
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. 
5.
True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilization of Ancient China.
a)
True
b)
False
6.

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

7.
The advantages of the physical barriers that surround China might be..
a)
Protection from invaders
b)
Trade options
c)
Interaction with new cultures
8.
Why did people settle in River Valleys?
a)
transportation
b)
water
c)
rich soil
d)
all of these
9.

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?

a)

The growth of Chinese civilization was slowed by the Yellow River and it only flourished when people move away from rivers

b)

The growth of Chinese civilization depended on the Yellow River, but the Yellow River also brought suffering to Chinese people

c)

The natural resources of China encouraged Chinese people to build massive public works projects to benefit the poor

d)

The natural resources encouraged Chinese farmers to create artificial rivers, like the Yellow River, where they could produce crops

10.
Which number on the map represents the Gobi Desert?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
9
d)
8
11.

Which number on the map represents the Taklamakan desert?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

1

d)

4

12.
Which number on the map represents the Himalayas?
a)
6
b)
9
c)
8
d)
1
13.
Which number on the map represents the Plateau of Tibet?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
8
d)
9
14.
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
15.

The ___________ contain some of the tallest mountains in the world

a)

Alps

b)

Rockies

c)

Himalayas

d)

Andes

16.

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

17.

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.