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Social Studies - China

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

China is the ___________ largest country.

a)

2nd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

1st

2.

Plateau of Tibet lies _____________ of the Himalayas.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

3.

Gobi is the ______________ Desert.

a)

warmest

b)

hottest

c)

coldest

d)

temperaate

4.

Mount Everest is located in the ______________.

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Himalayas

c)

Gobi

d)

North China Plain

5.

The Chinese word shan means ___________

a)

river

b)

desert

c)

lake

d)

mountain

6.

China's main population center and farmland is located in the _____________.

a)

South Central Plains

b)

North Central Plains

c)

West Central Plains

d)

East Central Plains

7.

Another name for the Huang He river is _________________.

a)

Nu River

b)

Amur River

c)

Xi river

d)

Yellow River

8.

This river flows across central China __________________.

a)

Huang He River

b)

Chang Jiang River

c)

Xi River

d)

Nu River

9.

Which of these is called the "Roof of the World" ? _____________________

a)

Plateau of Tibet

b)

Karst Towers

c)

Huang He

d)

Gobi

10.

Asia's longest river and transportation route

that flows across central China ___________.

a)

Nu River

b)

Xi River

c)

Yellow River

d)

Yangtze River

11.

Hills that line the Li River in Southwest China __________________.

a)

Karst Towers

b)

Himalayas

c)

North China Plain

d)

Plateau of Tibet

12.

What brings heavy rains in the summer in China? _________________

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Hurricaines

c)

Monsoons

d)

Floods

13.

China's resources include ___________________.

a)

minerals, gold, lead, tin, tungsten

b)

minerals, coal, lead, tin, tungsten

c)

minerals, silver, lead, tin, tungsten

d)

minerals, gold, lead, tin, tungsten

14.

Mongolia's natural resources include_______________

a)

coal, iron, tin, livestock

b)

livestock, tin, iron, gold

c)

coal, tin, iron, tungsten

d)

tin, gold, coal, iron

15.

Taiwan's major natural resources are _______________

a)

sugarcane, tea, tin

b)

sugarcane, tea, gold

c)

livestock, bananas, tea

d)

sugarcane, tea, bananas

16.

Which four are China's Early Dynasties? __________________

a)

Quin, Xi, Zhou, Shang

b)

Quin, Han, Zhou, Shang

c)

Zhou, Han, Shang, Mao

d)

Zhou, Mao, Qhin, Shang

17.

Who was the last dynasty in China? __________________

a)

Shang

b)

Quin

c)

Quing

d)

Han

18.

What was the purpose of the Great Wall of China? ___________________

a)

to divide East China from West China

b)

to keep invaders out

c)

for millions of tourist to visit

d)

To divide South China from North China

19.

What was the name of the invaders that ruled the Qing dynasty starting in 1644? ___________________

a)

Manchu

b)

Nationalist

c)

Communist

d)

Quin

20.

How long is the Great Wall of China? _________________

a)

12,000 miles long

b)

13,000 miles long

c)

14,000 miles long

d)

15,000 miles long

21.

How old is the Great Wall of China? ______________

a)

2,100 years old

b)

3,200 years old

c)

2,200 years old

d)

2,300 years old

22.

Who united China and began connecting many parts of the northern wall? ______________________

a)

Mao Zedong

b)

Qin Shi Huang

c)

Deng Xiaoping

d)

Chiang Kai-Shek

23.

What guarded Shi Huangdi tomb? __________________

a)

human warriors

b)

clay warriors

c)

bronze warriors

d)

golden warriors

24.

What year was China's last emperor forced out? ____________________

a)

1960

b)

1976

c)

1911

d)

1970

25.

What was the name of the two groups that fought a violent civil war? _____________________

a)

Communist & Nationalist

b)

Democrat & Republicans

c)

Emperors & Ruler

d)

King & Queens

26.

What was the name of the Communists' leader that became head of China's new government? ________________________

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Chiang Kai-shek

27.

Who founded the new government, the People Republic of China? __________

a)

The Republicans

b)

The Nationalists

c)

The Democrats

d)

The Communist

28.

Who modernized and improved China's economy? __________________

a)

Shi Huangdi

b)

Deng Xiaoping

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Huang He

29.

What is China's best known feature? ___________

a)

people

b)

food

c)

buildings

d)

clothing

30.

China has a population of how many people? ____________

a)

1.3 thousand

b)

1.3 million

c)

1.3 billion

d)

1.3 hundred

31.

A philosophy based on the ideas and teachings of Confucius is called ________.

a)

Daoism

b)

Confucianism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

32.

Stresses living simply and in harmony with nature ______________.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Daoism

33.

Philosophy based on the ideas and teachings of Confucius _____________.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Buddahism

c)

Christianity

d)

Daoism

34.

An economic system where the government owns all the business and makes all the decisions is what type of economic system? ______________

a)

traditional

b)

market

c)

socialism

d)

command

35.

Today China has the worlds ____ largest economy.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

fourth

36.

What percent of China's land is good for farming? ____________

a)

100%

b)

33%

c)

50%

d)

12%

37.

More Chinese work in ___________ than any other economic activity.

a)

manufacturing

b)

farming

c)

industry

d)

business

38.

Economic growth has improved _________ and __________.

a)

manufacturing and industry

b)

satellites and chemicals

c)

computers and cars

d)

wages and living standards

39.

The capital of China is _______________.

a)

Beijing

b)

Ulaanbaatar

c)

New Delhi

d)

Islamabad

40.

Government in China tightly controls ________ and __________.

a)

industry and manufacturing

b)

employment and companies

c)

newspaper and Internet access

d)

food and clothing

41.

China ________________ people who oppose the government.

a)

mildly discipline

b)

cares about

c)

openly welcomes

d)

harshly punishes

42.

China _________ human rights.

a)

respects

b)

disrespect

c)

encourages

d)

promotes

43.

Most of China's people live in __________________.

a)

large rural villages

b)

small rural villages

c)

large urban villages

d)

small urban villages

44.

Many of China's cities are _____________ crowded.

a)

not at all

b)

a little

c)

mildly

d)

severely

45.

In rural China in small shops and along the street people ____________.

a)

cook food and offer goods

b)

dance and sing

c)

play games and run

d)

rest and watch the tourist

46.

China's largest city is _____________.

a)

Hong Kong

b)

Shanghai

c)

Tibet

d)

Beijing

47.

Many parades and other public events are held in nearby _______________.

a)

Tiananmen Square

b)

Hong Kong

c)

Macao

d)

Shanghai

48.

China's economic and urban growth has created serious ______________.

a)

health problems

b)

electronic problems

c)

environmental problems

d)

candy problems

49.

China's solution to lessen pollution is by using more ________________

a)

electric power

b)

hydro-electric power

c)

water

d)

gas

50.

One serious problem in China is __________.

a)

loss of electricity & gas

b)

little polluted water and air

c)

loss of forestland and farmland

d)

too many dams