Geography of China

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

• Outer China

• Lower China

• Upper China

• Inner China

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

• Indus

• Huang He

• Euphrates

• Chang Jiang

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

• True

• False

Which Chinese desert's name means, “once you go in, you will not come out.”

• Sahara Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Taklimakan Desert

• Thar Desert

Which region of China is known as the “Land of the Yellow Earth" ?

• Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau

• Chang Jiang Basins

• Northeastern Plains

• North China Plain

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

• wheat

• rice

• coffee

• quinoa

Which of the following were reasons most early people settled on the North China Plain?

• access to rivers like the Huang He that provided rich silt and fertile soil.

• a flat plain that was covered in grass and other vegetation.

• huge mountains that that surrounded it from the north.

• a moderate climate that was ideal for living conditions for settlement.

China was isolated (separated) from other civilizations because of its geography. What physical features blocked access into China?

• Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau

• Gobi Desert

• Chang Jiang Basins

• Taklimakan Desert

Because of geography, several ways of life developed in China. Which of the following are examples of geography shaped Chinese life?

• people in the Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau became herders

• people in the Northwestern deserts build mud homes next to oases

• people in the Northeastern Plains were nomadic herders who followed their animals.

• people in the Chang Jiang Basins grew rice since farmland was limited

The geography of Inner China was more attractive than Outer China because...

• it was covered in deserts which made it difficult for people to invade

• it was surrounded by mountains that provided a cold climate

• it was a land of river valleys and plains that provided fertile soil and access to water.

• it had a warm climate with wet lands that were ideal for growing rice