China geography

This river is named for the muddy silt (loess) it carries.

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• Hiwassee River

• Nile River

fine-grained sediments of quartz, feldspar, hornblende, mica, and clay deposited by the wind.

• GLACIAL DRIFT

• GLACIER

• DUNE

• LOESS

Natural barrier between India and China

• Plateau of Tibet

• Gobi Desert

• Himalayas

• Japan

Which of the following is NOT true about how the natural borders Himalayas, rivers and deserts affect China.

• Prevent invaders from entering China

• Made it difficult to trade

• Made trade easy

• Affected their farming

Which of the continents above is where you would find East Asia?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What is at point B?

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• Korean Peninsula

• South China Sea

What is located at point C?

• Yellow River

• Yangtze River

• South China Sea

• Pacific Ocean

What is located at point B?

• Plateau of Tibet

• Himalayas

• Gobi Desert

• Korean Peninsula

Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
• They caused China to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.
• They helped China to establish trade with other civilizations.
• They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. 

Civilization in Ancient China settled and started cultivating rice along what river?

• Indus River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Huang He / Yellow River