China Geography Quiz

1. Which mountain range on China's border is home to Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak?

The Tian Shan.

The Himalayas.

The Dim Dum.

The Pamir.

2. What are the names of the two rivers on whose banks Chinese civilization began?

The Heave Ho and Wang Chung Rivers.

The Huang He and the Yangtze Rivers.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

The Tiber and the Po Rivers.

3. China is the most populous country on earth?

True

False

4. Why were China's rivers systems referred to as "the Great Sorrow?"

"Sorrow" is the ancient Chinese word for river.

The rivers are great.

Flooding regularly destroyed towns and villages.

During seasons of drought low water levels sounded like people crying.

5. Why did China's earliest peoples settle along the banks of the Huang He River?

Geographic isolation provided peace and quiet.

Numerous caves provided easy shelter.

The threat of flooding meant land was cheep.

Flooding made the land suitable for farming.

6. Which one of the following is a nickname for the Taklamakan Desert?

Desert storm.

Death by chocolate.

The sea of love.

The sea of death.

7. What impact did China's natural barriers have on its development?

They kept the Chinese safe from both the rockin' pneumonia AND the boogie woogie flu.

They affected China's weather patterns.

They provided valuable resources.

They isolated China.

8. Considering China's natural barriers, which word best describes China's climate?

Tropical.

Continental.

Varied.

Humid.

9. China is the largest country in Asia.

True

False

10. What is the nickname the ancient Chinese used to refer to their own land?

Deep earth.

Middle earth.

Middle Kingdom

Central Park