China Geography Quiz
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Which mountain range on China's border is home to Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak?
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The Tian Shan.
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The Himalayas.
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The Dim Dum.
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The Pamir.
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What are the names of the two rivers on whose banks Chinese civilization began?
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The Heave Ho and Wang Chung Rivers.
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The Huang He and the Yangtze Rivers.
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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
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The Tiber and the Po Rivers.
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A. The Huang He and the Yangtze Rivers. -
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China is the most populous country on earth?
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True
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False
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A. True -
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Why were China's rivers systems referred to as "the Great Sorrow?"
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"Sorrow" is the ancient Chinese word for river.
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The rivers are great.
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Flooding regularly destroyed towns and villages.
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During seasons of drought low water levels sounded like people crying.
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A. Flooding regularly destroyed towns and villages. -
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Why did China's earliest peoples settle along the banks of the Huang He River?
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Geographic isolation provided peace and quiet.
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Numerous caves provided easy shelter.
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The threat of flooding meant land was cheep.
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Flooding made the land suitable for farming.
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A. Flooding made the land suitable for farming. -
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Which one of the following is a nickname for the Taklamakan Desert?
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Desert storm.
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Death by chocolate.
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The sea of love.
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The sea of death.
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A. The sea of death. -
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What impact did China's natural barriers have on its development?
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They kept the Chinese safe from both the rockin' pneumonia AND the boogie woogie flu.
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They affected China's weather patterns.
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They provided valuable resources.
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They isolated China.
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A. They isolated China. -
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Considering China's natural barriers, which word best describes China's climate?
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Tropical.
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Continental.
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Varied.
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Humid.
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A. Varied. -
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China is the largest country in Asia.
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True
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False
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A. False -
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What is the nickname the ancient Chinese used to refer to their own land?
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Deep earth.
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Middle earth.
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Middle Kingdom
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Central Park
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A. Middle earth. -
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