Ancient Chinese Geography

Question 1

What are the* Five Themes of Geography?*

Answer 1

1. Place
2. Location
3. Region
4. Human/Environment Interaction
5. Movement (Cultural Diffusion)

Question 2

Describe China’s Geography.

Answer 2

• Located in Eastern Asia
• Occupies approx. 9.6 million kilometers (3.7 miles), or nearly 1/4 of Asia.
• China extends 5,500 km (3,400 miles) from North to South; 5,200 km (3,100 miles) from West to East.

Question 3

Describe China’s Climate.

Answer 3

China’s climate ranges from extremely dry, desert like conditions in the north and west, to the rain + heat of the tropical monsoon in the south and southeast.

Most of the country is in the temporate zone and experiences the seasons.

Question 4

How many cities does contemporary China have? Population?

Answer 4

Conemporary China consists of 50 cities. The population is about 1/2 million people, and about 25 cities with a million or more.

Question 5

What is exact location of Contemporary China?

Answer 5

The exact location of China is 35 degrees north, 103 degrees East.

Question 6

What is the capital of China? State the location.

Answer 6

It is Beijing, located 40 degrees north, 116 degrees east.

Question 7

Name the longest river in China:

a) yellow river
b) Yangtze River (Changjiang)

How long is it?

a) 7839 km
b) 210000000000021000.2100 mm
c) 6300 km

In terms of longest rivers on Earth, it is the:

a) 3rd longest
b) Longest river
c) undetermined

Answer 7

1. b)The Changjiang (Yangtze River) is the longest river in China.
2. c) It is 6,300 km (3915 miles) long.
3. a) It is the 3rd longest river on Earth.

Question 8

True or false:

The Three Gorges are dangerous to navigate, but they are of incredible beauty.

Answer 8

TRUE.

Question 9

Name the 2nd longest river in China.

How long is it?

a. 8290 km
b. 365000003650000.36500 mm
c. 5464 km

What was it often named?

a. Cradle of Chinese Civilization
b. The Great waters
c. The North Pole

Answer 9

It is the Yellow river.

The answer is c. The yellow river is 5464 km (3395 miles)

For question 2, the answer is a. It was called the Cradle of Civilization.

Question 10

True or False:

The Yellow River stayed the same all through the centuries, causing no pain.

Answer 10

False with a capital F.

The Yellow River has changed it’s courses several times over the centuries, causing great hazard.