China

Question 1

Mountains in South Western China

Answer 1

Himalayas

Question 2

What export is China’s economy based on

Answer 2

Manufactured items

Question 3

What river is dammed by 3 gorges dam

Answer 3

Yangtze River

Question 4

What threatens lives of people on big Chinese cities

Answer 4

Pollution

Question 5

Capital of China

Answer 5

Beijing

Question 6

What continent is China in?

Answer 6

Asia

Question 7

Population in China

Answer 7

1.441bn

Question 8

Life expectancy

Answer 8

77 years old

Question 9

Adult literacy

Answer 9

96.8%

Question 10

% of population under-nourished

Answer 10

8.6%

Question 11

Gross national income GNI

Answer 11

$10,410

Question 12

Cell phones per 100 people

Answer 12

120.4

Question 13

Why is China a NEE (Newly Emerging Economy)

Answer 13

Higher life expectancy and adult literacy than Kenya but not as good as the UK yet

Question 14

Population figures

Answer 14

1953=600million
1964=700million
1980=1billion
1990=1.1billion
2000=1.25billion
2010=1.35billion
2023=1.4billion

Question 15

Country to north of China

Answer 15

Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan

Question 16

Country south of China

Answer 16

India, Burma, Laos, Vietnam

Question 17

Country East of China

Answer 17

North/South Korea, Japan

Question 18

Country west of China

Answer 18

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Question 19

In which sea does the Yangtze River flow into

Answer 19

Yellow Sea

Question 20

For the 3 Gorges Dam

Answer 20

For:
Energy - renewable hydroelectric power station provides 10% of China’s power
Provided 26000 jobs during 13 year construction
Will prevent flooding where 100million have been affected in the past
Improve river trade due to regulated water level up stream

Question 21

Against the 3 gorges dam

Answer 21

Cities, towns, villages, hospitals, clinics, tombs and archeological sites submerged by reservoir
1.3million forced to leave homes
Silt will need to be cleared regularly
Sewage works needed to treat waste that will flow into the river
158 people died during construction
Risk of breaking
Wildlife has been extinct

Question 22

Cost of building dam

Answer 22

£17billion

Question 23

Human features of China

Answer 23

Communist country since 1949
Great Wall of China 21000km long
Air pollution is a major issue
Contains worlds largest population
Developed through a series of dynasties which began 2000years BC

Question 24

Physical features of China

Answer 24

Climate varies due to size of country - desert and tropical
Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Height of land gradually decreased west to east

Question 25

Currency

Answer 25

Yuan =11p

Question 26

What does the colour red symbolise

Answer 26

Happiness

Question 27

How many children could families have up until 2015

Answer 27

1