L1 - Prisoner of Geography

Question 1

What is the population of China?

Answer 1

1.3 billion

Question 2

How many countries surround China?

Answer 2

14

Question 3

What is the capital of China?

Answer 3

Beijing

Question 4

Which two rivers are joined by the Grand Canal?

Answer 4

Yellow and Yangtze

Question 5

Which Chinese city has the largest port in the world?

Answer 5

Shanghai

Question 6

What is the source of China’s 3 major rivers?

Answer 6

The Tibetan Plateau

Question 7

For how long has Taiwan been ruled by China in the past century?

Answer 7

5 years

Question 8

Why are the Ryukyu Islands significant to America?

Answer 8

They are home to a large American military base

Question 9

What is the area of China?

Answer 9

9.6 million km^2

Question 10

How long is the coastline of China?

Answer 10

18000 km

Question 11

Which ways do the rivers flow?

Answer 11

West to East

To the South China Sea

Question 12

Which body of water makes up China’s coastline?

Answer 12

South China Sea

Question 13

Why does China want control over the South China Sea?

Answer 13

So it can export safely via the Malacca Strait (off the coast of Singapore)

Question 14

Why is China’s relationship with Japan a problem?

Answer 14

Japan treated China badly pre-WW2.
Japan suffered many sanctions post WW2

Japan will not let China trade through the gaps in its 4 islands.
China must go around
This makes it harder for China to trade across the Pacific Ocean

Question 15

Internal significance - flow opportunities

Answer 15

The Grand Canal joins rivers to form the Heartland where much of China’s food originates
Chongquing and Chengdu - heartland cities of finance and IT

Question 16

Internal significance - Flow barriers

Answer 16

Hong Kong is now a democracy - used to be ruled by Britain

Beijing fears its protestors will complain about decreasing jobs and increasing political control

Question 17

International significance - flow barriers

Answer 17

Japan dominates the Senskaku Islands which are on arguable territorial waters and contain oil and gas reserves
The Malacca Strait is owned by Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Question 18

International significance - flow opportunities

Answer 18

Shanghai is the largest port in China - millions travel there for fashion, architecture, films
The Tibetan Plateau is the source of China’s 3 main rivers
4 trains travel from Shanghai to Beijing everyday