Module 6 - Political Geography of China

Question 1

With an area of about 【 A】 km², China is the 【 B】 largest country in total area behind 【 C】 and 【 D】.

Answer 1

【A】 9.6 million
【 B】 third
【C】 Russia
【 D】 Canada

Question 2

As at the end of 2022, the PRC has a population of【 A】
people. Among the 【 B】 ethnic groups, 【 C】 Chinese make up 92% of the population, while the rest are regarded as ethnic minorities.

Answer 2

【A】 1.4 billion
【 B】 56
【C】 Han

Question 3

China has 【 A】 provinces, 【 B】 directly administered municipalities, 【 C】 autonomous regions and 【 D】 special administrative regions.

Answer 3

【A】 23
【 B】 4
【 C】 5
【D】 2

Question 4

【A】 is China’s official national spoken language, although autonomous regions and special administrative regions have additional official languages.

Answer 4

【A】 Putonghua / Mandarin

Question 5

The five autonomous regions of the PRC are Guangxi, 【 A】, Ningxia, Xinjiang and 【 B】.

Answer 5

【A】 Nei Mongol / Inner Mongolia
【 B】 Xizang / Tibet

(In any order)

Question 6

The two special administrative regions of the PRC are 【 A】
and 【 B】 .

Answer 6

【A】 Hong Kong
【 B】 Macau

(In any order)

Question 7

China has four directly administered municipalities, namely 【 A】, 【 B】, 【 C】 and 【 D】.

Answer 7

【A】 Beijing
【 B】 Shanghai
【C】 Chongqing
【 D】 Tianjin

(In any order)

Question 8

Northeast China, commonly known in English as Manchuria, is a geographical region of China consisting of the three provinces of 【 A】, 【 B】 and 【 C】.

Answer 8

【A】 Liaoning
【 B】 Jilin
【C】 Heilongjiang

(In any order)

Question 9

The capital city of China is 【 A】.

Answer 9

【A】 Beijing

Question 10

China has a land border of about 【 A】 kilometres. It shares land borders with 【 B】 countries and faces 【 C】 countries across the sea.

Answer 10

【A】 20,000
【 B】 16
【 C】 6

Question 11

There are more than 【 A】 islands along the eastern and southern coasts of China, the largest three of which are 【 B】; 【 C】 and 【 D】 in descending order.

Answer 11

【A】 5,000
【 B】 Taiwan
【C】 Hainan
【 D】 Chongming

Question 12

The topography of China has been divided by the government into 5 physical macro-regions, namely 【A】 China (subdivided into the northeast plain, north plain, and southern hills), Xinjiang-Mongolia, and the 【B】. In general, the land is high in the 【C】 and descends to the 【D】 coast.

Answer 12

【A】Eastern
【B】Tibetan-highlands
【C】west
【D】east

Question 13

In China, mountains, plateaus and hills account for nearly 【A】 % of the country’s land surface. Most of the arable land and population are based in lowland plains and basins, though some of the greatest basins are filled with 【B】.

Answer 13

【A】 70
【 B】 deserts

Question 14

The Five Great Mountains of China are 【 A】, 【 B】, 【 C】, 【 D】 and 【 E】.

Answer 14

【A】 Tranquil Mountain / Tai Shan
【B】 Splendid Mountain / Hua Shan
【C】 Balancing Mountain / Heng Shan in Hunan
【D】 Permanent Mountain / Heng Shan in Shanxi
【E】 Lofty Mountain / Song Shan

(In any order)

Question 15

The four great basins in China are the 【 A】 Basin, the 【 B】
Basin, the 【 C】 Basin and the Dzungarian / Junggar Basin.

Answer 15

【A】 Sichuan
【 B】 Tarim
【C】 Chaidamu / Qaidam / Tsaidam

Question 16

Mt. 【 A】 is the highest mountain in China as well as the highest point on the Earth’s continental crust.

Answer 16

【A】 Everest

Question 17

China’s three major rivers are the 【 A】 River, the 【 B】
River and the 【 C】 River.

Answer 17

【A】 Yangtze
【 B】 Yellow
【C】 Pearl

(In any order)

Question 18

The 【 A】 River is the longest river in China.

Answer 18

【A】 Yangtze

Question 19

The four largest plateaus in China are the 【 A】 Plateau, the 【 B】 Plateau, the 【 C】 Plateau and the 【 D】 Plateau.

Answer 19

【A】 Qinghai-Tibet
【B】 Inner Mongolia
【C】 Loess / Huangtu
【D】 Yunnan-Guizhou

(In any order)

Question 20

The three largest plains in China are the 【 A】 Plain, the 【 B】 Plain and the 【 C】 Plain.

Answer 20

【A】 Northeast China
【B】 North China
【C】 Middle-Lower Yangtze

(In any order)

Question 21

Since joining the International Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage in 1985, China has 【 A】 world heritage sites as of 2023 ranking 【 B】
in the world.

Answer 21

【A】 57
【 B】 second