Physical Geography of China

Question 1

What desert can be found in China and what percentage of China’s land does it cover?

Answer 1

Gobi Desert
Largest desert in Asia, 5th largest desert in the world

Question 2

How many countries does China border?

Answer 2

16

Question 3

What countries does China border

Answer 3

Afghanistan , Bhutan , Hong Kong, India, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam.

Question 4

What country has the most countries bordering it?

Answer 4

China

Question 5

How many time zones does China have?

Answer 5

One
In 1949, just after the Chinese Civil War, the Communist Party of China made the country have a single time zone in an effort to help unify the country. Rather than having the country split into 5 timezones it chose to use Bejing time (UTC+08:00).

Question 6

What is China’s official name?

Answer 6

The People’s Republic of China (PRC)

Question 7

What is China’s land area?

Answer 7

9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)
6.3% of the worlds area (minus oceans)

Question 8

What famous rivers can be found in China?

Answer 8

Yangtze River (6,300km) - 3rd longest river in the world and longest river in China.
Yellow River (5,464km)
Pearl River (2,200km),

Question 9

How many times greater in size is China than the UK?

Answer 9

China covers an area of 9,596,960 km², which is approximately 39 times greater the size of the UK.

Question 10

What percentage of the country is mountainous and where are the mountains in China found?

Answer 10

Around a third of the country is mountainous, which includes Mount Everest in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China.
Most of the mountains are found in the southwest of China.

Question 11

Describe the climate of China

Answer 11

The north lies at a higher latitude and is further away from the sea. Temperatures are cooler and precipitation is lower.

The south lies at a lower latitude and is closer to the sea. Temperatures are much warmer and seasonal monsoon rains fall.

The west is mountainous and has a cooler alpine climate

Question 12

What natural hazards does China experience?

Answer 12

China experiences several natural hazards, including earthquakes, typhoons, floods, droughts, sandstorms, storm surges, landslides and forest fires.

Question 13

What hemisphere is China found in?

Answer 13

Northern Hemisphere

Question 14

What continent is China found in?

Answer 14

Asia