Landforms,
Water Systems, & Climate
Water Systems, & Climate
This fast-growing plant can grow up to one foot per day and is used for food, medicine, decoration, tea, silk, and building materials.
What is bamboo?
This dynasty gave its name to the largest ethnic group in China.
What is the Han Dynasty?
This philosopher taught that moral conduct, discipline, and preparation lead to success.
Who is Confucius?
This famous traveler wrote about the wonders, foods, and goods of China while visiting under the Yuan Dynasty.
Who is Marco Polo?
This spiritual symbol represents balance between opposing forces in the universe, such as masculine and feminine energies.
What is the Yin-Yang?
This is the longest river in China, empties near Shanghai, and produces over half of the country’s rice.
What is the Yangtze River?
This ethnic group makes up the majority of China’s population, with about 92% of the country’s people belonging to it.
Who are the Han Chinese?
This type of farming tool, pulled by oxen, helped early Chinese farmers work larger fields more efficiently.
What is the ox-drawn plow?
This dynasty controlled China for about 200 years and ended after an invasion from Manchuria.
What is the Ming Dynasty?
This Indian religion believes in reincarnation, karma, and striving to overcome personal weaknesses through multiple lifetimes.
What is Hinduism?
This river in northern China is named for the yellow loess sediment it carries and supports wheat and soybean farming.
What is the Huang He (Yellow River)?
Unlike many countries, China’s population is dominated by one cultural group, meaning most people share similar traditions across a vast area.
What is a largely homogeneous population?
This system of canals, rivers, and irrigation helped China expand farming and support larger populations.
What is irrigation?
This grandson of Genghis Khan ruled China and allowed Marco Polo to enter the country.
Who is Kublai Khan?
This Japanese religion emphasizes reverence for nature, worships ancestors, and is polytheistic.
What is Shintoism?
The landforms of East Asia stretch from this major mountain range to the Japanese islands.
What are the Himalayas?
This ethnic group has a distinct culture and religion, and tensions with the Chinese government in this region remain strained.
Who are the Tibetans?
The spread of Chinese culture and technology through trade helped this occur beyond China’s borders.
What is cultural diffusion?
During the 1800s, Europe and Japan divided large areas of China into these zones for exclusive trading rights.
What are spheres of influence?
This religion’s founder, Laozi, taught that believers should harmonize with the first cause of the universe and let nature take its course.
What is Taoism?
These deserts in northern and western China exist because surrounding mountains block wind and rain.
What are the Gobi Desert and the Taklamakan Desert?
This neighboring country has a largely homogeneous population, with about 80% belonging to the Khalkha ___________ ethnic group.
What is Mongolia?
This river valley is considered the birthplace of Chinese civilization over 5,000 years ago.
What is the Wei River Valley?
This Communist leader won the Chinese Civil War and established Communist China in 1949.
Who is Mao Zedong?
In Taoism, the Three Jewels emphasize these three qualities: kindness, restraint, and modesty.
What are Compassion, Moderation, and Humility?