Geography 1
China is located on which continent?
Asia
Which ocean borders Ancient China to the east?
The Pacific Ocean
What are the three main natural barriers that caused Ancient Chinese civilizations to be isoloated?
Mountains, deserts, sea's
Rivers for water and food, fertile soil for farming, rivers provided transportation
The two main rivers in China dump out into which sea?
The Yellow Sea
How many countries border China?
14
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world located in China?
Mt. Everest
What was the name of the land located between the Yellow and Yangtze River?
The North China Plain
1,500
What is the name of the 3rd longest river in the world located in China?
Roughly how many people have died trying to climb Mt. Everest?
Over 300
A name for a group of people who invade a land and try to take it over.
Invadors
What made it difficult for invaders to enter Ancient China?
Natural Barriers
What causes the Yellow River to have a yellowish color?
The yellow silt
Advantage or disadvantage: Because Ancient China was isolated by natural barriers the world wasn't exposed to their culture.
Disadvantage
A practice of exchanging needed goods.
Trade
Which two plateau's are located in China?
The Tibetan Plateau & The Mongolian Plateau
What do the Nile River and the Huang He river have in common?
Predictable flooding
What is the name of the river that had predictable flooding in western China?
Yangtze River
How many miles long is the Mongolian Plateau?
1,200,000 miles