Physical Geography
The largest country in Asia (excluding Russia because part of it is considered to be in eastern Europe)
What is China
The science or practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals.
What is agriculture?
The number one import China buys from the United States is
What is Soybeans (Agricuture, Wheat, Corn will all be acceptable)
This structure was built to protect China from northern invaders.
What is the Great Wall of China?
This grain is the most important staple crop grown in China
What is Rice
This mountain range is the highest in the world and acts as a barrier to migration between regions.
What is the Himalayan Mountain Range?
A close and positive relationship where people understand each other and communicate well.
What is rapport?
When the U.S. raised tariffs in 2018 and 2019, China responded by doing this.
What is raising tariffs on U.S. goods?
Until 1911 China was rules by....
What is Dyansties (families work too)
This type of meat is so popular in China that the country consumes about half of the world’s supply.
What is pork?
This desert spans China and Mongolia and experiences extreme temperature changes.
What is the Gobi Desert?
A raw material or agricultural product that can be bought and sold.
What is a commodity?
In 2023, U.S. officials raised concerns about China’s actions involving what country
What is North Korea
Who was the first leader of Communist China
What is Mao Zedong
This term describes land that is suitable for growing crops.
What is arable?
Known as the “Mother River of China,” this river is considered the cradle of Chinese civilization.
What is the Yellow River?
Goods or services brought into a country from another country to be sold.
What is an import?
China created these zones to increase international trade by encouraging exports and allowing foreign companies to do business more easily.
What are Special Economic Zones (SEZs)?
This trade route connected China to Europe and the Middle East.
What is the Silk Road?
In China, some pig farms have been found using these substances to make pigs grow faster, raising concerns about meat safety and human health.
What are growth hormones or illegal steroids?
This river is the longest in Asia and helped unify China through trade and transportation.
Yangtze river
Goods or services sent out of a country to be sold elsewhere.
What is an export?
In November 2012, this leader took over as China’s president, Communist Party general secretary, and head of the military.
Who is Xi Jinping?
This belief said rulers governed with divine approval that could be taken away if they ruled poorly or bad things happened(natural disaster, famine, disease, etc)
What is the Mandate of Heaven?
The Chinese government bought this American company to improve its meat supply and safety technology.
What is Smithfield Foods?