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15.1 Geographic Setting of China
pp. 323-327
½ pt. Each = 22 points
1. Read the Introduction. Why do you think the ancient Chinese believed a stone to
be the center of the Earth?
Location
2. List 4 physical barriers of China
a.
c.
b.
d.
3. What is a Plateau? (see pg. 800, if you do not remember)
4. Identify and give the location of China’s three main rivers.
a._____________________ :
b. ____________________:
c. ____________________:
5. Give the relative location of the North China Plain.
6. What is the elevation of most of the land of the North China Plain?
7. Why does most of China’s population live in the Eastern part of the nation?
Landforms
8. What do most Chinese do for a living?
9. Mountains and plateaus cover about ________ % of China.
10. What does the term “arable” mean?
11. What is a terrace?
Regions
12. China has ______ main regions.
13. The two most populated regions are known as the ______________ _______________.
14. The two regions of the heartland are ____________ and ____________ China.
15. In which region would you prefer to live if you were a farmer? Why?
16. Which region would you prefer to visit as a tourist? Why?
Rivers
17. Three important rivers in China: a. _____________ b. ______________ c. ___________
18. Rewrite the three important river names. Next to each, write their phonetic spelling.
a. ___________________
phonetic spelling = ____________________
b. ___________________
phonetic spelling = ____________________
c. ___________________
phonetic spelling = ____________________
19. Two reasons the above named rivers are important:
a. ____________________
b. ____________________
20. Huang He Means: _________________ _______________
21. Define and describe loess:
People
22. 95% of the people who live in China are ________ which means ________________
________________.
23. Define dialect:
24. China’s official language is _________________.