Chinese Geography and Nature

Land, Rivers and Regions

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  1. Which is the longest river in China?
  2. Into which sea does the Yangtze River flow?
  3. Why is the Yellow River called yellow?
  4. On which plateau does China have its highest land, often called the roof of the world?
  5. What is the highest mountain in the world, on the China-Nepal border?
  6. Which desert in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang is among the largest sand deserts in the world?
  7. Which large dam on the Yangtze is among the largest hydroelectric projects in the world?
  8. Which island, a tropical province of China, lies in the South China Sea south of Guangdong?
  9. Roughly how many countries share a land border with China?
  10. Which sea lies between the Shandong and Liaodong peninsulas and receives the Yellow River?
  11. Which is the largest lake in China, a salt lake on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai province?
  12. Which is the largest freshwater lake in China, in Jiangxi province?
  13. Which low basin in Xinjiang, with a salt lake called Aydingkol, holds China's lowest point?
  14. Which fertile lowland in south-west China is called the Land of Abundance and surrounds Chengdu?
  15. Which river delta in Guangdong is among the most densely built-up regions of China?
  16. The Mekong rises in China under what name?
  17. The Brahmaputra flows through Tibet under which Chinese name?
  18. Which mountain range separates the Tibetan Plateau from the Tarim Basin and also lies between Tibet and Xinjiang?
  19. Which line, running along the Qinling Mountains and the Huai River, is often treated as the divide between north and south China?
  20. The Yangtze is about 6,300 km and the Yellow River about 5,460 km long. How much longer is the Yangtze?
  21. A river runs from the Tibetan Plateau through Sichuan, Hubei and Jiangsu to the sea at a city on its delta. Which river and city?
  22. Which pair correctly matches a river with the sea it enters?
  23. Which statement about the Tibetan Plateau and the rivers of Asia is correct?
  24. Which desert basin, the largest inland basin of China, lies between the Tian Shan and the Kunlun Mountains?
  25. Which list gives the provinces the Yellow River passes in order from source to mouth?

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