Geography Quiz

Medium level quiz about the geography of China.
1. Xinjiang is home to many ethnic groups; which one is acknowledged in its official name?
Uyghur
Hui
Tajik
Xinjiang, desert

2. Wanfujing is a famous shopping street in which city?
Macau
Beijing
Tianjin

3. What is the range of mountains called that separates the Yellow and Yangzi river basins?
Qingling
Changbai
Hengduan
Shanxi, landscape, mountains
Luya Mountain in Shanxi

4. By what name do the people call their own country of China?
Hanguo
Cathay
Zhongguo
Tiananmen square, National Peoples Congress
Tiananmen Square, 12th June 2010. Image by Ronnie Macdonald available under a Creative Commons License

5. What is the name of the Chinese currency?
yen
renminbi
dong
money, economy

7. The Changbai mountains are on the border of China with which other country?
Laos
North Korea
Vietnam
Changbai, Jilin

8. Which country administered the island of Macau until 1999?
Portugal
Britain
France
Macau, cityscape, view
View of Macau Tower at sunset

9. Which is China's third largest province by area?
Inner Mongolia
Tibet
Qinghai
Xinjiang, camel, desert
Camel caravan in Xinjiang

10. The Yu (or Yuyuan) gardens are a famous spot in which city?
Suzhou
Shanghai
Guangzhou
garden, Sichuan
Traditional public garden at Chengdu, Sichuan

11. Which province was the most recently created?
Chongqing
Tibet
Xinjiang
Wuhan, pavilion, Hubei, city
Wuhan city view

12. Which of these provinces is NOT considered part of the region of Manchuria?
Shanxi
Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang, tiger, wildlife
A Siberian tiger walking on snow, Heilongjiang

13. The Hunza Valley is a historic land route into China, which country does it lead to?
Kazakhstan
India
Pakistan
Pakistan, Karakoram highway

14. The city of Guangzhou stands on which major river?
Pearl river
Yangzi river
Li river
Guangdong, Guangzhou, modern housing, view
View of Guangdong's provincial capital: Guangzhou

15. The Star Ferry runs between which two places?
Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
Nanjing and Chongqing
West Lake and Grand Canal Hangzhou

16. What is the average height of the Tibetan plateau?
14,500 feet [4,420 meters]
10,000 feet [3,048 meters]
16,500 feet [5,029 meters]
Qinghai, railway, mountains, snow
Qinghai-Tibet railway near mountains at Golmud, Qinghai

17. Which of these countries does NOT have a land border with China?
Thailand
Nepal
Laos
Xinjiang, view, mountains, snow
Nalati grassland near Yining, Xinjiang

18. Which province is the most northerly in China?
Heilongjiang
Gansu
Xinjiang
Jilin, Rime island, ice

19. Sanjiangyuan Three Rivers National Park is the source of which major rivers?
Pearl; Yellow and Yangzi
Li; Yellow and Yangzi
Mekong; Yellow and Yangzi
Yangzi Gorge, Yangzi River, river
Tributary of the Yangtze River Photo by Oskarp, available under a Creative Commons license .

20. How long is the reservoir created by the Sanxia Daba (Three Gorges Dam) along the Yangzi River?
100 miles [161 kms]
400 miles [644 kms]
200 miles [322 kms]
Yangzi Gorge, Yangzi River, river
Tributary of the Yangtze River Photo by Oskarp, available under a Creative Commons license .
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