Geography Quiz

Medium level quiz about the geography of China.
1. What is the range of mountains called that separates the Yellow and Yangzi river basins?
Hengduan
Nanling
Qingling
Shanxi, landscape, mountains
Luya Mountain in Shanxi

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

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

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

5. Which country ran the island of Macau until 1999?
Portugal
Japan
U.S.
Macau, cityscape, view
View of Macau Tower at sunset

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

8. What do the Chinese call their own country of China
Cathay
Zhongguo
Mingong
Tiananmen square, National Peoples Congress
Tiananmen Square, 12th June 2010. Image by Ronnie Macdonald available under a Creative Commons License

9. Which is China's third largest province by area?
Guangxi
Inner Mongolia
Sichuan
Great Wall
Photo by Georgio , available under a Creative Commons license .

10. Which province is the most northerly in China?
Shanxi
Heilongjiang
Jilin
Jilin, Rime island, ice

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

12. Which province was the most recently created?
Jilin
Inner Mongolia
Chongqing
Yellow river, river, bridge
Lower reaches of Yellow River (Huanghe)

13. What is the average height of the Tibetan plateau?
14,500 feet [4,420 meters]
18,000 feet [5,486 meters]
12,500 feet [3,810 meters]
Qinghai, railway, mountains, snow
Qinghai-Tibet railway near mountains at Golmud, Qinghai

14. Excluding Macau which province has the lowest population in China?
Tibet (Xizang)
Qinghai
Ningxia

15. The Star Ferry runs between which two places?
Beijing and Tianjin
Wuhan and Chongqing
Kowloon and Hong Kong Island

16. What is the name of the Chinese currency?
renminbi
yen
won
money, economy

17. Xinjiang is home to many ethnic groups; which one is acknowledged in its official name?
Mongolian
Uyghur
Kazakh
Xinjiang, desert

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

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

20. How long is the reservoir created by the Sanxia Daba (Three Gorges Dam) along the Yangzi River?
600 miles [966 kms]
40 miles [64 kms]
400 miles [644 kms]
Yangzi Gorge, Yangzi River, river
Tributary of the Yangtze River Photo by Oskarp, available under a Creative Commons license .
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