The World and Its People: Eastern Hemisphere

Chapter 17: China and Its Neighbors

China and Its Neighbors

1.
Which of the following is called the "Roof of the World"?
A)Mt. Everest
B)Tian Shan
C)Gobi
D)Plateau of Tibet

2.
What river do the Chinese call "China's sorrow" because of flooding?
A)Yangtze
B)Mekong
C)Yellow
D)Xi

3.
Since 1949, China has been _____
A)a communist state.
B)working toward free enterprise.
C)a parliamentary democracy.
D)a constitutional monarchy.

4.
Which of the following statements is true of China?
A)It is the world's largest country in size.
B)It holds about one-fifth of the world's population.
C)It is the world's leading manufacturing country.
D)It is the world's leading agricultural country.

5.
What is the capital of China?
A)Shanghai
B)Hong Kong
C)Taipei
D)Beijing

6.
Who was the leader of China from 1949 to 1976?
A)Chiang Kai-shek
B)Mao Zedong
C)Zhou Enlai
D)Deng Xiaoping

7.
Until the early 1900s, China's government and society were shaped by the teachings of _____
A)Kongfuzi.
B)Laozi.
C)Dao.
D)Buddha.

8.
What does Chinese writing consist of?
A)pictures that represent letters
B)an alphabet similar to Latin
C)sounds instead of characters
D)characters that represent words or ideas

9.
Taiwan earns much of its wealth from _____
A)service industries.
B)oil.
C)high-technology industries.
D)tourism.

10.
In the 1200s, many groups of Mongols joined together under _____
A)Genghis Khan.
B)Shi Huangdi.
C)Siddartha Gautama.
D)the Shang dynasty.
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