Geography Quiz

Medium level quiz about the geography of China.
1. Which province was the most recently created?
Tibet
Chongqing
Jilin
rice, paddy fields
Planting rice in paddy fields. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China Photo by Corto Maltese 1999 available under a Creative Commons license .

2. The Changbai mountains are on the border of China with which other country?
North Korea
Russia
Pakistan
Changbai, Jilin

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

4. Which is China's third largest province by area?
Inner Mongolia
Guangxi
Sichuan
Yangzi River, Nanjing, bridge
The Nanjing bridge over the Yangzi

5. The Star Ferry runs between which two places?
Macau and mainland China
Kowloon and Hong Kong Island
West Lake and Grand Canal Hangzhou

6. Which province is the most northerly in China?
Xinjiang
Inner Mongolia
Heilongjiang
Jilin, Rime island, ice

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Wanfujing is a famous shopping street in which city?
Beijing
Shanghai
Macau

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

16. How long is the reservoir created by the Sanxia Daba (Three Gorges Dam) along the Yangzi River?
400 miles [644 kms]
40 miles [64 kms]
200 miles [322 kms]
Yangzi Gorge, Yangzi River, river
Tributary of the Yangtze River Photo by Oskarp, available under a Creative Commons license .

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

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

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

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