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?
Hui
Uyghur
Kyrgyz
Xinjiang, desert

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

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

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

5. Which is China's third largest province by area?
Heilongjiang
Guangxi
Inner Mongolia
Tibet, lake
Basum Lake, Tibet

6. How long is the reservoir created by the Sanxia Daba (Three Gorges Dam) along the Yangzi River?
600 miles [966 kms]
100 miles [161 kms]
400 miles [644 kms]
Yangzi Gorge, Yangzi River, river
Tributary of the Yangtze River Photo by Oskarp, available under a Creative Commons license .

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

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

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

10. What is the range of mountains called that separates the Yellow and Yangzi river basins?
Qingling
Khingan
Nanling
Shanxi, landscape, mountains
Luya Mountain in Shanxi

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

14. Which province was the most recently created?
Shanghai
Chongqing
Xinjiang
Qinghai, lake, mountains
Mirror lake in Qinghai

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

16. What is the average height of the Tibetan plateau?
18,000 feet [5,486 meters]
10,000 feet [3,048 meters]
14,500 feet [4,420 meters]
Qinghai, railway, mountains, snow
Qinghai-Tibet railway near mountains at Golmud, Qinghai

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

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

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

20. 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 .
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