Geography Challenge #4

Post date: Jan 09, 2013 3:56:38 PM

Imperial China Question 1

Label the Sea of Japan, the Yellow Sea, the

East China Sea, the South China Sea, the

Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, the Persian

Gulf, and the Red Sea.

Look at the map of Asia on page 423. What

three island chains east of China might have

become important Chinese trading partners?

Imperial China Question 2

Label the Plateau of Tibet, the Tian Shan,

and the Himalayas.

Why would these geographic features

make sea trade more popular than

overland trade?

Imperial China Question 3

Label the Huang He and the Chang Jiang.

Why do you think the land near these

rivers would be heavily populated?

Imperial China Question 4

Label the Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts.

When traders wished to take a land route

to the eastern Mediterranean, they had to

travel across these deserts. Explain why

each of these might be important to such

travelers: oases, camels, and military posts.

Imperial China Question 5

Draw a line showing a possible sea route

from China to the southern tip of India.

Begin at the mouth of the Chang Jiang.

Why might knowledge of the compass

have allowed the Chinese to be the

world’s greatest sea power at one time?

Imperial China Question 6

Look at the maps of Asia on pages

422–423 of your book.

What large country is separated from

China by the Himalayas?

What countries are located on the

peninsula northeast of China?

Imperial China Question 7

Look at the map of Asia on page 423.

How large is China compared with other

countries in Asia?

List two geographical reasons why governing

a united China might be difficult.

Imperial China Question 8

Look at the map of Asia on page 423.

What country north of China is located

nearest the Huang He?

Give one reason why people living in this

area might have often attacked China.