Geography: Module 29 China, Mongolia and Taiwan

This river is referred to as "China's Sorrow"

T / F: China's largest urban areas lie near rivers or on the coast

T / F: Taiwan is one of Asia's richest and most industrialized countries

Since 1949, China has been a ___ country

This dynasty built a network of roads and canals and much of the Great Wall

The art of beautiful Chinese writing

Who was a great ruler in Mongolian history?

many-storied tower built as a temple with an upward curving roof at each floor

This is the capital and largest city in Taiwan

This dynasty was the first to unify China

This river's name means "yellow river"

92% of China's population identifies their ancestry as

Mongolia lies in east central Asia between China and

T / F: China has more people than any other country in the world

China's capital and major industrial city

This region was ruled by the UK until 1997, when it returned to Chinese rule

This desert is made up of rock and gravel instead of sand

an economic system in which the government owns all the businesses & makes all decisions

ruling families in China

In which area do most people in China live?

What percent of China's land is good for farming?

This desert lies in the southeastern part of Mongolia

This dynasty began trading over Silk Road

In the civil war in 1912, the communist forces were led by

China has a developing economy based on industry and

After losing the civil war, this leader was driven out of China to the island of Taiwan

fertile, yellowish soil

T / F: China has one of the world's newest civilizations

T / F: Most of China's people live in small rural villages

The Plateau of Tibet is referred to as

Tibetan spiritual leader who was exiled to India

In the civil war in 1912, the nationalist forces were led by

T / F: Horses play a major role in Mongolian life

The nomadic Mongolians live

The Three Gorges Dam was built on this river

T / F: Daoism stresses living simply and in harmony with nature

This is Asia's longest river and a major transportation route

T / F: The eastern part of China is largely mountains and deserts

Macao was once governed by this European country until 1999

China's main population centers and farmlands are located here