Name: ____________________________________________

Geography of China
1. Five Themes Chart: There are four phrases that are underlined in the text. Each one is followed by a number from
one to four. Place the number in the table to match that sentence or phrase to one of the Five Themes of
Geography. (HINT: One theme will not be used.)
Theme

Sentence or phrase from article

(write the number)

Location
Place
Movement
Region
HEI

2. Match each bolded word from the text to its synonym.

__________

dikes

A. damaging

__________

monsoons

B. watering of crops

__________

destructive

C. dams

__________

irrigation

D. storms

__________

area

E. size measurement

3. Reread the 2nd paragraph and write one compete sentence to summarize the main idea of this paragraph.

4. Label the map: Skim through the article and find the descriptions of the places typed in bold, italicized text. Use
the descriptions to help you decide where to write each name on the accompanying map. (HINT: There are 10
places described - be sure to label all 10 of them on the map.)

Name: ____________________________________________
RUSSIA

(current)

MONGOLIA
(current)

40N
A

30N

TAIWAN
(current)

20N
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
(current)

90E

100E

110E

120E

5. Map questions:
A. On the map above, what does the dotted line represent?
B.

What is the distance from the mouth of the Xi River to the mouth of the Chang Jiang River? _______miles

C.

What is the distance from the Himalayas to the Altay Mountains? _______miles

D. Taiwan is (NE, SE, NW, SW) of Mongolia.

E.

Russia is (NE, SE, NW, SW) of India.

F.

Which is the best estimate for the absolute location of the Xi Rivers mouth?

(21N, 115E) or (19N, 115E)

G. Estimate the absolute location of Japan - ___________N, ___________ E

H. Estimate the absolute location of Point A -___________N, ___________E
I.

Write a complete sentence to describe the relative location of the Philippine Islands
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