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16 Cards in this Set
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What is the vast desert in northwestern China that helped isolate the country from West Asia?
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The Taklemakan Desert
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What is the body of water that is bounded by Japan, China, and Taiwan?
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East China Sea
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What body of water is surrounded by the Asian mainland and Taiwan?
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The South China Sea
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What is the tallest peak in the Himalayas Mountains?
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Mount Everest
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What is the mountain range in western China that separates China from Takzhikistan, Kirgizia amd Zazakhastan?
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Tian Shan
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What is the lowland region west of the Gobi Desert that, at 505 feet below sea level, is China's Sea?
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Turfan Depression
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What is the river that rises on the Tibetan Plateau and flows southeast to the South China Sea?
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Mekong River
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What is the plain upon which China's capital, Beijing, is located?
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North China Plain
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What is the river that begins in the plateau of Tibet and runs across the farmlands of northeastern China?
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Yellow River
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What is the plateau in the southwestern part of China that comprises approximately one fourth of the whole country?
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Plateau of Tibet
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What os the mountain range south of the plateau of Tibet that extends 1,500 miles through six countries?
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The Himalayas
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What body of water is located between China and Korea?
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Yellow Sea
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What i s the river that flows from the plateau of Tibet across central and southern China to the East China Sea?
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Yangzi River
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What is the desert that extends 1,000 miles through southeast Mongolia and North China?
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Gobi Desert
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What is the plateau in southern China where much of China's rice is grown?
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Yunnan Plateau
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What is the basin in central China that is south of the Qin Ling Mountains?
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Sichuan Basin
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