Merryland International School

UAE Social Studies

Name: _______________________ Grade 7 Sec: __________
1. Fill in the blanks with the names of the major rivers and seas in or near China using words
from the box.

East China Sea Seoul Chongqing Yellow (Haung) River

North Korea Tokyo Guangzhou Taiwan Taipei

South Korea Long River Beijing Shanghai

The Yangtze River empties into the __East China______________ Sea near the major port
city of _Shanghai___________________. The Yangtze River is also known as the _Long
river_ because it is China’s longest river. Another major inland city that the Yangtze flows
through is the city of _Chongqing________. The _Yellow River_______ flows into the East
China Sea. Canals constructed during the Yuan Dynasty in the 1300s connected the Yellow
River to the modern capital city of _Beijing___. Across from the northern China Sea are two
countries, which although they share the same Korean language and culture, are separated into
two separate countries. These are known as _North Korea________ or the Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea, and _South Korea_________ or the Republic of Korea. To the
east of Korea is the Sea of Japan and a long island country known as _Japan_______. Its
capital is _Tokyo______. In the East China Sea is an island country known as _Taiwan_____.
Its capital is _Taipei____________. It is a Chinese speaking country that was formed after the
defeat of the Nationalist Republican forces in 1949, when the Chinese Revolution gained
power under Mao Zedong, who formed the Communist Party that rules China today. In the
South of Chins are two important cities. _Guangzhou____ is an important industrial city found
inland near the large port city of Hong Kong.
2. What was the largest canal and when was it built?

_The Grand Canal was the largest canal and it was built in the 5th century BCE with
construction and maintenance continuing ever since. ________________________

3. List at least three ways that canal was important to the people in Ancient China.
a__transportation____________________________________________________
b__communication___________________________________________________
c__commerce_______________________________________________________

Question Answer
4 What is the largest mountain range in Kunlun Mountains /
Southwestern China Hengduan Mountains
5 Which country is North of Central China? Mongolia
6 Which three countries is Northeast of China? Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang

7 What is the tallest mountain on earth? Mount Everest

Use the map and find four East Asian countries and their capitals.

Country Capital
8 China Beijing
9 North Korea Pyongyang
10 South Korea Seoul
11 Mongolia Ulaanbaatar