Qinling - Quiz
  • 1. What is another name for the Qinling mountain range?
A) Nanshan
B) Beishan
C) Dongshan
D) Xishan
  • 2. In which Chinese province are the Qinling Mountains primarily located?
A) Henan
B) Sichuan
C) Shaanxi
D) Hubei
  • 3. The Qinling range marks the divide between which two river systems?
A) Yellow and Mekong River
B) Pearl and Yangtze River
C) Han and Huai River
D) Yangtze and Yellow River
  • 4. What is the highest mountain in the Qinling range?
A) Mount Hua
B) Mount Taibai
C) Mount Li
D) Mount Maiji
  • 5. What is the height of Mount Taibai?
A) 1,302 meters
B) 3,767 meters
C) 1,742 meters
D) 2,155 meters
  • 6. Which valley is located to the north of the Qinling mountains?
A) Yangtze basin
B) Han River valley
C) Yellow River delta
D) Wei River valley
  • 7. What climate characterizes the land to the north of the Qinling range?
A) Humid subtropical
B) Tropical
C) Alpine tundra
D) Semi-arid
  • 8. How many mountain passes historically crossed the Qinling range to defend against nomadic invasions?
A) Six
B) Two
C) Four
D) Eight
  • 9. What ecoregion best describes the environment of the Qin Mountains?
A) Tropical rainforest
B) Desert shrubland
C) Savanna
D) Deciduous forest
  • 10. Which subspecies of giant panda is endemic to the Qinling Mountains?
A) Tibetan panda
B) Yunnan dwarf panda
C) Sichuan giant panda
D) Qinling panda
  • 11. Approximately how many wild pandas are estimated to live in the Qinling region?
A) 250 to 280
B) 1,000 to 1,200
C) 100 to 150
D) 500 to 600
  • 12. What is the approximate length of the Chinese giant salamander found in the region?
A) 0.9 meters
B) 1.8 meters
C) 1.2 meters
D) 2.5 meters
  • 13. Where does the Nuclear Information Project suggest China stores most of its nuclear warheads?
A) A secret bunker in Beijing
B) Coastal military bases
C) A central storage facility in the Qinling mountain range
D) Underground facilities in the Tibetan Plateau
  • 14. Which nature reserves help protect the Qinling panda?
A) Sanjiangyuan and Hoh Xil
B) Wolong and Labahe
C) Changqing and Foping
D) Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong
  • 15. When did timber harvesting reach its peak in the Qinling Mountains?
A) 20th century
B) 18th century
C) 17th century
D) 19th century
  • 16. Which of these birds is mentioned as being found in the Qinling Mountains?
A) Crested ibis
B) Flamingo
C) Ostrich
D) Penguin
  • 17. What type of forest is found at middle elevations between 2,600 and 3,000 meters?
A) Subalpine forest of firs
B) Mangrove forest
C) Evergreen broadleaf forest
D) Temperate deciduous forest
  • 18. Which tree species is thought to be one of the oldest in the world?
A) Pinus massoniana
B) Castanopsis sclerophylla
C) Ginkgo biloba
D) Quercus glauca
  • 19. What event eased travel across the Qinling range in the late 1990s?
A) Construction of a massive highway bridge
B) Completion of a cable car system
C) Opening of a regional airport
D) Completion of a railway tunnel and a spiral
  • 20. The Qinling Mountains serve as the demarcation line between which two parts of China?
A) East and West China
B) Coastal and Inland China
C) Highland and Lowland China
D) North and South China
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