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