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