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  • 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) Shaanxi
B) Sichuan
C) Hubei
D) Henan
  • 3. The Qinling range marks the divide between which two river systems?
A) Han and Huai River
B) Yangtze and Yellow River
C) Yellow and Mekong River
D) Pearl and Yangtze 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) 3,767 meters
B) 1,302 meters
C) 1,742 meters
D) 2,155 meters
  • 6. Which valley is located to the north of the Qinling mountains?
A) Yellow River delta
B) Yangtze basin
C) Wei River valley
D) Han River valley
  • 7. What climate characterizes the land to the north of the Qinling range?
A) Semi-arid
B) Alpine tundra
C) Humid subtropical
D) Tropical
  • 8. How many mountain passes historically crossed the Qinling range to defend against nomadic invasions?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Eight
D) Six
  • 9. What ecoregion best describes the environment of the Qin Mountains?
A) Savanna
B) Deciduous forest
C) Desert shrubland
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 10. Which subspecies of giant panda is endemic to the Qinling Mountains?
A) Sichuan giant panda
B) Yunnan dwarf panda
C) Tibetan panda
D) Qinling panda
  • 11. Approximately how many wild pandas are estimated to live in the Qinling region?
A) 100 to 150
B) 500 to 600
C) 250 to 280
D) 1,000 to 1,200
  • 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) 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) Changqing and Foping
B) Sanjiangyuan and Hoh Xil
C) Wolong and Labahe
D) Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong
  • 15. When did timber harvesting reach its peak in the Qinling Mountains?
A) 18th century
B) 17th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
  • 16. Which of these birds is mentioned as being found in the Qinling Mountains?
A) Flamingo
B) Ostrich
C) Crested ibis
D) Penguin
  • 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) Ginkgo biloba
D) Quercus glauca
  • 19. What event eased travel across the Qinling range in the late 1990s?
A) Completion of a cable car system
B) Completion of a railway tunnel and a spiral
C) Construction of a massive highway bridge
D) Opening of a regional airport
  • 20. The Qinling Mountains serve as the demarcation line between which two parts of China?
A) North and South China
B) Coastal and Inland China
C) Highland and Lowland China
D) East and West China
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