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China Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Gobi | Desert in northeastern China |
| Hong Kong | China regained control of this city in 1997 |
| Ulaanbaatar | Capital city of Mongolia |
| Communist State | Government has strong control over the country |
| Caligraphy | Art of beautiful writing |
| Tibetans | Ethnic group living in western China |
| Typhoon | Hurricane |
| Ring of Fire | Pacific coastal areas with volcanoes and earthquakes |
| Dynasty | A line of rulers from single family |
| Xi | Major river in southern China |
| Consumer Goods | products such as televisions, cars, motorcycles |
| Turpan Depression | hottest area in China |
| Tiananmen Square | site of the 1989 protests |
| Dike | high bank of soil along a river |
| Hong Kong | once controlled by United Kingdom |
| Han Chinese | largest ethnic group in China |
| Taklimakan | desert in northern China |
| Yellow River | called "China's sorrow" because of floods in the past |
| Mongolia | its capital is Ulaanbaarar |
| Taiwan | China claims it as it's 23rd province |