Geography of China - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
Highest mountain in the world – found on the China/Nepal border Everest
99%
Desert which China shares with Mongolia Gobi
91%
Second highest mountain in the world – found on the China/Pakistan border K2
91%
The largest animal which is endemic to China (meaning it can be found only there) Giant panda
90%
Former English-language spelling of Beijing Peking
89%
China's longest river Yangtze
89%
Region which consists mostly of a plateau with an average elevation of 4500 meters (14,800 feet) Tibet
88%
Dialect of Chinese which is native to the above region Cantonese
87%
Former Portuguese colony which was returned to China in 1999 Macau
87%
Sea in which China has been building artificial islands in order to establish a territorial claim South China Sea
82%
Largest city square in Beijing, covering an area of about 0.2 km² Tiananmen Square
82%
The world's most populous urban agglomeration Guangzhou / Shenzhen
81%
Chinese province which has more Mongolians than the country of Mongolia {Inner} Mongolia
76%
Major river which rises in Qinghai province and empties in Vietnam Mekong
73%
Country with which China share its shortest border – just 76 kilometers long Afghanistan
69%
The main city of the above region Lhasa
67%
City where Qin Shi Huang was buried, along with his Terracotta Army Xi'an
66%
Informal name for the far northeastern part of China Manchuria
64%
Muslim ethnic group that lives in northwestern China Uyghur
62%
Largest island in the People's Republic of China Hainan
59%
Peninsula which is found just north of Hong Kong island Kowloon
44%
River that marks most of the border between China and Russia Amur
32%
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