GRADE 7
MORAL ,SOCIAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES
Chapter – 1
The Geography of East Asia.
MLO: To learn about the geography of East Asia
RLA: To protect geographical features.
VALUES: Responsibility
Fill in the Blanks
1. The Yangtze River empties into the …………………………..
East China Sea
2. The Yangtze River also known as the ………………………….
Shanghai
3. …………………………..built in stages from 200 BCE and 1644
CE
The Great Wall
4. The Great Wall protect ……………………… from invaders from
North.
5. The Great Wall stretched over …………… km.
21,196
6. …………………is the tallest mountain on Earth.
Mount Everest.
7. _____________ was the China’s largest canal.
Grand Canal
8. …………….. is the capital city of China
Beijing
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
1. What are the features of resources in China?
East Asia has some of the most important resources in the world.
Some f the resources are natural resources, like mountains,
rivers, minerals and others. Some of the resources are man-
made, like the buildings, bridges, dams, etc…
2. What do you know about The Great Wall?
One of the most famous man-made structure is the Great Wall.
The Great Wall was built in stages from 200 BCE and 1644 CE. It
is the longest structure ever built.
3. What is the large mountain range in south – western china?
In South western china, just North – East of the boarders of India and
Myanmar, lies a mountain range known as the Hengduan Shan.
4. What are the features of The Grand Canal?
The Grand Canal is one of the greatest engineering feats of the
ancient world. It runs along the North -Eastern plains of China.
Construction began on the Grand Canal in the 5 th century BCE
with construction and maintenance continuing ever since.
5. Write three ways that canals were important to the people in
Ancient
China?
1.Canals became important transportation routes with the ability
to
transport barges and boats with goods, food, animals and
people.
2.It was used for communication across the Empire.
3.It connects the capital city of Beijing in the north to Zhejiang
province in the south.
-Lesson Completed-