China, Taiwan, and Mongolia Review

2. Square in Beijing where pro-democracy protests were violently suppressed in 1989.
4. Leader of the Chinese Communists and founder of Communist China.
6. Old Western name for Taiwan, meaning “beautiful island.”
8. Dangerous desert in China with the meaning “Enter and you will not come out.”
9. Mongol leader who created the largest land empire in history.
10. A form of government where leaders are elected by citizens.
15. Earth’s tallest mountain range along the China-Nepal border.
18. A ruling family line; China’s imperial system before the republic.
20. System where government owns all property and controls most aspects of life.
21. Communist nation that strongly influenced Mongolia during the 20th century.
23. Capital of China and site of the Tiananmen Square protests.
25. Landlocked country north of China with vast grasslands and deserts.
26. Leader of the Chinese Nationalists who fled to Taiwan.
29. High plateau region in southwest China, known as the “Roof of the World.”

1. Taiwan’s main seaport and industrial city.
3. People who move from place to place, common in Mongolia.
5. Buddhist leader of Tibet who fled after a 1959 revolt.
7. Fertile, yellowish soil carried by the Huang He River.
8. Island off China's coast, claimed by China but has a separate government.
11. Type of camel with two humps used in the Taklimakan and Gobi Deserts.
12. Capital and largest city of Mongolia.
13. Traditional Mongolian tents used by nomads.
14. Also known as the Yellow River; called "China's Sorrow" due to frequent deadly floods.
16. Also known as the Chang Jiang, Asia's longest river.
17. The last dynasty of China that ruled from 1644.
19. The world's highest mountain, located in the Himalayas.
22. Capital of Taiwan and one of its most populous cities.
24. Country with the worlds highest population
27. A cold desert in Mongolia and northern China made of gravel and rock.
28. Widest waterfall in Taiwan.