Atlas of China

Learn China's geography

The atlas is a map first, and a map is the way to learn a country: where the 34 regions are, how big the whole is, and why the land falls in three steps from Tibet to the sea. These pages use the atlas's own map data, and are free for classrooms.

1. China provinces quiz
   Click each of the 34 regions as it is named, match the Chinese names, or pick the capitals. Embeds in a class page.
2. Blank map of China
   Numbered outlines with an answer key, and a labelled map with the capitals; print or download as SVG.
3. How big is China?
   Lay any of 29 countries over China at the same scale, and see which country each region is the size of.
4. China's physical geography in five minutes
   The three steps, the big rivers, the deserts and basins, the lakes and the highest peaks, on a relief map.
5. Provinces and regions of China
   The table of all 34 with capital, Chinese name, pinyin, type and area, each with its own page.