Jiayuguan Pass, Jiayuguan, Gansu province. Photograph by Jean-Francois Lanzarone. Reproduced courtesy Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

The Great Wall of China: dynasties, dragons and warriors

Where in the world is.....The Great Wall

The following tasks will help you to gain a clear picture of where The Great Wall of China is located.

Use geospy to test your knowledge of continents of the world and then countries of Asia. This is an online quiz that provides you with a series of questions and then asks you to locate the continents/countries on an interactive world map.

Using the interactive map site located at encarta to identify the countries and bodies of water which border China. Download an outline map of Asia and label all countries and bodies of water.

View this interactive map of China which shows the path of the Great Wall in detail. Zoom in on the map until the yellow line which indicated the Great Wall becomes clear. On your map outline (above) trace the location of the Great Wall.

From what you can see of the location of the Great Wall of China why do you think it may have been built?

Encarta Encyclopaedia
Using the information from encarta provide a written explanation of the geographic location of the Great Wall. Download this template to use and email to your teacher once completed.