The Yangtze River is located closest to which geographic feature?

• A. The Tibetan Plateau
• B. The Andes Mountains
• C. The Sahara Desert
• D. The Baltic Sea

Answer: (A)

The question checks knowing where major rivers begin and which region they’re tied to. The Yangtze River has its headwaters in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the high-altitude region in southwestern China. From those sources on the Tibetan Plateau, the river flows east across much of China to the East China Sea. So, the Tibetan Plateau is the geographic feature closest to the Yangtze because its origin lies there. The Andes Mountains, Sahara Desert, and Baltic Sea are far away in South America, Africa, and Europe, respectively, and don’t relate to the Yangtze’s source or main course.