TCI Chapter 19
What protected Inner China from invasion from the Northwest?
Barren Deserts
Why did more people settle in Inner China than Outer China?
Because the climate was more extreme
What natural events improved the quality of the soil?
Floods
The Northeast Plain had what kind of vegetation?
Grasslands
Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the "Roof of the World"?
It is very high above sea level
Later on, what made it difficult to unify China into one country?
Its large size
Why is the North China Plain sometimes called the "Land of the Yellow Earth"?
Limestone silt from the Gobi Desert covers the soil.
How did people from the Northeastern Plain travel to Inner China?
On a narrow coastal plain
What does China have the most of in the world?
People
Why was the Taklimakan Desert so dangerous?
Sandstorms and shifting sand dunes
Where did the Ancient Chinese grow rice?
The Chiang Jiang Basins
How is the Gobi Desert different from the Taklimakan Desert?
The Gobi Desert is covered with pebbles
The major rivers flowed from what region?
The Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau
Why did ancient people on the Tibetan Plateau herd yaks instead of growing crops?
The region was too cold and extreme for crops
Why did the people settle near the banks of the Huang He?
The soil was fertile and easy to grow crops
What do the Turfan Depression and the Chang Jiang Basins have in common?
They are the lowest parts of China
