history ch.19

How did the natural vegetation of the Northeastern Plain affect the lives of ancient settlers there?

prairie grass provided food for the horses and sheep

What made the Taklimakan Desert one of the most dangerous deserts in the world?

sandstorms and shifting dunes

Compare China's population to the rest of the world.

China has the largest population of people

Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?

The climate was more extreme

What protected Inner China from invasion from the northwest?

barren deserts

How did the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?

by fertilizing the soil, it attracted communities of farmers

In Inner China, which natural events improved the soil?

floods

Why did ancient people on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau herd yaks rather than grow crops?

it was to cold for crops

What geographical features made governing China as a unified state most difficult?

its large size

How is the Gobi Desert different from the Taklimakan Desert?

pebbles cover most of the surface