TCI Chapter 19

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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


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