6th Chapter 16 Geography and Early Settlement of China
Why did ancient people on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau herd yaks rather than grow crops?
The region was too cold for crops.
How is the Gobi Desert different from the Taklimakan Desert?
Pebbles cover much of the surface.
How did the natural vegetation of the Northeastern Plain affect the lives of ancient settlers there?
Prairie grass provided food for horses and sheep.
Early settlers chose to live in inner China rather than out of China because
Inner China had rivers and rich soil
Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the "Roof of the World"?
It is very high above sea level
Another name for the Huang He, the river that deposits silt on the north China plain, is the
Yellow River
Several groups of invaders from the Northeastern Plain traveled to Inner China
along a narrow coastal plain.
What protected Inner China from invasion from the northwest?
barren deserts
What made the Taklimakan Desert one of the most dangerous deserts in the world?
sandstorms and shifting dunes
After Russia and Canada, China ranks fourth in the world in
size
Because rice requires warm, wet weather, where did the ancient Chinese develop rice fields?
the Chang Jiang Basins
How many major regions does China have?
5
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 the Huang He most influence settlement near its banks?
By fertilizing the soil, it attracted communities of farmers.
The north eastern plain has great contrast in it's
Climate
What geographic features is northern China known for?
Deserts
Which desert is one of the largest in the world
Gobi Desert
Most of the history of ancient China took place in
Inner China
The two main regions of inner China are the
North China Plain and Chang Jiang Basins
In what region did Chinese civilization began?
North China plain
Why did few people settle in outer China?
Outer China did not have good farmland.
In ancient times, what limited settlement in the Chang Jiang Basins?
Rainforest vegetation may have limited the space for farming
What makes the north China plain a good place to grow crops?
Silt from the Huang He makes the soil fertile
Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than in Inner China?
The climate was more extreme in Outer China
What do the Turfan Depression and the Chang Jiang Basins have in common?
They are both lower than many other parts of China.
What physical features also known as the roof of the world
Tibet-Qinghai Plateau
Where do the Huang He (Yellow River) and Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) begin?
Tibet-Qunghai Plateau
In Inner China, which natural events enriched the soil?
floods
Later in Chinese history, which of these geographical features made governing China as a unified state most difficult?
its large size
The Chang Jiang Basins have
low, wet plains and a mild climate.
Of all the countries in the world, China has the
most people
