Social studies chapter 19

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In ancient times, what limited settlement in the Chang Jiang Basins?

Rainforest vegetation may have limited the space for farming.

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.

Of all the countries in the world, China has the most what?

People

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

Prairie grass provided food for horses and sheep.

Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the "Roof of the World"?

It is very high above sea level.

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

sandstorms and shifting dunes

What do the Turfan Depression and the Chang Jiang Basins have in common?

They are both lower than many other parts of China.

How did 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

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

Because rice requires warm, wet weather, where did the ancient Chinese develop rice fields?

the Chang Jiang Basins

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.

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

The climate was more extreme in Outer China.


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