Social Studies Geography of China
Why was the Taklamakan desert one of the most dangerous deserts in the world
Sandstorms and shifting sand dunes
In what region did ancient Chinese grow rice
The Chang Jiang basin
How is the Gobi desert different than the Taklamakan desert?
The Gobi desert is more rocky than sand / less sand storms
Why did people on the Tibet Plateau herd Yak rather then grow crops
The climate was too cold and dry to grow crops
How did invaders travel into inner china?
They traveled along the coast of the Northeast plains
What is another name for the Chang Jiang river?
Yangtze river
Another name for the Huang He river is ___________________?
Yellow River
What protected inner China from invasion from the Northwest
Natural Barriers
Why is the Tibet Plateau called the rooftop to the world?
Because of its high elevation
Why was the North China plain called the "Land of Yellow Earth"
Because of the yellow silt that blew in from the Gobi desert
What do the Turfan Depression and the Chang Jiang basin have in common
Both are low in elevation (below sea level)
The country with the largest population in the world
China
In inner China, what natural events improved the soil
Flooding
How did the vegetation of the Northeastern Plain affect the lives of ancient settlers?
Grasslands - people were herders
How did the Huang He river most influence settlement near its banks
It flooded leaving behind silt / fertile soil
What geographic features made governing China difficult
Its large size
Fewer people settled in this area in China then in others because of harsh climate and rough terrain
Outer China