Geography of China

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China

What is the name of the country we are studying right now?

Shifting dunes and dangerous sandstorms

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

The Tibetan Plateau, the Taklimakan Desert, The Gobi Desert, and China's eastern seas.

Which physical features of China would have isolated itself from the world?

Chang Jiang Basin

Which region of China had a warmer climate and received more precipitation than the North China Plain?x

The region was too cold for crops.

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

The climate was more extreme

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

It is very high in elevation

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

North China Plain

Most early people settled of ancient China settled on the

Yellow and Yangtze Rivers

China's major rivers

geography

Different ways of life developed in China because of its

When it flooded it made the soil fertile

How did the Yellow River most influence settlement near its banks?

floods

In Inner China, which natural events enriched the soil?

The Taklimakan Desert and Gobi Desert

What are the names of the two deserts in China?

Population

What does China have the most of in the world?


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