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Chapter 19
Question | Answer |
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What is Outer China made of? | Made of mountains, plateaus and deserts |
What is the climate and geography in the Tibet- Qinghai Plateau? | High elevation and it is cold and dry |
Is there more people in Inner China or Outer China | Inner China |
What landmarks reside on the Tibet-Qinghai Plaeau | The Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers begin in this area |
What is considered one of the most dangerous deserts? | The Taklamakan Desert |
Where can greenery be found in the The Taklamakan Desert? | Near an oases |
What are the Gobi deserts surroundings like? | The ground is mostly stony and rocky |
What is the vegetation like in the Gobi Desert? | Sparse, spaced out, and in small amounts |
What is the Northeastern Plain mainly made up of? | Low hills and plains |
What was the Northeastern Plain good for? | Herding animals |
Why wasn't the Northeastern Plain good for growing crops? | Because it was too cold and dry |
Why is there more people living in Inner China | Rivers enrich the soil making it good for growing crops |
What are the 2 main regions in Inner China? | The North China Plain and the The Chang Jiang Basins |
What is a good feature of Inner China? | It has a lot of rivers running through it |
What makes the North China Plain good for growing crops? | The silt from the Huang He river makes the land around it makes the land very fertile |
What is the geography of the North China Plain? | Very flat land |
What crops grows well in the Chang Jiang Basins and why | Rice, because it needs moisture and warmth |
What are the Chang Jiang Basins geography | Low, wet coastal plains |
What is the Chang Jiang Basins most important feature | The rivers running through it |
What is the climate in the Chang Jiang Basin | Warn and wet |
What kept Inner China isolated? | Mountains, plateaus, cold climate, and deserts |
How did the earliest inhabitants in China live | They fished, probably made fire, built tools, hunted, and gathering |
When people began farming they mostly settled in... | Inner China on the North China Plain |
What did people grow in the Northwestern Desert | Cotton, winter wheat, and maize |