6th Grade Chapter 4

Which is not located in China?

• Nile River
• North China Plain
• Huang River
• Guanxi Zhungzu

Why does the Huang River have a distinctive yellow color?

• yellow flowers grow on its banks
• yellow silt is dissolved in the river water
• it reflects the yellow light of the sun
• it reflects the yellow light of the moon

What have people built to control the flooding along the Huang River?

• terraces 
• sinkholes
• levees
• floodplain

Why has the Huang River been called China's sorrow?

• The river runs through both the desert and the loess valley
• the rivers's tributaries pick  up and carry large amounts of silt
• the river is light blue the same color as human tears
• the river's flooding has wiped out crops and left people homeless

Which best describes the Tibetan Plateau?

• The limestone has eroded into fantastic shapes
• the warm waters of the gulf of tonkin wash upon its shore
• the land is very rocky and is surrounded by mountains
• the plateau is the center of chinese agriculture and industry

which of the following is not found in china?

• plains
• badlands
• mountains 
• deserts

which was an important product of the Zhou economy?

• bones 
• pottery
• silk
• gold

Which was NOT an invention made to improve daily life in ancient china?

• projects to control flooding
• huge walls around towns
• iron used to make farm tools and weapons
• new system of money

Why did Shi Huangdi build the great wall of china?

• help trade relations
• control flooding
• help with irrigation and canal building
• protect the empire from norther invaders

Which was NOT an achievement of the Han Dynasty?

• New states were formed in order to centralize the government
• the building of new roads improved transportation
• government officials had to take civil service exams
• the first complete history of china was written