L19 Geography of China

Most of the history of ancient China took place in?

• Outer China

• Inner China

• Hidden China

• All of the responses

Which of the following best describes Outer China?

• Outer China is hot year-round

• Outer China borders the sea

• Outer China is much smaller than inner China

• Outer China is a land of extremes

Early settlers chose to live in Inner China rather than Outer China because

• Inner China was mostly mountainous.

• Inner China was farther from the sea.

• Inner China had rivers and rich soil.

• Inner China did not have floods.

The two main regions of Inner China are the

• North China Plain and Chang Jiang Basins.

• Northwestern Deserts and Tibet-Qinhai Plateau.

• Northwestern Deserts and Northeastern Plain.

• Gobi Desert and Turfan Depression.

Where do the Huang He (Yellow River) and Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) begin?

• Taklimakan Desert

• Taklimakan Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Tibet-Qunghai Plateau

What is a characteristic of the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau?

• The Himalayas lie to the south.

• The climate is cold and dry.

• The plateau covers a large area.

• all of the responses

In what region did Chinese civilization begin?

• North China Plain

• Gobi Desert

• Tibet Qinhai Plateau

• Turfan Depression

Another name for the Huang He, the river that deposits silt on the North China Plain, is the

• Yangtze River

• Liao

• Sungari

• Yellow River

What acted as a natural barrier around Inner China, keeping early settlers isolated?

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Cold Climate

• All of the above

The Chang Jiang Basins have

• tall, rugged mountains and a cold climate.

• small, dry plateau and a dry climate.

• low, wet plains and a mild climate.

• dry, lifeless deserts and sandstorms.