Lesson 23/25 China

Of all the countries in the world, China has the

• largest land area
• largest population (2nd largest now to India)
• longest river
• worst weather

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

• The land was in smaller sizes in Outer China
• The climate was more extreme in Outer China
• The roads were more dangerous in Inner China
• The invasions drove farmers away from Inner China

Which river was the lifeline to China?

• Yangtze
• Huang-He (Yellow River)
• Nile
• Tigris and Euprates

Why did ancient people on the Tibet Plateau raise livestock like Yaks, rather than grow crops?

• Yaks found food easily in the thick forests
• The area was too wet for crops
• The area was too cold for crops
• Yaks could be sold in the nearby markets

What protected Inner China from invasions from the West

• wide rivers and lakes
• grassy plains and fields
• empty deserts and high mountains
• craters and oceans

In Inner China, which natural events fertilized the soil?

• floods
• hurricanes
• sandstorms
• earthquakes

What was the name of the soil that was good for farming in China?

• loess
• silt
• sandy
• mud

Hills cut into China's farming production. How did the change the landscape to increase their land.

• levees in valleys
• terraces on mountains
• invaded good farmland
• build floating gardens

What would a levee do to help China?

• increase farmland
• decrease invaders
• increase water for crops
• decrease bugs / varmits

Double Cropping is

• Farming twice the crops on the same land at the same time
• Farming twice as slow, but bigger vegetables
• Charging double for the crops you farmed
• Farming the same crops twice in a year