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Benchmark Test review, 12/17/12

Benchmark Test review, 12/17/12. How did geography affect life in ancient China?. Ancient China. In the SW, the Himalaya Mountains prevented settlement, a high plateau lies north of these mountains and the weather is extremely cold all year around. Ancient China.

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Benchmark Test review, 12/17/12

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  1. Benchmark Test review, 12/17/12

  2. How did geography affect life in ancient China?
  3. Ancient China In the SW, the Himalaya Mountains prevented settlement, a high plateau lies north of these mountains and the weather is extremely cold all year around.
  4. Ancient China To the north of this plateau lies desert land, where temperatures are too hot in summer and too cold in winter to make a good place for people to live.
  5. China ---- The Tibet-Qinghai Plateau Some groups did roam the area, raising livestock and moving from place to place, but life was hard for them
  6. Inner and Outer China Inner China, hills, valleys, and plains are easy to navigate. Rivers provide fertile land for farming. Most Chinese chose to make their homes in Inner China. The North China Plain, and to the south the low river plains of the middle and lower Chang Jiang Basins.
  7. Inner and Outer China 1. The major rivers of ancient China flowed down from the Tibet- Qinghai Plateau.
  8. Inner and Outer China 2. What three natural barriers, shown on the map, helped protect Inner China from invasion? Himalayas; Tibet-Qinghai Plateau; Taklimakan Desert; TurfanDepression; Gobi desert, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea
  9. Inner and Outer China 3. What is one factor that may have made east-west travel easier than north-south travel within Inner china in ancient times? The Huang He and the Chang Jiang ran west to east, allowing people and goods to travel by boat.
  10. Inner and Outer China Present-day China is the third largest country in the world, after Russian and Canada. China includes about 3.7 million square miles. With a population of about 1.2 billion, more people live in China than in any other Country.
  11. Inner and Outer China 4. Of all the countries in the world, China has the most people.
  12. Inner and Outer China 5. Why did fewer people settle in Outer China than Inner China? The Climate was more extreme
  13. Inner and Outer China 6. In Inner China, which natural events improved the soil? Floods (Modern China built was the largest Damns in the world to control flooding)
  14. Inner and Outer China 7. Why is the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau called the “Roof of the World”? It is very high above sea level, Average 13,500, two miles above sea level
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