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China
China quiz
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Social Studies
6th Grade
03/12/2013

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Term
Where in the world is China?
Definition
Eastern Asia
Term
Name two things that limited China's contact with others?
Definition
1. Long travel distances
2. Natural barriers
Term
What forms China's natural barrier to the West?
Definition
the Tibetan Plateau
Term
What is a plateau?
Definition
area of high, flat land
Term
Why was the Tibetan Plateau a barrier?
Definition
It was had rugged land and was hard to climb.
Term
Where are some of the tallest mountains in the world?
Definition
the Himalayan Mountains
Term
Why are the Himalayan Mountains a barrier to China?
Definition
They are too tall to climb these rugged, tall mountains. They are the highest in the world.
Term
What is the name of the vast open area that stretches from Mongolia to China?
Definition
the Gobi Desert
Term
Why is the Gobi Desert a barrier to China?
Definition
lack of water, heat, and little rainfall
Term
What is China's natural barrier to the East?
Definition
the Pacific Ocean
Term
The 3 natural barriers to China's west form a natural ?
Definition
WALL
Term
What do these natural barriers make difficult?
Definition
They make it difficult to enter or leave China.
Term
How did China's geography influence China's development?
Definition
1. People could not get in to fight or destroy the Chinese, so there were few wars.
2. People could not bring in or take things out of China to trade.
Term
Name the major rivers in China.
Definition
1. Haung River (Yellow River)
2. Yangtze River (Chang River)
Term
Why is some flooding good?
Definition
Helps fertilize the soil by bringing in good nutrients.
Term
Why is some flooding bad?
Definition
Causes a lot of damage.
Term
Name some other civilizations that also settled along river banks?
Definition
Egypt (Nile River) India (indus river) (Ganges River) Mesopotamia (Tigras River) ( euphrates river)
Term
What is another name for the Huang He River?
Definition
The river of sorrows.
Term
How did the Huang He River get its threatening name ?
Definition
destructive flooding
Term
Why did people continue to live next to the Huang He River?
Definition
It had fertile soil.
Term
What is loess?
Definition
It is fertile, yellow soil that blows off the plains into rivers and is deposited on land during a flood.
Term
Why did China's civilization grow from communities that began in the North China Plain?
Definition
The flooding of the Huang He River caused loess to build up on the land and make fertile farm land allowing crops for food.
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