Background
The yellow river is the __ longest river in the world?
a. 2nd b. 3rd c. 4th d. 6th
what is 4th?
What did the Chinese troops put in the dikes?
a. explosives b. poison c. dirt d. metal
what are explosives?
When did the river begin to drought?
a. 1972 b. 1974 c. 1963 d. 1968
When is 1972?
The yellow river is very __ and __
a. thin and streamy b. thick and silty c. thick and streamy d. thin and silty
what is thick and silty?
What two things did the flooding cause?
a. clean water shortage & famine b. pollution & famine c. diseases & famine d. lack of resources & famine
what are diseases & famine?
What did China do to help monitor who is taking the water from the river and how much?
What are automatic monitors?
the yellow river runs __ miles long
a. 6000 b. 3000 c. 16000 d. 2000
what is 3000?
The river moved ___ miles further south than it was before
a. 350 b. 650 c. 950 d. 450
what is 450?
What did China do to help the drought problem?
the water suply was put on a limit
The main uses of the yellow river
what is agriculture and drinking water?
the river flooded villages and towns across three provinces. It killed around ___ people.
what is 890,000?
What did China do to help monitor who is taking the water from the river and how much?
What are automatic monitors?
The yellow river begins in mountains of ___ and loops through ____
what is eastern tibet, gobi desert?
What did China want to create by putting explosives in the dikes?
what is a great wall of water?
How many more times water does it take to grow wheat in the Gobi dessert than it does in the lower basin?