Geography
This is the third largest country in the world
What is China
This is the reason that farmers could not grow crops on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau
It was too cold
This is the only place where water can be found in the desert
What is an oasis
This is how the Northeastern Plain is linked to the rest of China.
*Hint this is also how invaders would access Inner China
This is a stream that feeds into a larger river
What is tributary
These mountains are in the outer parts of China
What is Himalaya Mountains
This is another name for the Tibetan Plateau
What is the "Roof of the World"
This is one of the most dangerous deserts in the world
What is the Taklimakan Desert
This is the natural vegetation in the Northeastern Plain
What is prairie grasses that cattle can eat
This river means "long river"
What is Chang Jiang river
This area is outer China is hundreds of feet below sea level
What is the Turfan Depression
Describe the climate of the Tibetan Plateau
What is cold, air is thin and dry, snow falls in summer
This makes the Taklimakan Desert so dangerous
Shifting sand dunes and sandstorms.
Will also accept extremely hot (rain doesn't reach the ground)
In the winter, people use the Liao and Sungari rivers as what?
What is roads (because they freeze!)
In Ancient times, this type of vegetation was in the Chang Jiang Basin
What is thick rainforest
This part of China has rolling hills, rivers and plains
What is Inner China
These animals live on the Tibetan Plateau
What are antelopes, yaks, wolves and wildcats
The Gobi desert is made up of this type of land
What is stony, small pebbles, and tiny bits of sand
The North China Plain is called the "Land of the Yellow Earth" because it is covered in this
What is yellow limestone silt
This is the reason the Chang Jiang River was safer to live near than the Huang He River
What is it floods less than the Huang He River.
This area of China was more attractive to early settlers (inner or outer China?)
What is inner China
In ancient time, people were unable to grow this on the plateau
What is crops
Very little of this grows on the desert floor (sparse)
What is vegetation
This river helps fertilize the surrounding lands, making the North China Plain a good place to grow crops
What is the Huang He river
Because there is a lot of warmth and moisture in the Chang Jiang Basin, it is a very good place to grow this
What is rice