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Geography of East Asia Answers

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Read the sentenceMost people live in river valleys with arable land rather than on the unfertile sands of the desert.

A
inference
B
restatement
C
antonym or synonym
D
definition or explanation
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How did the people of ancient China adapt to the land?

A
Port cities were built with special materials to survive typhoons.
B
Flood controls like dams and canals were created to manage the rivers.
C
Land in river valleys was managed by the government to prevent excessive farming.
D
Ancient Chinese civilizations cut roads along the mountains to make them passable.
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How did the physical environment of river valleys negatively impact ancient civilizations?

A
The land was attractive to outside invaders who wished to conquer the land.
B
Rivers prevented the people from moving because they could not cross them.
C
Occasionally, extreme flooding caused great damage and killed many people.
D
Silt in the rivers made the water dirty and possibly unsafe for people to drink.
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How did the mountain ranges in the western and northern parts of China affect its development?

A
They isolated ancient China from neighboring cultures.
B
They provided stone and timber for building settlements.
C
They served as the location for ancient China’s religious temples and shrines.
D
They were used by the government to mark the boundaries of the empire.
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Why did the first Chinese cities develop on the North China Plain?

A
The North China Plain was protected from outside invasion.
B
The river valleys throughout China were overcrowded with people.
C
Freshwater rivers supplied wide-open and fertile farmlands.
D
The Grand Canal was built to connect the North China Plain to other rivers.
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How did East Asia’s highlands affect human settlement?

A
People were forced to live a nomadic lifestyle due to the rocky terrain and deserts.
B
People were unable to remain in the highlands during the winter due to the harsh climate.
C
People were forced to abandon their settlements due to a lack of basic natural resources.
D
People were unable to survive without the help of people from other regions of ancient China.
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Read the sentence.Just like the Yellow River, the Yangtze played an important role in the development of the culture and civilization of ancient China.

A
inference
B
restatement
C
comparison
D
definition or explanation
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Where did most people live in ancient China?

A
near the coasts
B
in the river valleys
C
on the Tibetan Plateau
D
in the North China Plain
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What role did monsoons play in the farming of the river valleys of East Asia?

A
Monsoons changed the paths of rivers, which changed China’s borders.
B
Monsoons flooded the soil with nutrients from rivers and kept the soil fertile.
C
Monsoons discouraged people from invading the land because it flooded so often.
D
Monsoons caused people to move away from the river valleys in search of drier land.
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Which natural disaster was a particular threat in ancient China?

A
typhoons
B
droughts
C
avalanches
D
volcanic eruptions
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Read the map.Which geographical feature separates China and Mongolia?

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A
Gobi Desert
B
Loess Plateau
C
Eastern Steppe
D
Manchurian Plain
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Read the sentences.Early Chinese farmers built small villages along the Yellow River. The rich, yellow-colored soil was good for growing a grain called millet.

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inference
B
restatement
C
antonym or synonym
D
definition or explanation
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How did the geography of East Asia benefit the people of ancient China?

A
by attracting nomadic herders to its open grasslands
B
by providing plenty of land for settlement and having no need for conflict
C
by protecting them from extreme weather with its large mountain ranges
D
by providing a rich source of natural resources such as fertile farmland

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