The Geography of China (1)

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1	The most important factor in developing agriculture in China was?:
		irrigating dry sections of the Gobi Desert.
		predicting when the seasonal rains would fall.
		controlling the floods of the Yellow River.
		protecting China Proper from foreign invasion.


2	The amount of land in China that is arable land is approximately?:
		40%.
		10%.
		25%.
		50%.


3	In China, the development of ethnocentrism was most influenced by?:
		its historic reliance on foreign nations.
		a long history of democratic government.
		a strong belief in Christianity.
		its geographic isolation.


4	Which of the following geographic features would have the greatest effect on the lives of the Chinese people?:
		monsoons.
		mountains.
		deserts.
		North Current.


5	As a person travels WEST in China, he/she is most likely to find?:
		densely populated cities.
		mountains and deserts.
		large agricultural areas.
		dry plains.


6	The best way to discuss the climate of China is to?:
		study the entire country because there are few variations.
		compare the differences between China and Southeast Asia.
		study only the southern area because most of the Chinese live there.
		compare the differences between North and South China.


7	Shan : China :: ? : India
		loess.
		Kuo.
		ghats.
		arigato.


8	China's rivers have?:
		not influenced the lives of the Chinese people very much.
		only recently influenced the lives of the Chinese people.
		greatly influenced the lives of the Chinese people.
		had no influence at all on the lives of the people of China.


9	The only answer to northern China's agricultural problems is?:
		reforestation.
		building more canals.
		crop rotation.
		terrace farming.


10	The term "China's Sorrow" refers to?:
		the oppression of the First Emperor.
		the violent flooding of the Yellow River.
		the constant invasions by nomadic tribes.
		the burning of Confucian writings.