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1

A resource that is used to conserve soil moisture in the fields around Lanzhou is
A)sand.
B)weeds.
C)stones.
D)plastic.
2

A famous crop around Lanzhou is
A)cotton.
B)tobacco.
C)rice.
D)melons.
3

Lanzhou grew as a city because of rapids on the Yellow River, which provided energy.
A)True
B)False
4

The yellow color in the Yellow River is caused by
A)loess soil, which erodes and washes into the river as silt.
B)yellow dye.
C)upstream rocks.
D)light from the sun.
5

The water level in the Yellow River is rising.
A)True
B)False
6

In addition to the Yellow River as a barrier against the northern nomads, the Chinese built
A)a fort.
B)the Great Wall.
C)the Grand Canal.
D)the Forbidden City.
7

At the western end of the Great Wall, at Jiayuguan, was a trading center for
A)meat.
B)jade.
C)gold.
D)silk.
8

Because of geography and topography, to trade with China in ancient times, you had to travel through the
A)Nankai pass.
B)Yangtze River.
C)Hexi Corridor.
D)Himalayas.
9

A trade good that came via the Silk Road and was important to the military might of the Chin (Qin) Dynasty and later the Han was
A)steel.
B)uranium.
C)shields.
D)horses.
10

The "dots" that the Silk Road connected were
A)gold mines.
B)oasis.
C)traffic signs.
D)mountains.
11

The second largest desert in the world is the
A)Gobi.
B)Ordos.
C)Takla Makan.
D)Arabian.
12

In 1993, China became a net importer of petroleum.
A)True
B)False
13

China's main source of petroleum imports is
A)the United States.
B)Saudi Arabia.
C)Iraq.
D)Central Asia.
14

When Mao Zedong was leader of China, he saw Lanzhou as a link between the populous East and the West.
A)True
B)False
15

The largest minority in Lanzhou is the
A)Uygur.
B)Hui.
C)Zhuang.
D)Man.
16

A popular occupation for the Hui has been
A)teaching.
B)trading.
C)farming.
D)factory work.
17

Minority group members in China are restricted to one child per family.
A)True
B)False
18

Most of the ethnic minorities of China live
A)in the East.
B)in the Northeast.
C)along border regions.
D)none of the above





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