| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Taklimakan Desert | a barren land of sand dunes and blinding sandstorms |
| Gobi Desert | this harsh area of gravel and rock is the world's coldest desert |
| North China Plain | a fertile plain located in the east |
| loess | fertile, yellowish soil that the Yellow river picks up large amounts |
| Huang He | river nicknamed "China's Sorrow" |
| Huang He | this river often floods and kills millions of people |
| Mongolia | this country is landlocked |
| coal, lead, tin, tungsten, and other metals | China is the leading producer of ___, ___, ___, ___, and ___ ___ |
| emperors | rulers of dynasties |
| Qin | first dynasty to unite China |
| Shi Huangdi | greatest Qin ruler |
| terra-cotta warriors | life-size warriors |
| Qing | last dynasty in China |
| Manchu | these invaders ruled the Qing dynasty starting in 1644 |
| 1911 | rebels forced out China's last emperor in ___ |
| republic | a political system in which voters elect their leaders |
| Chiang Kai-shek | the Nationalists were led by ___ ___ |
| Mao Zedong | the Communists were led by ___ ___ |
| civil war | the Nationalists and the Communists fought a violent ___ ___ |
| October 1949 | the war between the Nationalists and the Communists ended in ___ ___ |
| the Communists | Who won the civil war: the Nationalists or the Communists? |
| People's Republic of China | the Communists founded a new government called the ___ ___ ___ ___ |
| Taiwan | the Nationalists fled to ___ |
| Republic of China | the Nationalists founded a new government called the ___ ___ ___ |
| Mao Zedong | became the head of China's new government |
| economy | the new Communist government began by taking control over the ___ |
| state-run farms | the new Communist government turned all private farms into ___ ___ |
| businesses and factories | the new Communist government took over all ___ and ___ |
| women | Who gained more rights under the Communist system? |
| Deng Xiaoping | he improved the economic conditions in China |
| 1.3 billion | What is China's population? |
| west | 10% of China's population lives in the ___ |
| east | 90% of China's population lives in the ___ |
| 7.5 million | China's population grows by about ___ ___ each year |
| the Qin, the Qing, 1911 Rebellion, Mao's Communist China, Deng's Improvements | Put these in order from earliest to latest: the Qin, 1911 Rebellion, Deng's Improvements, the Qing, Mao's Communist China |
| mixed | What type of economy does China have? |
| second | China has the world's ___ largest economy |
| farmers | most Chinese are ___ |
| rice, wheat, corn, and potatoes | China is the leading producer of ___, ___, ___, and ___ |
| industry and manufacturing | ___ and ___ are now the most profitable part of China's economy |
| wages and living standards | China's economic growth improved ___ and ___ ___ |
| electricity | almost all houses have ___, even in rural areas |
| political | more economic freedom did not lead to more ___ freedom |
| newspapers and Internet | China's government controls ___ and ___ access |
| human rights | nations limit trade with China because of not respecting ___ ___ |
| villages | most of China's population lives in ___ |
| Beijing | What is the capital of China? |
| Shanghai | What is the largest city in China? |
| port | Hong Kong and Macao are major ___ cities |
| 1997 | Hong Kong gained independence from the UK in ___ |
| 1999 | Macao gained independence from Portugal in ___ |
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