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Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 2, 3, 4
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Identify how China’s rapid modern economic growth has affected the natural environment. A. It has not had any impact. B. It made the climate across the country the same. C. It reduced the population. D. It created high levels of air pollution. 2. Identify the different types of natural environment that exist in China. A. Mountains B. Deserts C. Forests D. Grasslands E. Coasts F. All of the above 3. Why have over 90 per cent of China’s people lived around the river valleys in the country’s east? A. These rivers provided water for farming. B. There was more space. C. It was easier to travel around. D. There was good soil for farming. 4. Identify the most likely reasons for China’s population growth between 221 BCE and 1 CE, and for its decline by 220CE. 5. Describe the way that rising populations and land clearances for farming affected China’s rivers and wildlife. ANALYSE AND APPLY 6. Describe the landscape in SOURCE2 . Then use your library or the internet to ýnd pictures of other landscapes along the Great Wall. Explain why these areas could not support the large populations found in eastern China. 7. Explain what has remained the same and what has changed in China from ancient to modern times with regard to the following. a. Population levels b. Environmental problems 8. Explain how population growth could have been both a cause and an effect of the clearing of forests and cultivation of farmlands in ancient China. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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