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quiz 9 3. A population entirely composed of Han Chinese characterizes Southern C

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Question

quiz 9

3. A population entirely composed of Han Chinese characterizes Southern China, particularly the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau T or F

4. China's southeastern coastal zone was almost certainly the first part of China to come into contact with seaborne traders from beyond East Asia T or F

8. The river-borne sediments carried down from the Plateau of Tibet and the Sichuan Basin into the central and coastal plains of China is known as_____

11. Mongolia's population density of four persons per square mile is almost the lowest on Earth T or F

Explanation / Answer

3. True - People of this ethnic group make up about 92% of China's population.

4. True - East Asian maritime space from its origins to approximately 1800, including the East China Sea, the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea (Huanghai), the southern section of the Japanese Sea, and parts of the South China Sea (now usually called Nanhai).

8. The Sichuan Basin , is a lowland region in southwestern China. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is drained by the Yangtze River and its tributaries.

11. True - population density remains one of the lowest in the world, with about 1.6 people per square kilometer (3.9 people per square mile). The country's low population can be explained in part by its geographic and climatic extremes: