Connecting Rice Cultivation to Population

Question 1

What kind of land is needed for farming?

Answer 1

• soft, fertile land

Question 2

terracing

Answer 2

• using China’s geography to produce a needed crop

Question 3

making connections

Answer 3

• rice feeds a lot of people
• it is a lot of work done by a lot of people
• warmth and water

Question 4

organization

Answer 4

• terracing

- strong centralized government

Question 5

rice cultivation and population

Answer 5

Cycle

• large population because of rice
• rice requires a large population

Question 6

coastal living

Answer 6

Population
- centered on the coast because of rice and climate
Living in the West
- not east
- small population