HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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All of it
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None of it
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Half of it
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1/10th of it
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a result of topographic and climatic features, the area suitable for cultivation is small: only about 10 percent of China’s total land area.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “Redline” of farmland is the lowest limit of arable land in 2020, about 300 million acres, set by the Chinese government in 2006. Permanent basic cropland is the 255 million acres of designated high cropland that is subjected to stricter protection from conversion to urban use.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is a vast land, covering 9.6 million square kilometers. Additional offshore territory, including territorial waters, special economic areas, and the continental shelf, totals over 3 million square kilometers, bringing China’s overall territory to almost 13 million square kilometers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Arable land in China was particularly scarce; little more than 10 percent of the total land area, most of it in the eastern third of the country, can be cultivated.