Read the passage carefully. The Yangtze River is south of the Yellow River and flows in the same direction (west to east). It is 3,988 miles long and is the third longest river in the world. Just like the Yellow River, the Yangtze played an important role in the development of the culture and civilization of ancient China. Farmers that lived along the Yangtze River took advantage of the warm climate and rainy weather to grow rice. Eventually the land along the Yangtze became some of the most important and wealthy land in all of ancient China.
– “Ancient China: Geography,”
Ken Nelson
Based on the passage, what can you infer about the influence of these monsoons?
A) They made the rivers easy to travel.
B) They enabled rice farming.
C) They protected the region from invasion.
D) They made the rivers the longest in the world.