Use the map of the Silk Road to answer the question.

What geographic feature was avoided by the split in the Silk Roads between points E and F?

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Use the map of the Silk Road to answer the question.

What geographic feature was avoided by the split in the Silk Roads between points E and F?

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The Taklimakan Desert lies directly between points E and F, so the Silk Roads split to go around it.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- The Silk Road routes followed paths with reliable water and oasis stops; traders avoided large deserts and impassable terrain.
- The Taklimakan is a vast desert in western China’s Tarim Basin, surrounded by the Tian Shan and Kunlun ranges, making direct crossing dangerous and impractical.
- Map-reading: recognize labeled features (Taklimakan Desert) and trace the drawn routes north and south of that labeled area.

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Locate points E and F on the map: they sit on the western and eastern edges of the Tarim Basin region.
- Observe two distinct Silk Road lines leaving E and rejoining near F: one passes north of the central basin, the other passes south of it.
- Note the large labeled area between these two routes: “Taklimakan Desert.” The split routes clearly skirt this feature rather than cross through it.

3) Calculations/intermediate steps
- Not applicable (no numeric calculation required); the visual step is tracing route lines and the labeled desert on the map.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- Traders split the route to avoid the harsh conditions of the Taklimakan (extreme heat, shifting sand, lack of water/oases). Circling north or south allowed access to oasis towns (Kashgar, Turfan, Dunhuang, etc.) where caravans could resupply.

5) Why the other options are incorrect
- Amu Darya: a river farther west in Central Asia; not the feature centered between E and F.
- Tigris River: lies in Mesopotamia (far to the west), unrelated to the E–F split.
- Huang He (Yellow River): in eastern China, well east of these map points and not between E and F.

6) Conclusion
The split in the Silk Roads between points E and F avoids the Taklimakan Desert. This confirms the provided correct answer: Taklimakan Desert.

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