Ancient India Geography

Ancient India Geography

You Will Learn:

Where is Ancient India?

Why did ancient people choose India to stay and farm?

What is good and bad about the location?

India is a part of ASIA

Multiple Choice

In which continent is India?

• Africa

• America

• Asia

• Australia

Can you find...

The Nile River in Egypt?

the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia?

The Indus River Valley is in PINK

India is sooo big....

It's not called a country

It's called a subcontinent

Sub=Under

Can you think of any other words that start with sub?

Multiple Choice

A Subcontinent is the same size as a continent.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A subcontinent is bigger than a country BUT smaller than a continent.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Select

Which one is NOT a real word?

• substitute

• subber

• submarine

• subtract

• subway

Find the Himilayan Mountains

• The bumpy ridges at the top of India

• They separate India from China

• Tallest mountains in the world!

Do you see the tallest part? That is MOUNT EVEREST!

Multiple Choice

Which mountains separate India from China?

• Himilayas

• Heralayas

What else do you notice about India?

• It's near...

• It's got a...

• It's got a few...

• Oceans, Desert, Rivers

The Indus River

• Was the first river where farming villages began.

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The Ganges River

Was the 2nd river to be settled.

Multiple Choice

Which two rivers helped farming villages happen in India?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Indus and Ganges

People in India bathe in Ganges river for religious reasons

What is the weather like in India?

How can you tell?

• India is located along the Equator

• This means it's very hot

• They deal with WIND

Multiple Choice

India is hot because...

• It is closer to the sun than other parts of the world

• It is close to the desert

Strong winds that happen certain times of the year are called...

• MONSOONS

• Dry monsoon winds (Fall to Spring)

• Wet monsoon winds (Summer)

I this a summer monsoon or a winter monsoon?

Multiple Choice

Is that a summer or winter monsoon?

• Summer

• Winter

Summer Monsoons

• Good: Rain helps crops grow after a hot, dry winter

• Bad: Too much rain can cause floods

• Bad: Too much rain can cause diseases

Multiple Choice

Monsoons can be BOTH good and bad for people in India.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Select

What makes India different than Egypt or Mesopotamia?

CHOOSE TWO

• Rivers

• Monsoons

• Its size

Multiple Select

Which of these did we learn about today? CHECK ALL

• India

• Indus River

• Himilayan Mountains

• monsoons

• subcontinent