Ch.13 Geography and the Early Settlement of India

India is attached to Asia, great in size, and surrounded on three sides by water.  Because of these features, it is called

• An isthmus
• A subcontinent
• an ecosystem
• a plateau

The Brahmaputra River begins in the Himalayas, flows into a valley, and eventually joins the Ganges River on the plains.  As it flows, its depth varies.  At what point is the Brahmaputra at its shallowest?  

• In the mountains
• During the monsoons
• In the valley
• During the summer

What is located between the Eastern and Western Ghats?  

• The Hindu Kush mountains
• The Himalaya mountains
• The Deccan Plateau
• The Indus River

The Himalaya Mountains from India’s northern border.  What is one possible benefit of the mountains being there?  

• Protection from enemies
• Roads for trade routes
• Constant supply of water
• Fertile farmland for crops

If you had lived in India in 2500 BCE, where would be the best place to settle?

• On the Deccan Plateau
• In the Hindu Kush mountains
• Near the Brahmaputra River
• In the Thar Desert

The Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Indus rivers all start in the mountains.  What is one result of this?  

• Their water is too cold to be used for farming
• Their water is too polluted to be used for drinking
• Their water carries sediment that is good for farming
• Their water carries fish that are good for eating

Which river does this list describe:
·  Begins in the Himalayas
·  Flows through what is now Pakistan
·  Empties into the Arabian Sea
·  Is home to a wide variety of fish  

• Brahmaputra
• Ganges
• Indus
• Kush

Where is the Khyber Pass? 

• In the Hindu Kush mountains
• On the Deccan Plateau
• In the Brahmaputra River valley
• In the Eastern Ghats

high mountains that form a barrier between India and Afghanistan.

• Brahmaputra River
• Deccan Plateau
• Hindu Kush Mountains
• Himalaya Mountains

a hot area of sand and stones with little water; home for lizards, snakes, gazelles and birds

• Deccan Plateau
• Ganges River
• Eastern Ghats
• Thar Desert