ancient India geography 2019

All of the following are rivers in India EXCEPT:

• Indus River
• Narmada River
• Ganges River
• Bramaputra River

____________ bring a great deal of rainfall and destruction to India.

• Summer Monsoons

• Winter Monsoons

• Chinook winds

• Sirocco

A large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

• region

• small continent

• subcontinent

• empire

The ___________ borders India on its east coast.

• Arabian Sea
• Indian Ocean
• Bay of Bengal
• Pacific Ocean

What natural barrier prevented the Indus people from traveling and trading with people from China?  

• The Himalayas 
• The Hindu Kush Mountains 
• The Western Ghats
• The Deccan Plateau 

Which describes the geography of India? 

• "Gift of the Nile"
• "Land Between Two Rivers" 
• Fertile Crescent
• Peninsula 

Why were the Himalayan Mountains so important to early civilizations in India? 

• They had very fertile farmland
• They believed the gods lived on top of them
• They act as a natural barrier for protection
• They hold an abundance of natural resources. 

Which river is shown in the dark blue line in the image?

• Bay of Bengal

• Indus River

• Indian Ocean

• Arabian Sea

What is a monsoon?

• periods of large rainfall

• seasonal wind patterns

• times of extreme heat

• extreme storms of heavy rain and lightening

The ________________ borders India on the west coast

• Arabian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Bay of Bengal

• All of the above