Geography of the Indus Valley

India's agriculture is largely regulated by:

• Unpredictable snow stroms that melt in the mountains.
• Predictable droughts in the "Great Indian Desert".
• Predictable thunderstorms throughout the coastline.
• Unpredictable Monsoon that flooded the Indus-Ganges plains.

The Indus River Valley Civilizations' cities were structured:

• in ovals, with small square buildings
• in grids, with separate areas for residential and governmental buildings
• in triangles, centered around the pyramids
• in squares, separated by social classes

Ancient India and Egypt were similar because they both

• had the Nile River and river deltas.
• were a part of the Fertile Crescent.
• had rivers and natural boundaries.
• shared the written language of hieroglyphics.

What are the two major cities of the Harappan civilization?

• Harappa and Ganges
• Alexandria and Mohenjo-Daro
• Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa
• Ganges and Mohenjo-Daro

This mountain range separates India from the rest of Asia.

• Alps
• Carpathian
• Himalayas
• Indialius

The two major rivers in India are

• Nile and Ganges
• Nile and Tigris
• Ganges and Indus
• Euphrates and Indus

India is a ________________, meaning it is a part of Asia.

• subcontinent
• continent
• region
• landform

Buildings and streets in Harappa and Mohenjo-daro were arranged in a 

• mountain
• grid
• circle

Which word best describes a large land mass that is smaller than a continent?

• country
• subcontineent
• state
• region

What is the name of the seasonal winds that cause the wet and dry seasons in India?

• hurrican
• tsunami
• Monsoon
• tornado