India Geography

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

What physical feature gave the Indus valley natural protection?

• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Fertile Crescent
• Himalayan Mountains

The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India?

• Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world.
• Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe
• Helped build relationships with the government and military.
• Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia.

Life began in India along the __________ River.

• Nile
• Amazon
• Mississippi
• Indus

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The Deccan Plateau

• is between two mountain ranges in southern India.
• forms India's southern border.
• is between two rivers in northern India.
• forms India's northern border.

What is the name of the desert in India?

• Thar Desert

• Indian Desert

• Nubian Desert

• Indus Desert

Explain how India was considered to be isolated. What does that mean and how does this affect India's development?

• Isolation means that they have little to no contact and they did not have outside influence in developing their culture.

• Isolation means they had a lot of ice due to the Himalaya mountains and this meant they had many rivers.

• Isolation means they were had no internal contact with the city-states and they all developed differently.

• Isolation means that they had little to no contact and they pushed for exploration to reach other civilizations.

What geographic feature in India is the highlighted item on the map?

• Hindu Kush Mountains
• Western Ghats
• Eastern Ghats
• Thar Desert

What geographic feature in India is the highlighted item on the map?

• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Brahmaputra River
• Nile River