Geography + Early Settlement of India

This river runs through the steep Himalayas...Every summer, this river receives added water from heavy monsoon rains that leave rich materials..that remain in the soil of the valley.

• Brahmaputra River

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Eastern & Western Ghats

This river runs flows across most of northern India. Starting in the Himalayas, the river carries silt from the Himalayas and leaves rich sediment behind making some of the most fertile farmland in the world.

• Brahmaputra River

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Eastern & Western Ghats

This river gets most of its water from snow melting in the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas. Like the Ganges River, this river carries silt from the mountains to the plains, leaving the surrounding soil rich and fertile.

• Brahmaputra River

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Eastern & Western Ghats

This triangle-shaped area that lies between two mountains ranges in southern India. This area has several kinds of lands including flatter parts, rivers, and plateaus.

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalaya Mountains

• Hindu Kush Mountains

This mountain range is located along India's northern border. It is the highest range in the world and forms the border for most of India.

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalaya Mountains

• Hindu Kush Mountains

This mountain range forms a rugged barrier between the Indus River valley and Afghanistan. It is one of the highest in the world with some of its peaks rising almost 5 miles high.

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalaya Mountains

• Hindu Kush Mountains

Are long mountain near the coasts of India. When seen from above, these mountain range forms a large "V" around the Deccan Plateau.

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalaya Mountains

• Hindu Kush Mountains

This area is located in northern India and made up mostly of sand and stone. Huge, rolling sand dunes stretch for hundred miles.

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalaya Mountains

• Thar Desert

________________ is an elevated or raised area of land that is flatter than a mountain.

• plateau

• monsoon

• subcontinent

________________ a large landmass that is smaller than a continent.

• plateau

• monsoon

• subcontinent