Ancient India- Geography Review (General)

Many people will choose to live by what type of physical land feature?

• plateau

• rivers

• mountains

• desert

India is known as this because of how it sticks out farther from the rest of the land.

• subcontinent

• plateau

• continent

• monsoon

What separates India from most of the rest of the continent?

• dry deserts

• harsh rivers

• mountain ranges

• deep valleys

A strong wind that brings lots of rain to an area.

• monsoon

• hurricane

• earthquake

• flood

The Brahmaputra River joins up with

• the Western Ghats

• the Ganges River

• the Yellow River

• the Rocky Mountains

Triangle shaped area of land in southern India

• Brahmaputra River

• Western Ghats

• Thar Desert

• Decaan Plateau

Granite rocks on the Decaan Plateau were created by

• a volcano

• an earthquake

• dinosaurs

• desert storms

The black soil in the Decaan Plateau is full of

• copper

• iron

• gold

• gems

The Western Ghats are taller than the Eastern Ghats.

• True

• False

The rivers in the Eastern Ghats are extremely safe to travel on.

• True

• False