Chapter 13: Geography and the Early Settlement of India

India is a ___________ of Asia

• plateau

• isthmus

• ecosytem

• subcontinent

As the Brahmaputra River flows from the mountains into the valley, it becomes

• slower and deeper

• clearer and cleaner

• rockier and rougher

• narrower and colder

Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise

• tea

• sheep

• cotton

• oranges

During the summer in India, the monsoon brings

• heavy rain

• dust storms

• unbearable heat

• pleasant mornings

Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?

• fertile plans

• sandy beaches

• mountain rangers

• marshy wetlands

Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?

• the Hindu Kush

• the Deccan Plateau

• the Himalaya Mountains

• the plains along the Ganges

Compared with the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau has

• denser forest

• a drier climate

• a longer coastline

• steeper mountains

Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers come from

• natural springs in the desert

• melting ice in the mountains

• rain-fed streams in the plateau

• large lakes in the northern plain

How does the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?

• roads for trade routes

• consistent water supply

• protection from enemies

• prevention of eartchquakes

Travelers went through the Khyber Pass to cross the

• Hindu Kush

• Eastern Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalayas