Geography of Ancient India

What continent is India attached to?

• North America

• Antarctica

• Asia

• Africa

India is surrounded on _____ sides by water.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What mountain range separates India from Asia?

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Mount Everest

• Hindu Kush Mountains

• Himalayas

How many miles does Mount Everest reach into the sky?

• 1.5 miles

• 2 miles

• 5.5 miles

• 10 miles

The HIndu Kush Mountains separate India from _____?

• Asia

• Afghanistan

• Pakistan

• Myanmar

What is a plateau?

• An lush area where a river meets the ocean.

• An area of land that is flatter than a mountain.

• A steep mountain where lava spews out.

• A place where water falls from a cliff into another body of water.

Identify the shape of the Deccan Plateau.

• Flatter part covered with granite from volcanoes.

• Jagged mountains.

• Windy mountains along the Asian border.

• Fan shaped place where rivers flow into the sea.

What are the Eastern and Western Ghats?

• A famous university in Nepal.

• The two river that flow through Central India.

• Long mountain chains near the coasts of India.

• A very famous restaurant in India.

What stretches between the Eastern and Western Ghats?

• The Asian Valley.

• The Nepal Plains.

• The Deccan Plateau.

• Mount Everest.

Where is the Thar Desert located?

• Along the Pakistan border.

• Along the Asian border.

• In the middle of the Deccan Plateau.

• On top of Mount Everest.