Ch. 13: Geography and the Early Settlement of India

What is the source of the three major rivers in India?

• Hindu Kush Mountains

• Himalaya Mountains

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Thar Desert

Long mountain ranges near India's coasts.

• Brahmaputras

• Deccans

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Himalayas

Begins in the Himalayas. It joins the Ganges River on the plains and makes the land very fertile.

• Indus River

• Brahmaputra River

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

An elevated, flat area of land between two mountain ranges in southern India. It is fairly dry but is watered by monsoons. Some of the land is fertile.

• Brahmaputra River

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalaya Mountians

• Eastern and Western Ghats

Begins in the Himalayas. It leaves sediment on the northern plains, making that area fertile. The river can flood its banks in the rainy season.

• Brahmaputra River

• Deccan Plateau

• Indus River

• Ganges River

This mountain range is the highest range in the world. The tallest peaks are always covered in snow and ice.

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Himalaya Mountains

• Hindu Kush Mountains

• Deccan Plateau

High mountains that form a barrier between India and Afghanistan. The Khyber Pass through these mountains connect central Asia to India.

• Deccan Plateau

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Himalaya Mountians

• Hindu Kush Mountains

Begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Arabian Sea. It deposits sediment in the valley. It is a source of water for farming.

• Brahmaputra River

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Ganges River

• Indus River

A hot area of sand and stones with little water. It is a home for lizards, snakes, gazelles, and birds.

• Deccan Plateau

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Himalaya Mountinas

• Thar Deserts

Label the map of India in the attached slide.