TCI Lesson 13 Quiz- Ancient India Geography

India is a subcontinent of

• Europe

• Africa

• Asia

• Pakistan

A monsoon is a

• large river that overflows its banks in southern Asia in winter.

• severe drought that causes famine in southern Asia in the summer.

• large lake that causes a cool wind to drift over southern Asia in the summer.

• strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer.

Which of the following best describes a plateau?

• land that is raised and flat

• land that is mountainous and swampy

• land that is low and wet

• land that is low and dry

What two physical features lie on either side of the Deccan Plateau?

• the Brahmaputra River and the Himalayas

• the Western and Eastern Ghats

• the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal

• the Ganges River and the Himalayas

The Western and Eastern Ghats lie along India’s west coast and east coasts. When seen from above, the Ghats form the letter

• L

• X

• V

• W

The Ganges River begins in which mountain range?

• Himalayas

• Western Ghats

• Eastern Ghats

• Hindu Kush

The first known settlements in ancient India were in the

• Indus River Valley

• Himalayas

• Eastern Ghats

• Deccan Plateau

Geography greatly influenced the location of early settlement. Most people lived near a

• Mountain

• Lake

• Plateau

• River

What connects the Indian subcontinent to central Asia through the Hindu Kush Mountains?

• Khyber Pass

• Indus River

• Thar Desert

• Ganges River

What is a common occurrence in the Himalayas?

• snowstorms

• earthquakes

• landslides

• all of these