Geography of India

The ________________, which are located in northern India, are the highest mountains in the world.

• Zagros
• Western Ghats
• Hindu Kush
• Himalayas

A ___________________ is usually separated from the rest of the continent by physical features, such as mountains.

• Monsoon
• Subcontinent
• Continent
• Country

In the summer ___________________ winds blow into India from the ocean, bringing heavy rains that can cause terrible floods.

• Monsoon
• Subcontinent
• Flood
• Earthquake

Like other ancient societies, Indian civilization first developed along a river.

• true
• false

One of two rivers that gets its source high up in the Himalayas from glaciers and snow.

• Indus River

• Narmada River

• Godavari River

• Sarasvati River

The tallest single mountain peak in the world.

• Mount Everest

• Himalayas

• Rocky Mountains

• Hindu Kush

Which body of water?

• Arabian Sea

• Ganges River

• Indus River

• Bay of Bengal

Where does the Brahmaputra River begin?

• In Pakistan
• In the Hindu Kush Mtns
• In the Bay of Bengal
• In the Himalayas Mtns

The Himalayan Mountains did not serve as a natural barrier between India and the rest of Asia?

• True

• False

The Hindu Kush mountains were a natural barrier.

• True

• False