Geography of Ancient India

Ancient India is located on Southern

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

• Africa

The two rivers in India that the first civilization was created was by the

• Indus and Ganges

• Nile and Indus

• Tigris and Ganges

• Ganges and Tigris

The highest mountain in the world located in India is the

• Alps

• Himalayan

• Pyrenees

• Apennines

India has the second largest population in the world

• True

• False

The climate of India

• hot and dry

• cold and wet

• hot and rainy

• cold and arctic

Heavy rain seasons in India

• monsoon

• hurricane

• tropical storm

• storms

Rivers helped human civilizations grow because it gave them fertile land to grow crops.

• True

• False

What continent is India attached to?

• North America

• Antarctica

• Asia

• Africa

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.

Describe the Thar Desert.

• Rocky flatland with cactuses.

• Huge sand dunes stretch for hundreds of miles.

• Lush green valley.

• Snowy freezing landscape.