Chapter 7.1/7.2 Practice Quiz

What is a subcontinent?

• Small body of water

• Large landmasses like a continent

• Large landmasses like a continent, but only smaller

• Large landmasses like a continent, but only bigger

Which mountain is near the Indus River?

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

• Ganges

• Saraswati

Which mountain is between India and China?

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

• Ganges

• Indus

Which river is consider holy?

• Ganges

• Indus

• Himalayas

• Hindu Kush

____________ river valley was the home of the first Indian civilization.

• Ganges

• Indus

• South Asia

• North Asia

Another name for the kite-shaped subcontinent is ____________________________

• North Asia

• Ganges

• Indus

• South Asia

Himalayas and Hindu Kush are high mountains tower the _______________ borders of India.

• Southern

• Western

• Northern

• Eastern

What river was parallel to the Indus River?

• Ganges

• Saraswati

• Bay of Bengals

• Arabian Sea

What happened to the Saraswati river?

• Earthquake flooded the river

• Earthquake dried up the river

• The civilization grew to great cities so they had to move from the river

• China invaded the river

Which of the follow is NOT a water way surround India?

• Bay of Bengals

• India Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean

• Arabian Sea