Ancient India Geography

What were the two major rivers of Ancient India?

• Nile & Amazon

• Yangtze & Yellow

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Indus & Ganges

Ancient India was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? 

• They helped to integrate the cultures of other world civilizations.
• They caused India to constantly be at war with other world civilizations.

• They helped India to establish trade with other civilizations.

• They isolated the Indian civilization allowing it to develop independently. 

The advantages of the natural barriers that surround India might be..

• Protection from invaders

• Trade options

• Interaction with new cultures

Near what geographical feature have civilisations started?

• desert
• oceans
• rivers
• glaciers

Which physical features isolated and protected the Indus Valley civilisation?

• Deccan Plateau

• Himalayan Mountains and Thar Desert

• Indus River and Ganges River

What resource did the rivers provide to the early settlers of India? 

• Fresh Water
• Fertile Soil
• Transportation route

• All of the above

True or False: Geography played an important role in the development of the civilisation of Ancient India

• True
• False

Name a body of water that borders India to the east.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arabian Sea

Select 2: The _________ and ___________are landforms that protected the Indus valley civilisation from invasion

• Himalayas

• Thar Desert

• Deccan Plateau

• Bay of Bengal

Where do the Indus and Ganges Rivers begin?

• Himalayas

• Bay of Bengal

• Arabian Sea

• Deccan Plateau