Geography of Ancient India

What large plateau occupies India?

• Deccan Plateau

• Masai Pathar Plateau

• Kaas Plateau

What mountain range separates India from Asia?

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Mount Everest

• Hindu Kush Mountains

• Himalayas

The HIndu Kush Mountains separate India from _____?

• Asia

• Afghanistan

• Pakistan

• Myanmar

What is a plateau?

• An lush area where a river meets the ocean.

• An area of land that is flatter than a mountain.

• A steep mountain where lava spews out.

• A place where water falls from a cliff into another body of water.

Identify the shape of the Deccan Plateau.

• Flatter part covered with granite from volcanoes.

• Jagged mountains.

• Windy mountains along the Asian border.

• Fan shaped place where rivers flow into the sea.

Where do the Brahmaputra, Ganges and Indus Rivers begin?

• The Hindu Kush Mountains.

• The Appalachian Mountains.

• The Himalayas.

• The Deccan Plateau.

Why did people settle along the rivers?

• Water

• Farming

• Travel

• All of the above.

What continent is India attached to?

• North America

• Antarctica

• Asia

• Africa

What stretches between the Eastern and Western Ghats?

• The Asian Valley.

• The Nepal Plains.

• The Deccan Plateau.

• Mount Everest.

Describe the Thar Desert.

• Rocky flatland with cactuses.

• Huge sand dunes stretch for hundreds of miles.

• Lush green valley.

• Snowy freezing landscape.