Ancient India Geography Mastery Check

Which mountain range forms a natural barrier along India's northern border?

• Eastern Ghats

• Himalaya Mountains

• Western Ghats

• Hindu Kush Mountains

Which two major rivers formed the Indus Valley Civilization, one of ancient India's earliest urban civilizations?

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Nile and Jordan

• Indus and Ganges

• Yellow and Yangtze

The monsoon season was crucial to ancient Indian agriculture. Explain what a monsoon is and how it affected farming in ancient India.

How did the geography of ancient India both protect it from invasions and allow for trade with other civilizations?

 Study the map below and label these important geographical features of ancient India:

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Bay of Bengal

Indus River

Ganges River

Indian Ocean

Deccan Plateau

Arabian Sea

Himalayas