Geography of India: Mountains and Rivers

What desert lies along India's border with Pakistan?

• Gobi

• Arabian

• Thar

• Sahara

What mountain Ranges define the eastern and western ranges of India's central Plateau?

• Ghats

• Hindu Kush

• Himalayas

• Karakorum

The _____________ were formed by the collision of the Ind0-Australian tectonic plate with the Eurasian tectonic plate.

• Tian Shan

• Ghats

• Atlas Mountains

• Himalayas

The __________ River begins in the Himalayas and empties into the Bay of Bengal.

• Ganges

• Mississippi

• Indus

• Kirshna

The large __________ Plateau is located south of the Ganges Plain between the Eastern and Western Ghats.

• Dadu

• Bashang

• Deccan

• Bagua

How were Indians placed in the Caste System?

• They were included based upon birth and occupation

• They applied to join a specific Caste

• They married into a Caste

• They were voted into a Caste

The Indus Valley Civilization was located in modern-day __________.

• Bangladesh

• Pakistan

• India

• Nepal

Which group of people created the first urban civilization along the Indus River?

• Harappans

• Muslims

• Sumerians

• Ayrans

When the Indian colony was divided into two separate countries, India became mostly _________, Pakistan became mostly __________.

• Christian; Hindu

• Buddhist; Hindu

• Muslim; Hindu

• Hindu; Muslim

One of India's most spectacular buildings the ____________, was built by emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his wife.

• Mysore Palace

• Qutub Minar

• Taj Mahal

• Hawa Mahal