17 - India Geography and Early Settlement TEST

What made the soil good for growing food in India?

• The Deccan Plateau

• The Brahmaputra River

• The Eastern and Western Ghats

Why is the Ganges River important?

• It is sometimes hard to cross.

• It brings good dirt for plants to grow.

• It never floods.

• It is very small.

How does the monsoon affect farming in India?

• It stops all plant growth.

• It brings too much rain, making it impossible to farm.

• It helps water the crops, aiding their growth.

• It only affects the deserts.

What is the soil like in the Deccan Plateau?

• Good for growing crops

• Some is good for growing and some is not good for growing

• Bad for crowing crops

The Himalayas stop people from easily getting into India.

• True

• False

How does the Indus River impact growing crops?

• It carries silt/dirt to make the soil fertile

• It floods the area and makes it hard to grow things

• It is impossible to grow crops there

Match the land feature to its description:

• Brings good soil to Indus Valley

• Brahmaputra River

• Makes soil rich with minerals

• Indus River

• Lots of rain and plants

• Eastern and Western Ghats

• Lots of sand and little plants

• Thar Desert

Match the term to its description:

• A strong wind bringing rain

• Monsoon

• A large land area that is part of a continent

• Subcontinent

• Able to grow crops well

• Fertile

• A high, flat area of land

• Plateau

What blocks the cold winds from Central Asia and causes monsoon rains in India?

• The Himalayas

• The Thar Desert

• The Indus River

What is a major mountain pass between Central Asia and India?

• The Brahmaputra River

• The Deccan Plateau

• The Khyber Pass