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WorksheetsCH 13: Geography of India
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why is India referred to as a sub-continent?
a)
India is attached to Asia and surrounded onthree sides by water
b)
it is famous for its sub sandwiches
c)
most of it is submerged by water during the monsoon
d)
it is above the continent of Asia
2.
Where are most rivers in the world the most shallow?
a)
during the monsoons
b)
in the mountains where they begin
c)
in the valleys created by their flow
d)
in the delta region where they end
3.
Where is the Decaan Plateau located?
a)
Himalayan Mountains
b)
Hindu Kush Mountains
c)
between the E/W Ghats
d)
near the Indus River
4.
Besides the melting snow turning to water, why were the Himalayan Mountains a benefit to the development of India?
a)
difficult terrain kept invaders out
b)
provided excess farmland
c)
climate in the mountains was very mild
d)
they were easy trade routes
5.
If you discovered India where would be the most likely place you would choose to settle?
a)
A. on the Deccan Plateau
b)
B. in the Hindu Kush mountains
c)
C. near the Brahmaputra River
d)
D. in the Thar Desert
6.
Some of India's rivers begin in the mountains. How does this benefit the people?
a)
snow skiing is a booming enterprise
b)
most of India's population lives in the mountain regions
c)
the rivers deposit rich silt for farming as they flow south
d)
the rivers are frozen much of the year and make it difficult to enter India
7.
If you went rafting in the Himalayan Mountains and ended up in Pakistan, which river would you be on?
a)
A. Brahmaputra
b)
B. Ganges
c)
C. Indus
d)
D. Kush
8.
If you were in the Hindu Kush Mountains searching for a way to get into India you would ask for directions to the
a)
Khyber Pass
b)
Deccan Plateau
c)
Himalayan Highway
d)
Ganges Valley
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