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Ancient India Geography

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a monsoon?

a)

periods of large rainfall

b)

seasonal wind patterns

c)

times of extreme heat

d)

extreme storms of heavy rain and lightening

2.

What is the difference between a summer monsoon and a winter monsoon?

a)

The summer monsoon brings more hear than the winter monsoon

b)

The winter monsoon is colder than the summer monsoon

c)

The summer monsoon is not a violent as the the summer monsoon

d)

The winter monsoon is drier than the summer monsoon

3.

Monsoons provide an excellent source for Indian farmers to irrigate their crops. What does irrigate mean?

a)

to apply water to farmland and crops

b)

to flood a young crop

c)

to provide large amounts of sunlight to encourage growing

d)

to deliver just the right amount of Vitamin A to help growth

4.

What is the tallest mountain in the Himalayan Mountain range?

a)

Mount Kilimanjaro

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Mount Rushmore

d)

Mount McKinley

5.

The summer monsoon is ____________ than the winter monsoon?

a)

wetter

b)

drier

c)

deadlier

d)

more dangerous

6.

Why is the Deccan Plateau such an important geographic feature in India?

a)

it is very rough and ridged which helps protect India from Invaders

b)

the land is shaped like a bowl and they use it to gather water for farming

c)

the plateau is flat and fertile making it very suitable place for farming

d)

none of the above

7.

Indians rely on the summer monsoons to grow crops and provide?

a)

snow

b)

droughts

c)

wind

d)

electricity

8.

The ________________ borders India on the west coast

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

All of the above

9.

One reason India is referred to as a subcontinent is because it sits on its own

a)

climate

b)

volcano

c)

waterfall

d)

plate

10.

Too much rainfall in the summer months leads hillsides to become ______________ that can kill thousands of people

a)

floods

b)

mudslides

c)

droughts

d)

sinkholes

11.

The feature located at #21 is

a)

Himalaya Mountains

b)

Deccan Plateau

c)

Indus River

d)

Western Ghats

12.

The feature located at #22 is

a)

Eastern and Western Ghats

b)

Himalaya Mountains

c)

Ganges River

d)

Indus River

13.

The feature located at #23 is

a)

Eastern and Western Ghats

b)

Mohenjo Daro

c)

Harappa

d)

Sri Lanka

14.

The feature located at #24 is

a)

Deccan Plateau

b)

Eastern and Western Ghats

c)

Narmada River

d)

Thar Desert

15.

The feature located at #25 is

a)

Ganges River

b)

Brahmaputra River

c)

Narmada River

d)

Indus River