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WorksheetsGeography of River Valley Civilizations
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 31mins
Which is NOT one of the 5 Themes of Geography?
Human Environmental Interaction (HEI)
Region
Economic Systems
Movement
Check all that are examples of the geography theme place.
Summer in Mesopotamia are hot and dry.
Due to silt, the soil of the Nile River Delta is very fertile.
Monsoons are common in southeast Asia.
The Fertile Crescent is north of the Syrian Desert.
China is in eastern Asia.
The Great Wall of China is an example of which theme(s) of geography?
Location
Place
Human Environmental Interaction
Movement
Region
Which is not an example of location?
China is south of the Gobi Desert.
India is part of southeast Asia.
Mesopotamia is east of the Mediterranean Sea.
Egypt is west of the Red Sea.
Trade using the Silk Road in ancient China is an example of which theme of geography?
Location
Region
Human Environmental Interaction
Movement
Region
All of the following are themes of Geography, EXCEPT...
Place
Location
Movement
Region
Culture
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Mesopotamia? (HINT all images are Mesopotamian, but which is not a physical feature?)
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of Egypt? (HINT all images are Egyptian, but which is not a physical feature?)
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of ancient India? (HINT all images are from ancient India, but which is not a physical feature?)
Thar Desert
Mt. Everest
Ganges River
Mohenjo-Daro
Which of the following is NOT a physical feature of ancient China? (HINT all images are from ancient China, but which is not a physical feature?)
Chang Jiang Basin
Great Wall of China
Tibetan Plateau
Yellow River
On which continents are the river valley civilizations located?
China
India
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Organize the rivers into the correct civilization.
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Nile River
Indus River
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Yellow River
Yangtze River
True or False: The Nile River flows from south to north and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
True
False
Mesopotamia means...
"Land of fertile soil"
"Flooded river banks"
"Home of harvests"
"Land between the rivers"
Fertile means...
full of metals.
floods often.
rich soil.
not usable.
Match the vocabulary word to the correct definition
silt
fine particles of rich, fertile soil
irrigation
ditches supplying water to crops
delta
triangular area of fertile land; mouth
surplus
extra or leftover items
Match the following terms to their definition.
river delta
A triangular area of fertile land
surplus
extra or leftover items
terrace farming
a flat step cut into a hill; steppe farm
plateau
a raised area of flat land
monsoon
seasonal rains and winds in India
_________ are essential weather events in India that create the conditions for the Ganges and Indus rivers to flood and deposit silt in fields.
(a)
Identify examples of how early humans modified/changed the environment. (Human Environmental Interaction)
Irrigation
Creating farms.
Building cities.
Flooding rivers.
Creating trade routes.
What are the ADVANTAGES of rivers?
How did early settlers of the River Valley Civilizations DEPEND ON the rivers?
Identify the Ganges River.
Identify the Yellow River.
Identify the North China Plain.
Select the point that represents the Indian Ocean.
Where are the Zagros Mountains?
Where is the Mediterranean Sea?
Where is the Euphrates River?
Where is the Nile River?
