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Geography of Ancient India

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What continent is India attached to?

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

2.

India is surrounded on _____ sides by water.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

What mountain range separates India from Asia?

a)

Sierra Nevada Mountains

b)

Mount Everest

c)

Hindu Kush Mountains

d)

Himalayas

4.

How many miles does Mount Everest reach into the sky?

a)

1.5 miles

b)

2 miles

c)

5.5 miles

d)

10 miles

5.

The HIndu Kush Mountains separate India from _____?

a)

Asia

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Pakistan

d)

Myanmar

6.

What is a plateau?

a)

An lush area where a river meets the ocean.

b)

An area of land that is flatter than a mountain.

c)

A steep mountain where lava spews out.

d)

A place where water falls from a cliff into another body of water.

7.

Identify the shape of the Deccan Plateau.

a)

Flatter part covered with granite from volcanoes.

b)

Jagged mountains.

c)

Windy mountains along the Asian border.

d)

Fan shaped place where rivers flow into the sea.

8.

What are the Eastern and Western Ghats?

a)

A famous university in Nepal.

b)

The two river that flow through Central India.

c)

Long mountain chains near the coasts of India.

d)

A very famous restaurant in India.

9.

What stretches between the Eastern and Western Ghats?

a)

The Asian Valley.

b)

The Nepal Plains.

c)

The Deccan Plateau.

d)

Mount Everest.

10.

Where is the Thar Desert located?

a)

Along the Pakistan border.

b)

Along the Asian border.

c)

In the middle of the Deccan Plateau.

d)

On top of Mount Everest.

11.

Describe the Thar Desert.

a)

Rocky flatland with cactuses.

b)

Huge sand dunes stretch for hundreds of miles.

c)

Lush green valley.

d)

Snowy freezing landscape.

12.

What are the 3 main rivers in India?

a)

The Mississippi, Rio Grande and Colorado Rivers.

b)

The Chamelecó. Aguán and Humuya Rivers.

c)

The Yangtze, Yellow and Liao Rivers.

d)

The Brahmaputra, Ganges River and Indus Rivers.

13.

Where do the Brahmaputra, Ganges and Indus Rivers begin?

a)

The Hindu Kush Mountains.

b)

The Appalachian Mountains.

c)

The Himalayas.

d)

The Deccan Plateau.

14.

The first people in India settled by...

a)

Ponds

b)

The ocean

c)

Rivers

d)

Lakes

15.

Why did people settle along the rivers?

a)

Water

b)

Farming

c)

Travel

d)

All of the above.