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Worksheets12/16/22 Geography of Ancient India Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
India is known as a:
a)
continent
b)
subcontinent
c)
new country
d)
the land of rivers
2.
What acts as a natural barrier and border for India
a)
The Himalayan Mountains
b)
The Hindu Kush Mountains
c)
The Indus River
d)
The Ganges River
3.
Which TWO rivers flow through India
a)
The Ganges and the Euphrates
b)
The Tigris and the Nile
c)
The Indus and the Nile
d)
The Indus and the Ganges
4.
What is a “Subcontinent?”
a)
The same as a regular continent.
b)
A large area of land separated from the rest of a continent by geographic features.
c)
A large Island that is surrounded by a group of smaller islands.
d)
A country that is larger than the countries surrounding it.
5.
Beside the rivers, what is another major source of water for India?
a)
The Indian Ocean
b)
The Ganges River
c)
The monsoon storms
d)
Hurricanes
6.
What was one of the drawbacks of farming in ancient India?
a)
The floods left silt.
b)
Cotton, barely, sesame, and wheat were planted
c)
The rivers often changed course
d)
They didn't have any cows
7.
A sea located on the west side of India connecting India with Mesopotamia and Egypt
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
West Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
8.
By which river did the Harrappan people live?
a)
Sarasvati
b)
Ganges
c)
Indus
d)
Himalayan
9.
Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called
a)
a plateau
b)
an isthmus
c)
an ecosystem
d)
a subcontinent.
10.
The Ganges River is located directly __________ of the Himalayas
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
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