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Geography of Ancient India

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the island off the southeast tip of India ?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

Pakistan

c)

Bangladesh

2.

A monsoon is

a)

Periods of large rainfall

b)

Times of extreme heat

c)

Extreme storms with heavy lightning

d)

Seasonal wind patterns

3.

In comparison to the summer monsoon, the winter monsoon is

a)

Cold and dry

b)

Cold and wet

c)

Warm and dry

d)

Warm and wet

4.

Monsoons provided a source for Indian farmers to irrigate their crops. What does irrigate mean?

a)

To flood a young crop

b)

To supply water to farmland and crops

c)

To control floodwaters

5.

What two cities were at the center of the Indus Valley civilization?

a)

Babylon and Assyria

b)

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

c)

Beijing and Khanbaliq

6.

What mountain range was a natural barrier between India and China?

a)

The Hindu Kush

b)

The Western Ghats

c)

The Himalyas

7.

The Gange's River's delta was at which body of water?

a)

The Bay of Begal

b)

The Arabian Sea

c)

The Pacific Ocean

8.

Which desert is located in northwestern India?

a)

The Sahara

b)

The Gobi

c)

The Thar

9.

What is considered India's "lost river"?

a)

The Tigris

b)

The Huang He

c)

The Saraswati

10.

Which river did India's civilization begin near?

a)

Ganges

b)

Indus

c)

Brahamaputra

d)

Mohenjo

11.

The Ganges River is located directly __________ of the Himalayas

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

12.

Egypt and India BOTH

a)

developed near mountain ranges

b)

developed near rivers

c)

have monsoons

d)

are peninsulas

13.

India is one of the most __________ countries in the world

a)

wealthy

b)

populated

c)

arid

d)

segregated

14.

What river in India is sacred?

a)

Indus

b)

Ganges

c)

Nile

d)

Brahamaputra

15.

The flooding of the Indus River was predictable.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

What weather event greatly impacts India?

a)

forest fires

b)

monsoons

c)

typhoons

d)

tropical storms

17.

India is a(n) ___________________

a)

island

b)

continent

c)

peninsula

d)

oasis

18.

India is a sub continent of _____________

a)

Austrailia

b)

Europe

c)

China

d)

Asia

19.

What body of water is located east of India

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Bay of Bengal

d)

Ganges River

20.

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