The Geography And The Early Settlement Of Ancient India
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- 1.India is attached to Asia and surrounded on three sides by water. Because of these features, it is called
- A.
An isthmus
- B.
A subcontinent
- C.
An ecosystem
- D.
A plateau
- 2.2. The Brahmaputra River begins in the Himalayas, flows into a valley, and eventually joins the Ganges River on the plains. As it flows, its depth varies. At what point is the Brahmaputra at its shallowest?
- A.
A. in the mountains
- B.
B. during the monsoons
- C.
C. in the valley
- D.
D. during the summer
- 3.3. What is located between the Eastern and Western Ghats?
- A.
A. the Hindu Kush Mountains
- B.
B. the Himalaya Mountains
- C.
C. the Deccan Plateau
- D.
D. the Indus River
- 4.4. The Himalaya Mountains form India’s northern border. What is one possible benefit of the mountains being there?
- A.
A. protection from enemies
- B.
B. roads for trade routes
- C.
C. constant supply of water
- D.
D. fertile farmland for crops
- 5.5. If you had lived in India in 2500 B.C.E., where would you most likely have chosen to settle?
- A.
A. on the Deccan Plateau
- B.
B. in the Hindu Kush mountains
- C.
C. near the Brahmaputra River
- D.
D. in the Thar Desert
- 6.6. The Brahmaputra, The Ganges, and Indus Rivers all start in the mountains. What is one result of this?
- A.
A. Their water is too cold to be used for farming
- B.
B. Their water is too polluted to be used for drinking
- C.
C. Their water carries sediment that is good for farming
- D.
D. Their water carries fish that is good for eating
- 7.7.Which river does this list describe? -begins in the Himalayas -flows through what is now Pakistan -empties into the Arabian Sea -is home to a wide variety of fish
- A.
A. Brahmaputra
- B.
B. Ganges
- C.
C. Indus
- D.
D.Kush
- 8.8. Where is the Khyber Pass?
- A.
A. in the Hindu Kush mountains
- B.
B. on the Deccan Plateau
- C.
C. in the Brahmaputra river valley
- D.
D. in the Eastern Ghats
- 9.9. True or False: Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, reaches five and a half miles into the sky.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.10. True or False:A monsoon is a small wind that brings no rain at all.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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