Ancient India 1
In an ancient Indian story, two river gods raced down the side of what snow-covered mountain range?
A. Hindu Kush
B. Eastern Ghats
C. Western Ghats
D. Himalayas
D. Himalayas
What connects the Indian subcontinent to central Asia through the Hindu Kush Mountains?
A. Khyber Pass
B. Indus River
C. Thar Desert
D. Ganges River
A. Khyber Pass
Which of the following best describes a plateau?
A. land that is raised and flat
B. land that is mountainous and swampy
C. land that is low and wet
D. land that is low and dry
A. land that is raised and flat
A monsoon is a:
A. large river that overflows its banks in southern Asia in the winter.
B. severe drought that causes famine in southern Asia in the summer.
C. large lake that causes a cool wind to drift over southern Asia in the summer.
D. strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer.
D. strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer.
What is one benefit of the Ganges River?
A. It never floods.
B. It never destroys crops.
C. It deposits silt which creates fertile farmland.
D. It carries huge blocks of ice to the plains.
C. It deposits silt which creates fertile farmland.
India is a subcontinent of:
A. Europe
B. Africa
C. Asia
D. Pakistan
C. Asia
The Ganges River begins in which mountain range?
A. Himalayas
B. Western Ghats
C. Eastern Ghats
D. Hindu Kush
A. Himalayas
Which mountain range is the highest in the world?
A. Western Ghats
B. Hindu Kush
C. Eastern Ghats
D. Himalayas
D. Himalayas
What is a common occurrence in the Himalayas?
A. snowstorms
B. earthquakes
C. landslides
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
What river begins its journey in the Himalayas, flows into a valley, and joins the Ganges River on the plains?
A. Ganges River
B. Brahmaputra River
C. Indus River
D. Nile River
B. Brahmaputra River
The Thar Desert found in northern India is made up of mostly:
A. sand and tropical plants.
B. shrubs and boulders.
C. sand and stones.
D. grass and trees.
C. sand and stones.
The Thar Desert receives a small amount of water each year from
A. rivers.
B. monsoons.
C. lakes.
D. streams.
B. monsoons
What was a major characteristic of the Khyber Pass?
A. It was safe.
B. It was 10 miles long.
C. It was protected by Indian fighters.
D. It was dangerous.
D. It was dangerous.
What two physical features lie on either side of the Deccan Plateau?
A. the Brahmaputra River and the Himalayas
B. the Western and Eastern Ghats
C. the Ganges River and the Bay of Bengal
D. the Ganges River and the Himalayas
B. the Western and Eastern Ghats
What are some characteristics of the Western Ghats?
A. heavy rains and steep slopes
B. light rains and thin forests
C. dry land and few plants
D. dangerous rivers and shallow slopes
A. heavy rains and steep slopes
Geography greatly influenced the location of early settlement. Most people lived near a
A. mountain.
B. lake.
C. plateau.
D. river.
D. river.
The Indus River flows to the
A. Bay of Bengal
B. Arabian Sea
C. Nile River
D. Ganges River
B. Arabian Sea
The Western and Eastern Ghats lie along India’s west coast and east coasts. When seen from above, the Ghats form the letter:
A. L
B. I
C. V
D. X
C. V
Which of the following has been an important source of water for farmland?
A. Nile River
B. Ganges River
C. Indus River
D. all of the above
D: All of the Above
The first known settlements in ancient India were in the
A. Indus River Valley.
B. Himalayas.
C. Eastern Ghats.
D. Deccan Plateau.
A. Indus River Valley.
The main reason an ancient civilization developed near the Indus and Ganges river valleys was that
A. the rivers provided a method of travel.
B. there was an abundance of house-building materials in the valley.
C. the rivers provided plenty of water and fertile soil.
D. trading along the rivers made the early civilizations wealthy.
C. the rivers provided plenty of water and fertile soil.