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A quiz to review the geography of the Indian subcontinent.
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1
The lower Indus River (the part nearer the sea) flows through what is now the country of...
Iran
Pakistan
Tibet
Nepal
2
During the summer in India, the monsoon brings...
pleasant mornings.
dust storms.
unbearable heat.
heavy rain.
3
Which river is marked with the heart symbol?
Ganges
Brahmaputra
Indus
Nile
4
Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?
mountain ranges
fertile plains
sandy beaches
marshy wetlands
5
As the Brahmaputra River flows from the mountains into the valley, it becomes..
clearer and cleaner.
slower and deeper.
narrower and colder.
rockier and rougher.
6
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?
prevention of earthquakes
consistent water supply
roads for trade routes
protection from enemies
7
Why is the soil fertile around the Mouth of the Ganges?
People have farmed there for centuries.
Flooding rivers deposit rich minerals.
Many kinds of fish live in the Bay of Bengal.
Pure water flows from the mountains.
8
Travelers went through the Khyber Pass to cross the
Hindu Kush
Eastern Ghats
Himalaya Mountains
Deccan Plateau
9
What landform is this: "a flat area of land that is elevated above the land around it"
plateau
mountain
valley
plain
10
Where were the earliest known settlements in India?
on the plateau
near the desert
in the mountains
beside the rivers
11
How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?
They begin in the same area.
They have big floods that prevented early settlement.
They flow in the same direction.
They carry silt that enriches the soil.
12
Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from...
rain-fed streams in the plateau.
large lakes in the norther plain.
melting ice in the mountains.
natural springs in the desert.
13
Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?
the plains along the Ganges
the Himalaya Mountains
the Deccan Plateau
the Hindu Kush
14
Which symbol marks where the Indus Valley civilization flourished?
cloud
heart
circle
smiley face
15
Which physical feature is marked by the smiley face symbol?
Deccan Plateau
Himalayas
Hindu Kush
Thar Desert
16
Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India
is called an ecosystem.
is called an isthmus.
is called a subcontinent.
is called a plateau.
17
A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many
elephants.
sand dunes.
small farms.
walled cities.
18
The Indian subcontinent is part of which continent?
North America
Asia
Europe
Africa
19
Compared with the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau has
steeper mountains.
a longer coastline.
a drier climate.
denser forests.
20
Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil mainly to raise
sheep.
tea.
cotton.
oranges.
