LESSON 13 ANCIENT INDIA

How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India?

Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise

The lower Indus River (the part nearer the sea) flows through what is now the country of

How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?

A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many

Travelers went through the Khyber Pass to cross the

Due to size and position in relation to large masses of land & water, India is called

Why is the nearby soil at the northern tip of the Bay of Bengal so fertile?

Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?

As the Brahmaputra River flows from the mountains into the valley, it becomes

Where were the earliest known settlements in India?

During the summer in India, the monsoon brings

Compared with the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau has

Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland?

Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from