Geography of India Quiz

Question 1

What geographic region is located in the tip of India?

Accepted Answer

Deccan Plateau

Question 2

What is the world's highest mountain located in the Himalayas?

Accepted Answer

Mt. Everest

Question 3

Plate tectonic movement pushed India into the Asian continent forming what mountain range?

Accepted Answer

Himalayan

Question 4

Both the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are apart of what ocean?

Accepted Answer

Indian

Question 5

The rivers carry sediment from the mountains into the valleys creating an ____________ in India

Accepted Answer

alluvial plain

Question 6

This river flows from the Hindu-Kush Mts. and into Pakistan depositing into the Arabian Sea.

Accepted Answer

Indus

Question 7

What geographic region is located between the Indus and Ganges rivers?

Accepted Answer

Indus-Ganges Plain

Question 8

This river forms in the Himalayan Mts. and flows into Bangladesh into the delta.

Accepted Answer

Ganges

Question 9

India's landmass is sometimes called what?

Accepted Answer

Indian Subcontinent

Question 10

The SOUTHERN boundary that keeps ancient India from expanding is

Accepted Answer

Seas and Ocean

Question 11

The rivers presented this challenge for ancient India civilizations

Accepted Answer

flooding

Question 12

The NORTHERN boundary that keeps ancient India from expanding is

Accepted Answer

Mountains

Questions 12