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ANCIENT INDIA CHAPTER 13
ANCIENT INDIA CHAPTER 13
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TRAVELLERS WENT THROUGH THE KHYBER PASS TO CROSS THE...
eastern ghats
Himalaya mountains
Deccan plateau
Hindu Kush
2
A LARGE LANDMASS THAT IS SMALLER THAN A CONTINENT
continent
subcontinent
Chaminade
isthmus
3
A SHORT LENGTH OF TIME
brief
hour
isthmus
century
4
WHICH PHRASE
BEST
DESCRIBES THE EASTERN AND WESTERN GHATS?
sandy beaches
marshy wetlands
fertile plains
mountain ranges
5
MUCH OF THE WATER IN THE INDUS, GANGES, AND BRAHMAPUTRA RIVERS COMES FROM...
melting ice in the mountains
rain-fed streams in the plateau
large lakes in the northern plain
natural springs in the desert
6
THE LOWER INDUS RIVER (THE PART NEARER THE SEA) FLOWS THROUGH WHAT IS NOW THE COUNTRY OF....
Pakistan
Iran
Nepal
Tibet
7
ON THE MAP, FIND THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE BAY OF BENGAL. WHY IS THE NEARBY SOIL SO FERTILE?
flooding rivers deposit rich minerals
many kinds of fish live in the bay
people have farmed there for centuries
pure water flows from the mountains
8
COMPARED WITH THE EASTERN AND WESTERN GHATS, THE DECCAN PLATEAU HAS...
a longer coastline
steeper mountains
denser forests
a drier climate
9
A STRONG WIND THAT BRINGS HEAVY RAIN TO SOUTHERN ASIA IN THE SUMMER...
monsoon
rainstorm
thunderstorm
deluge
10
AS THE BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER FLOWS FROM THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE VALLEY, IT BECOMES...
narrower and colder
rockier and rougher
slower and deeper
clearer and cleaner
11
DURING THE SUMMER IN INDIA, THE MONSOON BRINGS...
heavy rain
dust storms
pleasant mornings
unbearable heat
12
TO RAISE
plateau
descend
ascend
elevate
13
ABLE TO GROW CROPS WELL
dry
marsh
fertile
wet
14
A TRAVELLER IN THE THAR DESERT WOULD BE LIKELY TO SEE MANY...
small farms
elephants
sand dunes
walled cities
15
INDIA IS CALLED __ DUE TO ITS LARGE SIZE & POSITION IN RELATION TO LARGE MASSES OF LAND & WATER
an ecosystem
an isthmus
a plateau
a subcontinent
16
WHERE WERE THE EARLIEST KNOWN SETTLEMENTS IN INDIA?
in the mountains
beside the rivers
near the desert
on the plateau
17
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF INDIA HAS THE
MOST
FERTILE FARMLAND?
the Hindu Kush
The Himalaya Mountains
The plains along the Ganges
The Deccan Plateau
18
HOW ARE THE INDUS AND GANGES RIVERS SIMILAR O THE NILE RIVER IN EGYPT?
they flow in the same general direction
they have big floods that prevented early settlement
they carry silt that enriches the soil
they begin in the same general area
19
FARMERS IN THE DECCAN PLATEAU USE THE IRON-RICH BLACK SOIL PRINCIPALLY TO RAISE...
sheep
oranges
cotton
tea
20
A FLAT AREA OF LAND THAT IS ELEVATED, OR RAISED ABOVE THE LAND AROUND IT
subcontinent
isthmus
plateau
canal
21
HOW HAS THE LOCATION OF THE HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS BENEFITED INDIA?
consistent water supply
roads for trade routes
prevention of earthquakes
protection from enemies
22
A VERY STRONG EFFECT
affect
brief
calm
intense
