The Khyber Pass is a?

connection between the Indian subcontinent to central Asia

strong wind that brings heavy rain

Which of the following does not pertain to the Himalayas?

provided a link to other cultures

Which statement is FALSE about the Thar Desert?

it is mostly made up of shrubs and boulders

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1
What physical feature is represented by the lines?
Thar Desert
Western Ghats
Hindu Kush
Deccan Plateau
2
What physical feature is located between two mountain ranges?
Thar Desert
Indus River
Deccan Plateau
Hindu Kush
3
Most people settled near?
rivers
lakes
plateau
mountain ranges
4
The first known settlements in ancient India were located where?
Deccan Plateau
Himalayas
Eastern & Western Ghats
Indus River Valley
5
India is a subcontinent of?
Asia
America
Europe
Pakistan
6
The Khyber Pass is a?
another name for the Thar Desert
desert located between the Indus and Ganges
connection between the Indian subcontinent to central Asia
river in the Indus River Valley
7
Which mountain range is the highest?
Hindu Kush
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Himalayas
8
What physical feature is represented by the dots?
Eastern Ghats
Thar Desert
Decca Plateau
Ganges River
9
A monsoon is?
large lake that causes a cool wind
strong wind that brings heavy rain
large river that overflows its banks
severe drought that causes famine
10
What is a benefit of the Ganges River?
never floods
desposits silt/sediment
destroys plants and crops
carries ice to the plains
11
Which of the following does not pertain to the Himalayas?
is the highest mountain in the world
provided a link to other cultures
barrier between ancient India and the rest of Asia
allowed cultures of India to develop without influence
12
Western Ghats have?
dry land with few plants
heavy rain and steep slopes
light rain and snow
dangerous rivers and shallow steeps
13
What physical feature is home for lizards, snakes, birds, and gazelles?
Eastern and Western Ghats
Indus River
Hindu Kush
Thar Desert
14
What do the red dots represent?
early settlers
high density of crops
water sources
animal population
15
The Easterns Ghats are?
high and wet
high and dry
low and wet
low and dry
16
Where does the Ganges River begin?
Himalayas
Indus River
Western Ghats
Hindu Kush
17
What physical feature surrounds the Deccan Plateau?
Indus River
Western & Eastern Ghates
Ganges River
18
What river starts in the Himalayas and joins the Ganges River?
Nile River
Ganges River
Indus River
Brahmaputra River
19
Which statement is FALSE about the Thar Desert?
it is mostly made up of sand and stones
it is mostly made up of shrubs and boulders
receives a small amount of water each year from monsoons
20
Plateaus are?
low and wet
swampy land
raised, flat land
low and dry
21
The Indus River flows to the?
Ganges River
Thar Desert
Arabian Sea
Deccan Plateau
22
Which empire was bordered by the Himalayan and Hindu Kush mountain ranges?
Neither
Gupta Empire
Mauryan Empire
23
What physical feature is NOT part of Ancient India?
Ganges River
Nile River
Deccan Plateau
Eastern Ghats
24
Harappa is an example of a/an?
animal
body of water
mountain range
civilization
25
Which empire was larger?
Mauryan Empire
Gupta Empire

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Ancient India Chapter 13 Review

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Ancient India Chapter 13 Review

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Questions 25

Answers

1
What physical feature is represented by the lines?
Thar Desert
Western Ghats
Hindu Kush
Deccan Plateau
2
What physical feature is located between two mountain ranges?
Thar Desert
Indus River
Deccan Plateau
Hindu Kush
3
Most people settled near?
rivers
lakes
plateau
mountain ranges
4
The first known settlements in ancient India were located where?
Deccan Plateau
Himalayas
Eastern & Western Ghats
Indus River Valley
5
India is a subcontinent of?
Asia
America
Europe
Pakistan
6
The Khyber Pass is a?
another name for the Thar Desert
desert located between the Indus and Ganges
connection between the Indian subcontinent to central Asia
river in the Indus River Valley
7
Which mountain range is the highest?
Hindu Kush
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Himalayas
8
What physical feature is represented by the dots?
Eastern Ghats
Thar Desert
Decca Plateau
Ganges River
9
A monsoon is?
large lake that causes a cool wind
strong wind that brings heavy rain
large river that overflows its banks
severe drought that causes famine
10
What is a benefit of the Ganges River?
never floods
desposits silt/sediment
destroys plants and crops
carries ice to the plains
11
Which of the following does not pertain to the Himalayas?
is the highest mountain in the world
provided a link to other cultures
barrier between ancient India and the rest of Asia
allowed cultures of India to develop without influence
12
Western Ghats have?
dry land with few plants
heavy rain and steep slopes
light rain and snow
dangerous rivers and shallow steeps
13
What physical feature is home for lizards, snakes, birds, and gazelles?
Eastern and Western Ghats
Indus River
Hindu Kush
Thar Desert
14
What do the red dots represent?
early settlers
high density of crops
water sources
animal population
15
The Easterns Ghats are?
high and wet
high and dry
low and wet
low and dry
16
Where does the Ganges River begin?
Himalayas
Indus River
Western Ghats
Hindu Kush
17
What physical feature surrounds the Deccan Plateau?
Indus River
Western & Eastern Ghates
Ganges River
18
What river starts in the Himalayas and joins the Ganges River?
Nile River
Ganges River
Indus River
Brahmaputra River
19
Which statement is FALSE about the Thar Desert?
it is mostly made up of sand and stones
it is mostly made up of shrubs and boulders
receives a small amount of water each year from monsoons
20
Plateaus are?
low and wet
swampy land
raised, flat land
low and dry
21
The Indus River flows to the?
Ganges River
Thar Desert
Arabian Sea
Deccan Plateau
22
Which empire was bordered by the Himalayan and Hindu Kush mountain ranges?
Neither
Gupta Empire
Mauryan Empire
23
What physical feature is NOT part of Ancient India?
Ganges River
Nile River
Deccan Plateau
Eastern Ghats
24
Harappa is an example of a/an?
animal
body of water
mountain range
civilization
25
Which empire was larger?
Mauryan Empire
Gupta Empire