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- 1. Multiple Choice
This chain of mountains separates India from the rest of Asia and created a convergent plate boundary.
Deccan Plateau
Mount Everest
Himalayas
Eastern and Western Ghats
- 2. Multiple Choice
The tallest single mountain peak in the world.
Mount Everest
Himalayas
Rocky Mountains
Hindu Kush
- 3. Multiple Choice
One of two rivers that gets its source high up in the Himalayas from glaciers and snow.
Indus River
Narmada River
Godavari River
Sarasvati River
- 4. Multiple Choice
____________ brings a great deal of rainfall and destruction to India.
Summer Monsoons
Winter Monsoons
- 5. Multiple Choice
A smaller part of a continent that has different climate and geography.
region
small continent
subcontinent
- 6. Multiple Choice
The winter monsoon is ___________ than the summer monsoon.
wetter
drier
more dangerous
deadlier
- 7. Multiple Choice
The ___________ borders India on its east coast.
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Pacific Ocean
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which City?
Mohenjo-Daro
Harappa
Thebes
China
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which City?
China
Harappa
Thebes
Mohenjo-Daro
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which river?
Huang He
Indus River
Brahmaputra River
Ganges River
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which body of water?
Arabian Sea
Ganges River
Indus River
Bay of Bengal
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhere does the Brahmaputra River begin?In PakistanIn the Hindu Kush MtnsIn the Bay of BengalIn the Himalayas Mtns
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is a monsoon?
periods of large rainfall
seasonal wind patterns
times of extreme heat
extreme storms of heavy rain and lightening
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the difference between a summer monsoon and a winter monsoon?
The summer monsoon brings more hear than the winter monsoon
The winter monsoon is colder than the summer monsoon
The summer monsoon is not a violent as the the summer monsoon
The winter monsoon is drier than the summer monsoon
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Harappan civilization developed in which river valley?
the Nile River
the Indus River
the Tigris River
the Ganges River
- 16. Multiple Choice
India is a subcontinent of which continent?
Asia
Europe
Africa
Australia
- 17. Multiple Choice
What do historians call the civilization that developed in the Indus River Valley?
the Harappan civilization
the Indus civilization
the Hindu Kush civilization
the Egyptian civilization
- 18. Multiple Choice
Harappan civilizations were very advanced and included bathrooms with indoor plumbing.
true
false
- 19. Multiple Choice
Where did the Aryans migrate into India from?
Central Asia
Egypt
Africa
Europe
- 20. Multiple Choice
The cities of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro were remarkably similar, both well-planned and advanced for their time.
True
False
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