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Ancient India Geography

Ancient India Geography

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6th Grade

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14 Slides • 11 Questions

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Ancient India Geography

You Will Learn:


Where is Ancient India?


Why did ancient people choose India to stay and farm?


What is good and bad about the location?


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India is a part of ASIA

3

Multiple Choice

In which continent is India?

1

Africa

2

America

3

Asia

4

Australia

4

Can you find...

The Nile River in Egypt?


the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia?


The Indus River Valley is in PINK

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5

India is sooo big....

It's not called a country


It's called a subcontinent


Sub=Under


Can you think of any other words that start with sub?

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6

Multiple Choice

A Subcontinent is the same size as a continent.

1

TRUE

2

FALSE

7

Multiple Choice

A subcontinent is bigger than a country BUT smaller than a continent.

1

TRUE

2

FALSE

8

Multiple Select

Which one is NOT a real word?

1

substitute

2

subber

3

submarine

4

subtract

5

subway

9

Find the Himilayan Mountains

  • The bumpy ridges at the top of India

  • They separate India from China

  • Tallest mountains in the world!

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Do you see the tallest part? That is MOUNT EVEREST!

11

Multiple Choice

Which mountains separate India from China?

1

Himilayas

2

Heralayas

12

What else do you notice about India?

  • It's near...

  • It's got a...

  • It's got a few...

  • Oceans, Desert, Rivers

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The Indus River

  • Was the first river where farming villages began.




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14

The Ganges River

Was the 2nd river to be settled.

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15

Multiple Choice

Which two rivers helped farming villages happen in India?

1

Tigris and Euphrates

2

Indus and Ganges

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People in India bathe in Ganges river for religious reasons

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What is the weather like in India?

How can you tell?

  • India is located along the Equator

  • This means it's very hot

  • They deal with WIND

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Multiple Choice

India is hot because...

1

It is closer to the sun than other parts of the world

2

It is close to the desert

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Strong winds that happen certain times of the year are called...

  • MONSOONS

  • Dry monsoon winds (Fall to Spring)

  • Wet monsoon winds (Summer)

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I this a summer monsoon or a winter monsoon?

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Multiple Choice

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Is that a summer or winter monsoon?

1

Summer

2

Winter

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Summer Monsoons

  • Good: Rain helps crops grow after a hot, dry winter

  • Bad: Too much rain can cause floods

  • Bad: Too much rain can cause diseases

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Multiple Choice

Monsoons can be BOTH good and bad for people in India.

1

TRUE

2

FALSE

24

Multiple Select

What makes India different than Egypt or Mesopotamia?


CHOOSE TWO

1

Rivers

2

Monsoons

3

Its size

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Multiple Select

Which of these did we learn about today? CHECK ALL

1

India

2

Indus River

3

Himilayan Mountains

4

monsoons

5

subcontinent

Ancient India Geography

You Will Learn:


Where is Ancient India?


Why did ancient people choose India to stay and farm?


What is good and bad about the location?


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