India Geography

The highest mountain range in the world separates the Indian subcontinent from the rest of Asia. It is the

• Rockies

• Zagros

• Ghats

• Himalayas

The ocean that borders much of South Asia is the

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• Indian

• Arctic

The two mountain ranges that border the coastline of southern India are the

• Zagros and Appalacians

• Rockies and Nevadas

• Himalayan and Alps

• Eastern and Western Ghats

One of the first civilizations in India, the Harappans, built their cities along the

• Brahmaputra River

• Indus River

• Amazon River

• Nile River

Personified as a goddess, Hindus believe this is the holiest river in India

• Brahmaputra River

• Indus River

• Ganges River

• Euphrates River

Surrounded by the Ghats, this flat land in the interior of India is at a higher elevation than the coastal areas.

• Himalayas

• Indo-Gangetic Plain

• Brahmaputra

• Deccan Plateau

Today most of the Indus River is found in the country of

• India

• Sri Lanka

• Pakistan

• China

Home of the Asian Elephant and the Bengal Tiger, these mountains are higher and wetter than their counterparts on the other coast of India.

• Eastern Ghats

• Western Ghats

• Himalayas

• Rockies

The seasonal winds that pick up moisture from the Indian Ocean and drop it as rain on the Indian subcontinents are known as the

• Ghats

• monsoons

• typhoons

• Deccan

A difficult pass through the Hindu-Kush Mountains bordering northwestern India is the

• Deccan Pass

• Over Pass

• Khyber Pass

• Under Pass