Social Studies: India's Environment

The North Indian Plain is a _______ where many people live.

• flat land

• sandy, desert

• tropical forest

• a place with lots of mountains.

The Thar Desert is a __________ where people have to travel on camels.

In the Ganges River people must travel by ______ because it's made up of a body of water that comes from the melted snow in the Himalayas.

• car

• train

• foot

• boat

The Himalayas form the tallest _________ in the world.

• river

• desert

• mountains

• tropical rainforest

India has forests, including tropical rainforest.

• True

• False

In the Thar Desert people travel on _________ because of the sandy, dry desert.

• cars

• camels

• mules

• horses

In the North Indian Plain, people can travel in cars and trains.

• True

• False

The environment can affect the way that people travel from one place to another.

• True

• False

Where do people travel mostly on foot, but also move in herds on trails and roads?

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An ________ may include landforms, weather, soil, and plant or animal life.

• experience

• animal

• environment

• individual