India Review Part 1

1. The Indian __________________________ is located in southern Asia.

• Subcontinent

• River

• Mountain

• Desert

India is a __________________________, surrounded by water on 3 sides. It is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean.

• peninsula

• island

• continent

• archipelago

3. To the north are the __________________________, the world's tallest mountains.

• Himalayas

• Andes

• Rockies

• Alps

Winds called __________________________ bring lots of rain in the summer and dry air in the winter.

• monsoons

• cyclones

• hurricanes

• typhoons

5. Ancient Indians first settled along the __________________________ River.

• Indus

• Ganges

• Yamuna

• Brahmaputra

There are 2 main cities, __________________________ and __________________________.

• Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

• New York and Los Angeles

• Paris and London

• Tokyo and Osaka

These people were known for their __________________________. They planned their cities carefully in grid patterns with city blocks.!

• urban planning

• irrigation systems

• military strategies

• festivals

Why do historians think that the Ancient Indus Valley people abandoned their cities?

• Climate Change

• Disease

• Rivers drying up

• Invasion

They think that climate change caused monsoons to bring less rain and cause droughts. We don't know why for sure because we still can't read their _________________

• writing

• weather patterns

• historical data

• scientific studies

Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe in __________________________.

• a single deity

• multiple deities

• reincarnation

• materialism