Which of these cities gets the least amount of rainfall- Simla, Mumbai, or Calcutta
Question 17
17.
What is the location of the city on the graph with the largest amount of rain
Question 18
18.
Because of the quantity of rainfall, farming would likely be especially difficult around which city?
Question 19
19.
Suppose a specific crop grows best with a certain amount of rainfall. The area near Hyderpad in the Deccan Plateau gets too little rain for that crop, and the area near Calcutta on the north coast of the Bay of Bengal gets too much. Where would that crop most likely grow best?
As the Brahmaputra river flows from the mountains into the valley, it becomes
slower and deeper
clearer and cleaner
narrower and colder
rockier and rougher
Because of its large size and its pollution in relation to large masses of land water, India is called
a plateau
an ecoysystem
a subcontinent
an isthmus
On the map, find the northern tip of the Bay of Bengal. Why is the nearby soil so fertile?
people have farmed there for centuries.
pure water flows from the mountains
many kinds of fish live in the bay
flooding rivers deposit rich minerals.
Compared with the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau has
steeper mountains
a drier climate
denser forrests
a longer coastline
Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise
sheep
oranges
tea
cotton
During the summer in India, the monsoon brings
heavy rain
pleasant mornings
dust storms
unbearable heat
Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats
fertile plains
mountain ranges
sandy beaches
marshy wetlands
Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland
the Deccan Plateau
the plains along the Ganges
the Hindu Kush
the Himalayan Mountains
Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from
melting ice in the mountains
large lakes in the northern plain
rain-fed streams in the plateau
natural springs in the desert
How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India
roads for trade routes
consistent water supply
protection from enemies
prevention of eearthquakes
Travelers went throguh the Khyber Pass to cross the
Himalaya Mountains
Eastern Ghats
Deccan Plateau
Hindu Kush
The lower Indus River (the part nearer the sea) flows through what is now the country of
Tibet
Pakistan
Nepal
Iran
A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many
elephants
sand dunes
small farms
walled cities
Where were the earliest known settlements in India
besides the rivers
in the mountains
on the plateau
near the desert
How are the Indus and Ganges Rivers similar to the Nile in Egypt
they flow in the same general direction
the begin in the same general area
they carry silt the enriches the soil
they have big floods that prevented early settlement
