India Quiz: Geography & Mohenjodaro 2022-23 (TCI L13-14)

a plateau.

an isthmus.

an ecosystem.

a subcontinent.

pleasant mornings.

unbearable heat.

heavy rain.

dust storms.

fertile plains

sandy beaches

mountain ranges

marshy wetlands

the Hindu Kush

the Deccan Plateau

the Himalaya Mountains

the plains along the Ganges

natural springs in the desert.

melting ice in the mountains.

rain-fed streams in the plateau.

large lakes in the northern plain.

Hindu Kush.

Eastern Ghats.

Deccan Plateau.

Himalayas.

elephants.

sand dunes.

small farms.

walled cities.

on the plateau

near the desert

beside the rivers

in the mountains

They begin in the same general area.

They carry silt that enriches the soil.

They flow in the same general direction.

They have big floods that prevented early settlement.

Western Ghats.

Deccan Plateau.

Indus River valley.

Ganges River valley.

Astronauts saw it from space.

Historians read ancient scrolls.

Archaeologists found its ruins.

Geographers studied old maps.

It had traders who stayed near the roads.

It had religious leaders who lived separately.

It had rich people who owned the best homes.

It had enemies who might attack the residents.

Wheeled carts were pulled by animals.

The workshops were made of mud bricks.

Some of the houses were larger than others.

Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks.

likely causes for its beginning

theories for why it disappeared

problems with being near a river

reasons it was led by strong rulers

had uniform ways to measure.

knew how to make tools of iron.

traded with people from far away.

started a new kind of mathematics.

high wall

dirt roads

brick homes

sewer system

Some houses had areas for small gardens.

Some apartments held several families.

Some people were wealthier than others.

Some families had grandparents living with them.

chess.

hockey.

dominoes.

basketball.