India Quiz (TCI L13) - Geography - Harp (2/2026)

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10 questions

Instructions

Read each question and all of the answer choices carefully.  Choose the best answer.  

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India Quiz (TCI L13) - Geography - Harp (2/2026)

Last updated 2 days ago

10 questions

Instructions

Read each question and all of the answer choices carefully.  Choose the best answer.  

Lesson 13

Required

Question 1

Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called...

a plateau.

an isthmus.

an ecosystem.

a subcontinent.

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Question 2

Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?

fertile plains

sandy beaches

mountain ranges

marshy wetlands

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Question 3

Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from...

natural springs in the desert.

melting ice in the mountains.

rain-fed streams in the plateau.

large lakes in the northern plain

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Question 4

How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India? Choose the best response.

roads for trade routes

consistent water supply

protection from enemies

prevention of earthquakes

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Question 5

How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?

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.

Required

Question 6

During the summer in India the monsoon would bring heavy rain.

True

False

Required

Question 7

A traveler in the Thar Desert would be most likely to see

Sand dunes

Small farms

Elephants

Walled Cities

Required

Question 9

Looking at the graph: Which city has the second largest amount of rainfall per year?_______

Required

Lesson 13

Question 1

Because of its large size and its position in relation to large masses of land and water, India is called...

a plateau.

an isthmus.

an ecosystem.

a subcontinent.

Question 2

Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?

fertile plains

sandy beaches

mountain ranges

marshy wetlands

Question 3

Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from...

natural springs in the desert.

melting ice in the mountains.

rain-fed streams in the plateau.

large lakes in the northern plain

Question 4

How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India? Choose the best response.

roads for trade routes

consistent water supply

protection from enemies

prevention of earthquakes

Question 5

How are the Indus and Ganges rivers similar to the Nile River in Egypt?

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.

Question 6

During the summer in India the monsoon would bring heavy rain.

True

False

Question 7

A traveler in the Thar Desert would be most likely to see

Sand dunes

Small farms

Elephants

Walled Cities

Required

Question 8

Using the graph: Which of these cities gets the least amount of rainfall?

Calcutta

Mumbai

Jodhpur

Simla

Required

Question 9

Looking at the graph: Which city has the second largest amount of rainfall per year?_______

Required

Question 10

10.

Looking at the chart: Because of the quantity of rainfall, the hardest place to farm would be

Allahabad

Hyderabad

Jodhpur

Simla

Question 8

Using the graph: Which of these cities gets the least amount of rainfall?

Calcutta

Mumbai

Jodhpur

Simla

Question 10

10.

Looking at the chart: Because of the quantity of rainfall, the hardest place to farm would be

Allahabad

Hyderabad

Jodhpur

Simla