Geography of India - General Knowledge
monsoon
Almost all of India's rain falls in the summer __________________________.
civilization
By 2500 B.C., the early people of the Indus Valley built cities and formed a _______________________________.
wheat
Farmers grew barley and ___________________ during the winter.
silt
Floods in India were much needed because they left fresh _________________ on the land for growing crops.
Indra
If the monsoon rains didn't come, the people of India prayed to ______________, the god of thunderstorms.
north
Large empires of ancient India were all located in the _____________________________.
plains
Most of northern India is covered in wide river ______________________.
holy
People of ancient India have always thought of their rivers as ______________________.
Ganges
The __________________________ was ancient India's holiest river.
Himalayas
The ____________________________ form a natural barrier between the Indian Subcontinent and the rest of Asia.
Indus Valley
The ____________________________ offered the best conditions for agriculture on the Indian subcontinent.
four
The monsoon rains lasted _________________months.
cotton
The people of India planted ____________________ and sesame seeds just before the monsoon began.
subcontinent
The present-day countries of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan are all located on the Indian
rivers
The two great ____________________of the Indian subcontinent are the Indus and the Ganges.
northern
Travel is easier in ________________________ India.
Southern
_________________________________ India lacks wide river plains.