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.