India geography worksheet
What are the six countries of Asia that make up the subcontinent of Asia?
-Sri Lanka -Nepal -Bhutan -Bangladesh -Pakistan -India
How much rainfall does the southwestern coast of India receive yearly?
100 inches
How much rainfall does India get on average?
425 inches
How long is India's coastline?
5000 miles
How much of India's rainfall comes between June and October?
80%
What is the city of Northern India that is the holy city for the followers of the Religious sect called Sikhism?
Amritsar city
What is the Holiest city of India?
Benares
What is the important river that flows through India that begins in China and flows through Bangladesh?
Brahmaputra river
What plateau is found in southern India?
Decan plateau
What two mountain ranges line India's coasts?
Eastern and Western Ghats
What is the Holiest river of India?
Ganges
What does the coast line of India lack?
Harbors
What type of pilgrims bathe, pray and make offerings to gods in the sacred Ganges river?
Hindu pilgrims
What is the plain where 40% of India's people live?
Indo-Gangetic plain
What type of weather do the people of India depend heavily on?
Monsoons
What is India's Capital?
New Delhi
What two neighbors of India are predominantly Muslim?
Pakistan and Bangladesh
Where are all five rivers located in North India?
Punjab
What two crops are grown in the eastern part of India and why?
Rice and Jute because of more rainfall
What has India historically lacked that has caused problems with trade?
Roads
How does India rank in size comparison to the other countries of the world?
Seventh
What is the large body of water that lies in the west of India?
The Arabian sea
What is the large body of water that lies to the east of India?
The Bay of Bengal
What mountains separate India from the rest of Asia?
The Himalayas
What is located along the Pakistan border?
The thar Desert
What problem does India have with its railroad system?
Two track system
What crop is grown in the northern western part of India?
Wheat
