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The Geography of The Indus River Valley Notes: Name - Date

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Name _______________________________

Date __________________

The Geography of the Indus River Valley Notes


Fill in the blanks. Pay attention and take extra notes, you will be able to use this
packet on your next test!

1. India is considered a _______________________________ because


it was originally a separate continent.

2. Three mountain ranges block India from the rest of Asia.


These three mountain ranges are:

1. ________________________________________
2. Hindu Kush
3. ________________________________________

3. ___________________________ caused the Indus civilization to be


different in religion, _______________________ and appearance.

4. The ____________________________ Mountains are the 6th


longest mountain chain in the world.

5. K2 and Mount Everest are the ________________________


________________________ in the world.

6. The Himalayas are home to _____________________ million


people.

7. The people of the Himalayas have learned to adapt in several


ways, name at least two ways.
1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
8. The Indus-Ganges Plain is like Egypt and Mesopotamia because
the Indus and Ganges River ____________________, this provides
____________________ and _______________________.

9. The Indus River is still important today because it provides


___________________________ with ___________________________.

10.

The Ganges River is important because it is the

_____________________________ river in India.

11. Name the five different uses of the Ganges River.


1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________
12.Peninsular India has two seasons. These seasons have
monsoons, which are ______________________________________.

13. The Winter Monsoons bring _____________________


,_______________________ air and last from October to
_____________________.

14. The _________________ Monsoons bring _________________, moist


air and months of_____________. This season lasts from
______________________ to September.

15.The mountains have kept the civilization protected and


_______________________________.

16. On December 26th, 2004 a ______________________________ hit


Indias west and east cost. Between 11,000 and
_________________ people were ________________________.

17.

A tsunami is a ____________________

___________________________ __________________.

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