India Chapter 27 Section 1 Review Section 2 Review

1 What is the main mountain range of India? The Himalayas

2 What are some of India’s most important cash crops? What type of wood is a valuable forest product? Cashew nuts, cotton, sugarcane, jute, spices, tea, and tobacco teak

3 What do you think happens to India’s crops if the monsoon rains come too soon? Too late? Crops get rain too early and fail. Crops dry up and fail

4 How does the Ganges affect economic activities in India? It enriches the Gangetic Plain, making it India’s farming heartland.

Section 2 Review

2 How did the British East India Company gain control of most of India? It took control of small trading post. Gained larger pieces of territory. Used Indian soldiers. Backed Indian rulers against each other.

3 Who was the most important leader of the Indian independence movement and what was his strategy? Mohandas K Gandhi Nonviolent protest

4 Why was the British colony of India divided into two countries? Muslims demanded a separate state, and tensions between Hindus and Muslims grew.