1. Brought to you by social studies class period
India Geography
Brought to you by social studies class period

2. Map of India
Question1:
What bodies of water border India?

3. Map of hilly regions Where are the Himalayas? The Deccan Plateau?
Name some other regions

4. Rivers of India Locate the Bramaputra River Locate the Ganga River
Locate the Indus River
We will read more about these rivers and their importance in our history book

6. Regions
Climate by celcius

7. Question 2:
What continent is India connected to?
Why is India called a subcontinent?

9. Question #3:
The arrows show the spread of Buddhism. To what areas had it spread by 600 C.E.?
Label them.
Choose a new color and shade the areas that were mostly Buddhist.
Use another color to shade those that eventually became Buddhist. Enter the colors into the key for your map.

10. The spread of Hinduism
Question #4 What is the dominant religion in India?
Label India. Choose a new color and shade the area that represents that religion.

12. Question #5: What countries are to the west of India.
Draw and Label a compass rose on your map.
Label countries West of India

13. What distance did Buddhism spread from east to west?
Question #6:
What distance did Buddhism spread from east to west?
Question #8:
What main idea does the map in your book convey?
Hint: use the words in the map key to help you explain.
Question #7:
In what country was the Buddha born?
Label the birthplace.