Name:
Period:
Chapter 6 Map Activity:
Date:
Early India
Directions: Follow the numbered steps below to label the map on the back. Use pgs. 247, 249, 253, 266, and 269 in your
textbook to guide you.
1.
In the upper left corner of your map, outline the compass rose in blue or black pen and identify the directions of:
(N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE, SW).
2.
Label each of the following bodies of water in blue or black pen. Shade these waters light blue:
Arabian Sea
3.
Bay of Bengal
Draw the following rivers in blue and label them in blue or black pen:
Ganges River
4.
Deccan Plateau
Himalaya Mountain Range
Hindu Kush
Karakoram Mountain Range
Nepal
Tibet
Thar Desert
Mt. Everest
Taklimakan Desert
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Label and underline the following cities:
Harappa
6.
Indus River
Label the following places, regions and mountains in SMALL ALL CAPITAL LETTERS:
Ganges Plain
5.
Indian Ocean
Mohenjo-Daro
Using the map on pg. 249 as a guide, draw and color arrows to indicate the monsoon patterns (both summer and winter). Shade the
summer monsoon arrows RED and the winter monsoon arrows BLUE. Make a small key below your map to indicate what the colors display
(exactly like the key on pg. 249).