Question

directions: locate the following geographical features on the map above and color them as directed.
mountains: color the himalayan mountains and hindu kush mountains/khyber pass brown
rivers: trace the indus river and ganges river in blue
sea: shade the arabian sea blue
plateau: shade the deccan plateau green
desert: shade the thar desert yellow.
early civilizations: put a red dot where harappa developed and put a green dot where mohenjo-daro developed
map labels: indian ocean, arabian sea, bay of bengal, ceylon (sri lanka), iran, tibet, hindu kush, thar desert, mohenjo-daro, harappa, deccan plateau, indus river, ganges river, burma, etc.

Explanation:

This problem involves locating and marking geographical features on a map of the Indian subcontinent, which relates to the subfield of Geography (under Natural Science). The tasks include coloring mountains, tracing rivers, shading seas and plateaus, and marking early civilizations. For example, the Himalayan Mountains and Hindu Kush are in the north, the Indus and Ganges rivers flow through the region, the Arabian Sea is to the west, the Deccan Plateau is in central-southern India, the Thar Desert is in the northwest, and Harappa/Mohenjo - Daro are in the Indus Valley (northwestern part of the subcontinent).

Answer:

To complete the task:

1. Mountains: Color the Himalayan Mountains (northern border) and Hindu Kush (northwest) brown, and the Khyber Pass (in Hindu Kush region) brown.
2. Rivers: Trace the Indus River (flowing from north to southwest) and Ganges River (flowing from north to east) in blue.
3. Sea: Shade the Arabian Sea (west of the subcontinent) blue.
4. Plateau: Shade the Deccan Plateau (central - southern India) green.
5. Desert: Shade the Thar Desert (northwest India, near Pakistan border) yellow.
6. Early civilizations: Put a red dot at Harappa (in the Indus Valley, northwest region) and a green dot at Mohenjo - Daro (also in the Indus Valley, near Harappa).