WORLD CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION

INDUS VALLEY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What weather event did early farming villages in India depend on?
A
Summer monsoon
B
Spring typhoon
C
winter blizzards
D
fall droughts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The summer monsoon brings a humid climate and torrential rainfall to these areas. India and Southeast Asia depend on the summer monsoon. Agriculture, for example, relies on the yearly rain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monsoon is one of the most important seasons for farmers for a country so dependent on its agro-industry. Most of the Indian agricultural land is irrigated by the southwest monsoon. Crops such as wheat, rice, pulses, which are a staple in Indian diets, need heavy rainfalls to grow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Farmers who practise subsistence farming depend on monsoon rains for water for the crops.

Detailed explanation-4: -Before 5, 000 years ago, the Indus and its tributaries were fed by strong monsoon rains and meltwater flowing out of the Himalayas. The rivers underwent raging floods every year that rendered their basins unsuitable for agriculture or permanent settlements.

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