Use the map below to answer the following question: Map image showing the Indus Valley. The Indus River Valley is shown highlighted along the Indus River. To the east of the river valley are the Himalaya Mountains and the Thar Desert. To the South are the Deccan Plateau and the Western and Eastern Ghats. © 2012 The Exploration Company Which explains the most likely reason that humans settled in the shaded area shown on the map? (1 point) The region lacked water-borne diseases. Mountain passes brought traders to the region. The valley contained abundant life. The plains gave protection from typhoons.