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APS Social Studies
South Asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subcontinent | a large distinct landmass that is joined to a continent |
| The Himalaya | mountain range formed by the collision of landmasses, located in the northern edge of the peninsula |
| Mount Everest | The world's highest peak, 29,035 feet high |
| Kyber Pass | a narrow crossing through the mountains between Pakistan and Afghanistan |
| Ganges Plain | northern area of India It is the world's longest alluvial plain, an area of fertile soil, it is also India's most densely populated area |
| Chota Nogpur Plateau | a high tableland of forests |
| Vindhya Range | not as tall as the Himalaya but divides India into northern and southern India |
| Eastern Ghats | a chain of eroded mountains on eastern side of the base of the subcontinent |
| Western Ghats | a chain of eroded mountains on the western side of the base of the subcontinent |
| Deccan Plateau | Once covered with lava, now has rich, black soil. The Western Ghats prevent yearly rainy winds from reaching the plateau, leaving it arid or extremely dry. |
| The Karnataka Plateau | south of the Deccan Plateau receives the rain, so hills there are lush and green. |
| Sri Lanka | tear drop shaped island that broke away from the original landmass |
| The Maldives | southernmost country in South Asia, it is a chain of tiny coral atolls and volcanic outcroppings |
| The Indus River | flows mainly through Pakistan, it serves as an important transportation route. empties into the Arabian Sea |
| The Indus River Valley | had one of the world's earliest civilizations |
| The Brahmaputra River | flows through the Himalaya and then west into India and Bangladesh, where it joins the Ganges to form a Delta before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. It is a major waterway ships can navigate from the Bay of Bengal inland for 800 miles. |
| The Ganges River | flows east from the Himalaya. It is the most important river in South Asia.it keeps its size all year |
| Chhukha Hydel Hydroelectric Project | a project in Bhutan funded by India so that India can receive some of the energy |
| mica | a layered rock used in making electrical equipment. 90 percent of the world's mica is found in India |
| graphite | the material used for the "lead" in pencils. Sri Lanka is one of the world's largest producers of this material |
| The Great Indian Desert | lies to the east of the Indus River |
| monsoons | seasonal winds |
| cyclone | a storm with high winds and heavy winds |
| the Sundarbans | swampy area in southwest Bangladesh |
| tropical savanna | climate zone marked by grasslands and deciduous forests |
| Tropical rain forest | climate zone marked by lush, dense vegetation |
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