1-Birch Ancient Indian Geographical Places
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| subcontinent | large land mass that is part of a continent but considered independent |
| Deccan Plateau | large plateau in India encompassing most of central and southern India |
| Khybar Pass | narrow mountain pass on the border between eastern Afghainstan and northern Pakistan; a traditional trade/invasion route |
| Mohenjo-Daro | a ruined prehistoric city of Pakistan in the Indus River valley |
| Harappa | a locality in the Indus River valley of the Punjab in Pakistan |
| Silk Road | an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea |
| Indus River | an Asian River that flows into the Arabian Sea |
| Ganges River | Sacred river to the Hindus that begins in the Himalayas and flows East into the Bay of Bengal. |
| Himalayan Mountains | sountain system of south-central Asia extending through Kashmir, northern India, Tibet, Nepal, Kikkim, and Bhutan |
| Hindu Kush | a mountain rane of southwest Asia extending from northern Pakistan to northeastern Afghanistan |
| Western and Eastern Ghats | two mountain ranges of sourthern India spearated by the Deccan Plateau |
| Kashmir | historical region of northwest India and northeast Pakistan |
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