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SS India vocab
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subcontinent | A landmass, such as India, that is of great size but smaller than a continent |
| Ganges River | A river that across most of northern India |
| Physical features | An aspect of the land, such as mountains, plateaus, and rivers |
| Himalaya Mountains | Located along the Northern boarder of India, they are the highest mountain range in the world |
| Monsoon | A strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer |
| Glaciers | A huge mass of ice that slowly slides over a land area |
| Plateau | A flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it |
| Hindu Kush Mountains | They form a fierce barrier between India and present day Afghanistan |
| Brahmaputra River | A river that starts high up in the Himalayas |
| Indus River | It begins in the Himalaya Mountains, and gets its water from melting snow from the Hindu Kush mountains and other mountain ranges |
| Deccan Plateau | A triangle shaped area between two mountain ranges in southern India |
| Thar Desert | Located in northern India and is mostly sand and stone |
| Eastern and Western Ghats | Long mountain chains near the coast of India |
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