South Asia Physical Geography

The _____plain contains about 3/5ths of India's population

is a ring-shaped coral reef that encircles a lagoon partially or completely.

Which tear-drop shaped country was devastated by a tsunami in 2004, leaving 30,000 people dead?

What South Asian country is made of a chain of volcanic and coral islands?

What body of water lies to the east of India?

Which of the following are winds that change direction with the seasons?

plain where soil is deposited by flooding rivers

What is the name of the fertile region in the north of India?

_____ has abundant coal, petroleum, natural gas, uranium, and mica

What river is this

The tallest mountain in the world is

What river flows mainly through Pakistan and was known as the cradle of ancient India?

How many countries make up South Asia?

The Himalaya Mountain range was formed when the Indian plate collided with which other plate?

What river, flowing east from the Himalaya to the Bay of Bengal, is sacred to the Hindus?

These mountains separate Pakistan from Afghanistan; protected India from invasion

Covers much of southern India. Mountain ranges stand on either side of it.

island group

What season are these monsoons, humid climate and torrential rainfall to these areas.

The dry _ monsoon from the NE, lasting from Oct to April. Some is blocked by the Himalayas

How much of the world's population lives in South Asia?

Mount Everest is in

The___ and ___ eventually meet to form one huge river delta & flow into the Bay of Bengal.

island that is the top of a submerged volcano surrounded by coral reefs and shallow lagoons

The second tallest mountain in the world

Which of the following is NOT a country in South Asia?