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1
How would you describe the Deccan Plateau?
Fertile, green, and rainy
A place with a few nice places to grow cotton but mostly dry
Dry and rocky with some shrubs and trees
2
What river is also the Indian goddess "Ganga?"
Brahmaputra River
Indus River
Ganges River
3
What are sources of pollution that get into the Ganges River?
Farms and factory run-off
Cow poo from wandering cows
Untreated sewage and dead bodies
Nuclear waste
4
Which large ocean is to the south of the Indian subcontinent?
Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
5
Which is at a higher elevation? (Front Reader Map- use color coded Map Key!)
Deccan Plateau
Coasts of India
Arabian Sea
6
Which is the tallest mountain range (Front Reader Map)?
Hindu Kush
Western Ghats
Eastern Ghats
Himalayas
7
Which are mountain ranges?
Deccan Plateau and Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats and Hindu Kush
Himalayas and Brahmaputra
8
Is India north or south of the equator? (Atlas pg. 118-19)
North
The equator runs through it.
South
9
What body of water borders India on the SE?
Bay of Bengal
Eastern Ghats
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
10
How many countries border India? (Atlas pg. 122)
2
6
4
8
11
What is a peninsula?
A delicious dessert
An island
Land attached to a continent but with A LOT of coastline
Land that sticks out into the water on all but one side
12
What plateau is between the Western & Eastern Ghats (mountain ranges)?
Deccan Plateau
Tibetan Plateau
Colorado Plateau
13
Where is the Thar Desert?
Southern tip of India
North of the Himalaya Mountains
Eastern India
Northwest India
14
What major geographical features surround and isolate India?
Seas and Mountains
Tall Skyscrapers
Rivers
Indian Ocean
15
What tiny island is off the SE corner of India?
Madagascar
Cyprus
Sri Lanka
16
What effect did isolation have on India in its cultural development?
Indian culture was heavily influenced by China!
Indian culture grew up very unique!
Lots of outside cultures came in to conquer India!
17
What is the science behind the old belief that the Ganges River was clean and pure?
High dissolved oxygen levels and bacteriophages
It had self-purifying properties in its chemistry
The holy nature of the river goddess kept its waters clean
18
What animals and plants are found in the Thar desert?
Lizards, snakes, and gazelles
Snow leopards and leatherback turtles
Pine Trees and eucalyptus trees
