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Culture 5d Mountains of India
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1
India is a subcontinent
True
False
2
Plateau is flat elevated land
False
True
3
What is the highest point on India?
K2
Patriot Place
Kangchenjunga
Mt. Everest
4
What connects the India subcontinent to Central Asia by forming a gap between mountains
Afghan Tunnel
Kush Mountains
Khyber Pass
Sarasvati River
5
What is the Aravalli famous for?
Mineral Resources
Land formation created the formula \frac{dx}{dy}=\log_{10^2}-x^3
Hill Stations
Coal Resources
6
The Himalayas have shaped many cultures, providing fresh water and creating sacred/important major rivers.
False
True
7
The Eastern Ghats stretch from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu
True
False
8
What is the overall purpose of these two central ranges?
Divides the Indo-Gangetic plain from the Deccan Plateau; is a habitat
Separates the Arabian Sea from the Indian Ocean; is a habitat
Separates the Indus River and Mumbai
Seperates the Himalyas from the Deccan Plateau
9
Brahmaputra joins Ganga River
False
True
10
What are these land regions?
Mountains, Ghats, Himalayas
Mountains, Northern Indo-Gangetic Plains, Ghats
Northern-Gangetic Plain, Southern Brahmaputra Plain, Plateaus
Mountains, Northern Indo-Gangetic Plains, Plateaus
11
Himalayas are the natural northern frontier of stretching from Rajasthan to Mizoram.
False
True
12
What are three mountain ranges in India
Himalaya, Hindu Kush, and Ghats
Everest, Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
Deccan, Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
13
What was the main river which people settled next to first?
Indus
Deccan
Ganges
14
What are Three Rivers in India
Ganga, Indus and Brahmaputra
Brahmaputra, Ganga and Nile
Charles, Red, and Blue
Tom Brady
15
The Satpura range also stretches from east to west in central India.
False
True
16
The collective area of the Himalayan Rivers houses around 3 billion people (nearly 50% of world population)
False
True
17
The Satpura range is parallel and north to Vindhya
False
True
18
What are Hill Stations used for
Economy
Animal Conservation
Enjoyment and Cooling down
Infrastructure
19
Where is the Deccan Plateau Located in India
West
East
North
South
20
The Aravalli Range is the youngest mountain range in India, covered with no forest and instead is very sandy.
False
True
21
The Western Ghats run from Gujarat/Maharashtra border to South Deccan Plateau
True
False
22
Himalayas separate the Indo-Gangetic plain from the Tibetan Plateau.
True
False
23
True or false. The biggest mountain in the Himalayas is Mt. Everest.
Trick Question (Debatable)
False
True
24
Why is the land west of the Western Ghats/or the Western Ghats itself receive so much rainfall?
The Deccan Plateau is a desert
The cooling monsoon winds are blocked by the mountains, rain ensues
Nothing to do with the Western Ghats
Rain-bearing winds are blocked, so they cannot pass to central India.
25
Where is the Brahmaputra River located?
in the Western Ghats
in the Himalayan Mountains
in the Deccan Plateau
26
What is a major feature of the Vindhya Range
Extends east to north-west from Maharashtra to Bengal
Very old mountain range that is parallel to the Satpura range
Home of the ganges, stretching across New Delhi
Runs across the center of India, separating the north and south.
27
Himalaya regions are all cold and ice
False
True
28
True or False- India has three main land regions?
True
False
29
Is the Hindu Kush an extension of the Himalayas?
Yes
I do not care
No way
No it is Mizo Hills are
30
True or False- India is the 6th largest country in the world (landmass wise)
False
True
