ch 14 South, Southwest, and Central Asia

An area in a desert region where fresh water is usually available from an underground spring or well

• alluvial

• oasis

• petroleum

• nonrenewable resource

vast, mostly level, treeless plains that are covered in grasses

• alluvial

• cash crop

• subcontinent

• steppe

an oily liquid formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals; a fuel

• cash crop

• standard of living

• petroleum

• subcontinent

a natural resource that cannot be quickly replaced once it is used.

• subcontinent

• nonrenewable resource

• cash crop

• standard of living

a measurement of a person's or a group's education, housing, health, and nutrition.

• standard of living

• steppe

• oasis

• cash crop

a crop that is raised or gathered to be sold for money on the local or world market.

• alluvial

• subcontinent

• cash crop

• petroleum

made of soil deposited by rivers.

• oasis

• alluvial

• steppe

• nonrenewable resource

a large landmass that is a major part of a continent.

• alluvial

• petroleum

• steppe

• subcontinent

What was created when the Indian subcontinent collided with Asia?

• Sri Lanka

• the Himalayas

• the Granges River

• the Indus River

What are the two most important rivers in South Asia?

• Ganges and Brahmaputra

• Indus and Brahmaputra

• Indus and Ganges

• Bay of Bengal and Indus