Ch. 13 & 14 Ancient India

a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer

• Hurricane

• Typhoon

• Thunderstorm

• Monsoon

a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it

• mesa

• plateau

• plain

• mountain

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

• subcontinent

• island

• Plate tectonics

• semi-continent

As the Brahmaputra River flows from the mountains into the valley, it becomes

• slower and deeper

• clearer and cleaner

• rockier and rougher

• narrower and colder

Because of its large size and its posi.on in rela.on to large masses of land and water, India is called

• a plateau

• an isthmus

• an ecosystem

• a subcontinent

Compared with the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau has

• denser forests

• a drier climate

• a longer coastline

• steeper mountains

Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise

• tea

• sheep

• cotton

• oranges

During the summer in India, the monsoon brings

• heavy rain

• dust storms

• unbearable heat

• pleasant mornings

Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats?

• fertile plains

• sandy beaches

• mountain ranges

• marshy wetlands

Which of the following parts of India has the most fer.le farmland?

• the Hindu Kush

• the Deccan Plateau

• the Himalaya Mountains

• the plains along the Ganges.