WorksheetsSouth Asia Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
large landmass that is geographically set off from the larger continent.
pangea
subcontinent
tundra
continent
theory that explains the process that formed the continents and explains why the earth’s crust shifts.
plate tectonics
erosion
weathering
magma
a severe tropical storm characterized by high winds that originates in the Indian Ocean or western Pacific Ocean.
precipitation
cold front
typhoons
thunderstorm
– seasonal winds that affect climate in the southern areas of Asia, resulting in wet spring and summer months and dry winter months.
rain forest
monsoons
erosion
tundra
large ocean wave that is caused by an earthquake along the floor of the ocean.
precipitation
weathering
ocean current
tsunami
India’s most important river, it flows across northern India into Bangladesh
Nile River
Ganges River
Nueces River
Mississippi RIver
a large plateau in western and southern Indian subcontinent. In the south it rises to more than 1,000 meters.
Japanese Plateau
Deccan Plateau
Tibetan Plateau
Witch Mountain
Two converging mountain ranges in south-eastern India, called the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats, running along the eastern and western seaboards of the country.
Ural Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Himalayas
Ghats
Mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has many of Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest.
Appalachian Mountains
Andes Mountains
Himalayas
Deccan Plateau
is one of the longest rivers in Asia, it is the longest river and national river of Pakistan.
Potomac River
Red River
Indus River
RIo Grande River
is a small island nation in South Asia, located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India.
Maldives
Padre Island
Madagascar
atolls
known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. It forms a natural boundary between India and Pakistan.
Namib Desert
Sahara Desert
Mongolian Desert
Thar Desert
