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2. Q: What large landmass split up millions of years ago, resulting in India’s collision with the rest of Asia? A: Gondwanaland

3. Q: What two terms are used to describe this region of the world? A: South Asia & the Indian Subcontinent

4. Q: What five physical features isolate South Asia? Hint: two landforms and three bodies of water. A: Hindu Kush, Himalayas, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean & Bay of Bengal.

5. Q: What is the name of the territory in northern India that is claimed by both India and Pakistan? A: Kashmir

6. Q: What is the name of the famous mountain pass through the Hindu Kush mountains? A: Khyber Pass

7. Q: What geographic term is used to describe a landform that is low in elevation and relatively flat? A: Plain

8. Q: What is the large plain in the northern part of South Asia? A: Indo-Gangetic Plain

9. Q: What three rivers form the Indo-Gangetic Plain? A: Indus, Ganges & Brahmaputra

10. Q: What geographical term is used to describe the landform formed at the mouth of a river? A: delta

11. Q: Which country is largely composed of the huge delta formed by the Ganges and Brahmaputra? A: Bangladesh

12. Q: Which two rivers combine to form the largest delta in South Asia? A: Ganges & Brahmaputra

13. Q: What two names are used to describe the large desert located in South Asia? A: Thar & Great Indian Desert

14. Q: In which two countries is the Thar Desert located? A: India & Pakistan

15. Q: What geographic term is used to describe an elevated area that is relatively flat? A: plateau

16. Q: What is the name of the large plateau in central India? A: Deccan Plateau

17. Q: What mountain chain has the biggest influence on the amount of precipitation the Deccan Plateau receives? A: Western Ghats

18. Q: What geographic term is used to describe when one side of a mountain receives a lot of moisture and the other side almost none? A: rain shadow

19. Q: What are monsoons? A: seasonal winds

20. Q: What is the origin of the term monsoon? A: It comes from the Arabic word for season.

21. Q: When does the wet monsoon arrive? A: late May/ early June

22. Q: When do the dry monsoons arrive? A: October

23. Review: Countries Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Afghanistan Pakistan India Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Maldives ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

24. Review: Bodies of Water Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal ? ? ?

25. Review: Rivers Brahmaputra Indus Ganges Indus GangesBrahmaputra ? ? ?

26. Review: Physical Features Deccan Plateau Himalayas Hindu Kush Indo-Gangetic Plain Thar Desert Western Ghats Hindu Kush Himalayas Thar Desert Indo-Gangetic Western Ghats Deccan Plateau ? ? ? ? ? ?