Vocabulary
What is the term for a large land mass that juts out from a continent?
Subcontinent
Canberra - - Capital of which country
Australia
Fertile soil for farming
Fishing
electricity
What is formed when two tectonic plates push together?
mountains
What continent is India located?
Asia
What is another name for a fortress, or a place with high surrounding walls that provide protection?
Capital of France
Paris
What are the names of the two major rivers in India?
Ganges River
Indus River
Home of Snow
What mountain range (group) is located in Northern India?
Himalayan Mountains
Capital of Italy
Rome
The Himalayan Mountains
The Ghats Mountains
The population of the Deccan Plateau depends primarily on what for water supply?
water/rain from monsoons
What is the term for moving from one location to another?
migrate
arunachal pradesh capital
Itanagar
What is an area of flat, higher elevation?
plateau
What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is how tall?
Over 29,000
What is the name of strong winds that blows across a region at certain times of the year?
monsoon
Kerala Capital
Thiruvananthapuram
What is the name of the plateau located in central India?
Deccan Plateau
T/F Mount Everest continues to grow each year.
True (by 5cm)
Who is your favorite teacher?
Ms. Landry
Ms. Martin
Ms. Nazzarro