Continental Drift
What are the 3 types of plate boundaries?
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
Where does India rank for land area?
7th
What is the longest river in India?
The Indus River
What is climate?
The long-term weather pattern and variation in a region
The Himalayas in Sanskrit means...
hima (snow) + ālaya (dwelling)
Most of the Thar desert is located in which Indian state?
Rajasthan
What body of water does the Brahmaputra River flow into?
The Bay of Bengal
This zone is prevalent in most of the northern part of India:
Humid Sub Tropical
Why do tectonic plates drift?
Mantle Convection
What are India’s 3 main land regions?
The mountains, The Northern Indo-Gangetic Plains, The Plateaus
Where/What is the course of Ganges River?
The Himalayas (Extra Credit: Gomukh Gangotri glacier)
Tropical Wet is characterized by ______ temperatures and _____ rainfall.
High, heavy or seasonal
Who developed the Theory of Continental Drift?
Alfred Wegener
What 3 mountain ranges surround the Deccan Plateau?
The Vindhyas, Western Ghats, and Eastern Ghats
In India why were many civilizations and cities established near rivers?
They provide a source of drinking water, irrigation, and transportation
What causes high climatic fluctuations in Alpine/Mountainous zones?
Steep altitude variations
About 180 million years ago the Pangaea broke into two smaller land masses called...
Laurasia & Gondwanaland
Why are the Northern Indo-Gangetic Plains so suited for farming?
The soil ranks among the most fertile in the world and the flatness of the plains make them easy to irrigate
Name one of the three main watersheds in India
• The Himalaya and the Karakoram ranges
• Vindhya and Satpura ranges and Chotanagpur plateau in central India
• Western Ghats in western India
What 6 climatic zones can India be divided into?
– Tropical Wet
– Humid Subtropical
– Semi-Arid/Steppe
– Tropical Wet and Dry
– Alpine/Mountainous
– Arid/Desert