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Fill in the missing song lyrics:
Ain't no _______ high enough, ain't no _______ low enough, ain't no _______ wide enough...
Mountain, valley, river
In what mountain range is Mt. Everest Located?
Himalayan Mountains
What major benefit did the mountains of India provide for the settlers?
Protection?
What is a monsoon?
Heavy rain
What kind of landform are the Eastern and Western Ghats?
Mountains
In what mountain range is the Khyber Pass located?
Hindu Kush
True or False: You would likely see elephants in the Thar Desert
False - you could see camels, lizards or snakes.
Where does most of the water in the rivers come from?
*2 things*
1. Melting snow/ice in the mountains
2. Monsoon rains
What crop is grown in the fertile black soil of the Deccan Plateau?
Cotton
True or False:
India is a continent
False: it is a subcontinent
What happens to the Brahmaputra river as it flows from the mountains to the valley?
It gets slower and deeper
True or False: Some of the most fertile soil in the world is found in the Hindu Kush Mountains.
False - banks along the rivers
Where did most of the early settlements in India decide to settle?
Indus River Valley/near rivers
How are the Indus and Ganges Rivers similar to the Nile river?
They carry and deposit silt
Why is the soil near the Bay of Bengal so fertile?
That is where the rivers deposit their silt.
The lower part of the Indus River does not flow through India. What present day country does it flow through?
Pakistan