Landforms
A small country made up of numerous small islands located at the southern tip of India.
The Maldives
Tropical Climate.
What negative effects do monsoons have?
They can cause damage to property and loss of life.
A sacred Hindu river named after the goddess Ganga.
The Ganges River
Why do the locals depend on the forests?
They use the fruits and leaves for food.
A small ring-shaped Island.
Atolls
Tropical Wet/Dry Climates have how many seasons?
Three
What positive effects do monsoons have on the people living in the affected areas?
They bring heavy rains that fertilize the land and provide food for the people.
Name one of the main minerals found in India.
Iron, manganese, chromite, and mica.
What has been put in place to protect forests in Asia?
Wildlife reserves.
Name one of the three South Asian border mountain ranges.
The Hindu Kush, the Karakoram, and the Himalaya.
In the winter, this blocks cold winds that are coming down from Central Asia.
Mountains (The Himalayas)
These are large, swirling, and violent storms which can cause massive damage and loss of life.
Cyclones
What is uranium mostly used for in asia?
For the country's multiple nuclear power plants.
True or False: Under British rule, forests were not treated well and not cared for.
False, the British admired them but some still attempted to cut them down.
One-tenth of the world's population lives on this South Asian plain for its very rich soil.
The Alluvial Plain.
The Climate found along the western coast of India, Southern Sri Lanka, and the Ganges Delta.
Tropical Wet
In which two months do monsoons most usually start in?
May and June
Which two countries provide most of the natural gas resources in Southern Asia?
Bangladesh and Pakistan
Name one of the three of the world's most endangered species found in Indian forests.
The tiger, the Asian elephant, and the one-horned rhinoceros.
Much of Southern India lies in this large Plateau.
The Deccan Plateau.
This desert, which straddles the border between Pakistan and India, receives less than 20 inches of rainfall each year.
The Thar Desert.
What causes monsoons?
Wing blows steadily in the same direction for long periods of time bring in moisture and rain.
What is a negative outcome of the Indian government building dams?
They displace millions of people and destroy the environment.
This is a very attractive wood used to make high-quality furniture.
Teak