Landforms
Landforms Pt2
History
Culture
Free Points
100

Act as a natural barrier and influence climate and monsoon patterns

The Himalayan Mountains

100

Sacred river in India

Ganges River

100

What shapes the climate by blocking cold winds and creating the monsoon system.

Mountains (Himalaya, Hindu Kush, and Karakoram ranges)

100

Coastal Areas developed _____ cultures and spice based cuisines

seafaring

100

A show about 4 teenagers and their dog solving mysteries

Scooby Doo

200

One of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world

The Indo-Gangetic Plain

200

Has historically important trade and migration routes (e.g., Khyber Pass)

The Hindu Kush Mountains

200

What was the name of the historic pass in the Hindu Kush Mountains

Khyber Pass

200

Thar desert led to more _____ lifestyles

Pastoral

200

5x5

25

300

Large plateau covering most of southern India

The Deccan Plateau

300

Desert in south Asia that stretches across western India and eastern Pakistan

Thar Desert

300

One of the world’s most dramatic climate systems.

Monsoon

300

What crops depend on the rainfall from the monsoon

rice, wheat, and millet

300

Old disney show about twins in school at sea

Suite Life on Deck

400

Low-lying coral islands

 Maldives Atolls

400

Important for tea plantations and cooler climate

Sri Lankan Central Highlands

400

What 3 rivers created fertile floodplains that supported dense populations and early urban societies.

The Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra

400

Khyber pass helped what two religions spread

Buddhism & Islam

400

Who raps "Make no sense"

NBA Youngboy

500

World’s largest delta (mostly in Bangladesh)

 Ganges–Brahmaputra Delta

500

Contains K2, the world’s second-highest mountain

The Karakoram Range

500

Name a port that thrived on spice, textile, and luxury-goods trade.


 Calicut, Cambay, and Tamralipti

500

What civilization emerged along fertile floodplains.

The Indus Valley civilization

500

Tv show about a big red dog

Clifford