Bell works (21-25)

Question 1

Excavate

Answer 1

to expose to view by or as if by digging away a covering

Question 2

Keen

Answer 2

intellectually alert : Having or characteristic of a quick penetrating mind

Question 3

Conquer

Answer 3

to overcome by force of arms : vanquish

Question 4

Subcontinent

Answer 4

a large landmass that is smaller than a continent

Question 5

Plateau

Answer 5

a flat area of land that is elevated, or raised, above the land around it

Question 6

Brief

Answer 6

a short length of time

Question 7

Monsoon

Answer 7

a strong wind that brings heavy rain to southern Asia in the summer

Question 8

Fertile

Answer 8

able to grow crops well

Question 9

Intense

Answer 9

a very strong effect

Question 10

Deccan Plateau

Answer 10

a triangle-shaped area that lies between two mountain ranges in southern India

Question 11

Elevated

Answer 11

to raise

Question 12

Eastern and Western Ghats

Answer 12

long mountain chain near the coasts of India

Question 13

Brahmaputra River

Answer 13

This river runs through the steep Himalayas, the mountains along the northern border of India

Question 14

Ganges River

Answer 14

Flows across most of northern India, starting in the Himalaya Mountains

Question 15

Himalaya Mountains

Answer 15

This mountain range is the highest in the world and forms a natural border between the Indian subcontinent and much of Asia