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Ch. 5 Flashcards

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Mount Everest

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the highest peak in the Himalayas the tallest mountain of Earth

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Indo- Ganges Valley

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A region in India through which the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers.

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Indus River Valley

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the land surrounding the Indus river in Pakistan

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Harappa

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the site of one of the earliest civilizations in South Asia

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Deccan Plateau

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a dry, high region south of the Indo-Ganges Plain

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Western Ghats

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rolling mountains west of the Deccan Plateau in south India

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Eastern Ghats

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rolling mountains east of the Deccan Plateau in southern India

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subcontinent

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a large area of land that is separated from other countries by water and land

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monsoon season

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rainy season in monsoon climates which winds blows from the southwest for six mounths

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subsistence farming

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the process of growing food mainly for self-consumption

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