Chapter 13 and 14 - India

Question 1

a landmass that is of great size but smaller than a continent

Answer 1

subcontinent

Question 2

an aspect of the land, such as mountains, plateaus, and rivers

Answer 2

physical feature

Question 3

a strong wind that brings heavy rain

Answer 3

monsoon

Question 4

starts high in the Himalayas

Answer 4

Brahmaputra River

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Deccan Plateau

Question 6

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

Answer 6

plateau

Question 7

long mountain chains near the coasts of India

Answer 7

Eastern and Western Ghats

Question 8

flows across most of northern India

Answer 8

Ganges River

Question 9

highest mountain range in the world

Answer 9

Himalaya Mountains

Question 10

a huge mass of ice that slowly slides over a land area

Answer 10

glacier

Question 11

form a barrier between India and present-day Afghanistan

Answer 11

Hindu Kush Mountains

Question 12

empties into the Arabian sea

Answer 12

Indus River

Question 13

mostly sand and stone

Answer 13

Thar Desert

Question 14

used to run through the Thar Desert

Answer 14

Sarasvati River

Question 15

one of the first great settlements in India and a center of the Indus-Sarasvati civilization

Answer 15

Mohenjodaro

Question 16

a fortress built to protect a city

Answer 16

citadel

Question 17

a place to store grain

Answer 17

granary

Question 18

a network of pipes that disposes of waste water

Answer 18

sewage system

Question 19

a type of hard clay

Answer 19

terra-cotta

Question 20

a hot oven

Answer 20

kiln

Question 21

a wooden harness

Answer 21

yoke