india Flashcards
true or false, india is located north to the equator?
true
which countries does india share its borders with?
myanmar, bhutan, nepal, china, pakistan, bangladesh, afghanistan
which island country is located to the south of india?
sri lanka
which bodies of water surround india?
indian ocean, arabian sea, bay of bengal
true or false, on a climate graph, the bar graph represents annual temperature and the line graph represents annual precipitation
false
how do you calculate the range, mean and mode
mean : average. add everything up then divide it by the amount of numbers there is.
range: difference between the lowest and highest values
mode: the most frequently appeared number
what is the indian monsoon?
big seasonal winds blowing from the bay of bengal to the arabian sea.
true or false, winter monsoon = dry conditions, minimal rainfall.
true
state on advantage of the indian monsoon
provide water for drinking.
state on disadvantage of the indian monsoon
flooding by the monsoon can destroy crops.
describe the location of the river ganges.
the river ganges emerges within the western himalayas and flows down northern india into bangladesh.
what is the source of the river ganges?
gongotri glacier
define the following key terms - drainage basin, watershed, tributary, delta.
drainage basin is where precipitation and spring water drains or flows downhill into an output.
watershed-an area or ridge of land that seperates waters flowing to different rivers or seas.
tributary-a river or stream flowing into a larger one
delta- wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
how does river source and depth change from source to mouth
as it flows towards the mouth, the gradient of the slope becomes less steep. depth anddepth and width will both increase
why does river velocity increase from source to mouth?
the river becomes deeper and wider and have a higher discharge the further downstream it moves.
