India Flashcards
1) True or False? India is located North of the equator.
True.
2) Which countries does India share its borders with?
China, Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Bangladesh.
3) Which island country is located to the South of India?
Sri Lanka.
4) Which bodies of water surround India?
On the South of India lies the Indian Ocean, on the Western Coast, it is surrounded by the Arabian Sea, and on the Eastern coast lies the Bay of Bengal.
5) True or False? On a climate graph, the bar graph represents annual temperature and the line graph represents annual precipitation.
False
6) How do you calculate the range, mean and mode?
Range - the largest value take away the smallest
Mean - adding all values and dividing it by how many numbers there are
Mode - the number that appears the most
7) What is the Indian monsoon?
A period of time where there is a significant amount of rainfall
8) True or False? Winter monsoon = dry conditions, minimal rainfall
True
9) State one advantage of the Indian monsoon
It boosts the agriculture in India
10) State one disadvantage of the Indian monsoon
Summer monsoons can bring heavy rains that destroy homes, damage infrastructure, wash away crops and destroy water, sanitation and hygiene
11) Describe the location of the River Ganges
The River Ganges emerges in the western Himalayas and flows down across northern India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal
12) What is the source of the River Ganges
Gangotri Glacier
13) Define the following key terms - drainage basin, watershed, tributary, delta
Drainage basin - an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point
Watershed - an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
Tributary - a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.
Delta - wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
14) How does river width and depth change from source to mouth?
As the river moves from the source to the mouth, both the depth of the river and the width of the river will both increase
15) Why does river velocity increase from source to mouth?
This is because a river tends to become deeper, wider and have a higher discharge the further downstream it moves.
