Unit 9 - Vocab

Question 1

Red Box

Answer 1

Hindu Kush Mts.

Question 2

Green Dot

Answer 2

Pakistan

Question 3

Red Line

Answer 3

Indus River

Question 4

Blue Box

Answer 4

Himalayan Mts.

Question 5

Purple Dot

Answer 5

Nepal

Question 6

Orange Dot

Answer 6

Bhutan

Question 7

Yellow Dot

Answer 7

Bangledesh

Question 8

Pink Line

Answer 8

Ganges River

Question 9

Yellow Box

Answer 9

Indo-Gangetic Plains

Question 10

Red Dot

Answer 10

India

Question 11

Purple Box

Answer 11

Deccan Plateau

Question 12

Green Box

Answer 12

Western Ghats

Question 13

Pink Box

Answer 13

Eastern Ghats

Question 14

Pink Dot

Answer 14

Maldives

Question 15

Blue Dot

Answer 15

Sir Lanka

Question 16

The next day was fine, but after that the weather was unprecedentedly bad, considering that it ought to have been the dry _______.

Answer 16

monsoon

Question 17

Those which blow constantly at certain seasons of the year, as _______, trade, and etesian winds.

Answer 17

monsoon

Question 18

Monsoon

Answer 18

Seasonal winds

Question 19

A second supply ship only reached Lau on February 18, more than one month after the _______ hit.

Answer 19

cyclone

Question 20

In 1978, a tropical _______, with destructive winds and huge waves, washed away large sections of the jetty near the shore.

Answer 20

cyclone

Question 21

Cyclone

Answer 21

A storm with high winds and heavy rains

Question 22

The actinolite slate is dark green, and formed by an almost insensible gradation from the ___ slate.

Answer 22

mica

Question 23

The rock was found by Watson to be gneiss, rich in ___, felspar and garnets.

Answer 23

mica

Question 24

Mica

Answer 24

A layered mineral used to make electrical components

Question 25

Plant researchers theorize that aubergines were first eaten on the Indian ___________.

Answer 25

subcontinent

Question 26

In the great ____________ of South Asia live more than a sixth of the earth’s population.

Answer 26

subcontinent

Question 27

Subcontinent

Answer 27

A very large, distinct landmass that is part of a continent

Question 28

These rocky slopes divide the area into four zones: mountain, _____________, coast and related marine area.

Answer 28

alluvial plains

Question 29

With warming weather, the Himalayan snow will melt and torrential waters will flow down from the north, inundating the flat ______________.

Answer 29

alluvial plain