Unit 9 - Vocab Flashcards
Red Box
Hindu Kush Mts.
Green Dot
Pakistan
Red Line
Indus River
Blue Box
Himalayan Mts.
Purple Dot
Nepal
Orange Dot
Bhutan
Yellow Dot
Bangledesh
Pink Line
Ganges River
Yellow Box
Indo-Gangetic Plains
Red Dot
India
Purple Box
Deccan Plateau
Green Box
Western Ghats
Pink Box
Eastern Ghats
Pink Dot
Maldives
Blue Dot
Sir Lanka
The next day was fine, but after that the weather was unprecedentedly bad, considering that it ought to have been the dry _______.
monsoon
Those which blow constantly at certain seasons of the year, as _______, trade, and etesian winds.
monsoon
Monsoon
Seasonal winds
A second supply ship only reached Lau on February 18, more than one month after the _______ hit.
cyclone
In 1978, a tropical _______, with destructive winds and huge waves, washed away large sections of the jetty near the shore.
cyclone
Cyclone
A storm with high winds and heavy rains
The actinolite slate is dark green, and formed by an almost insensible gradation from the ___ slate.
mica
The rock was found by Watson to be gneiss, rich in ___, felspar and garnets.
mica
Mica
A layered mineral used to make electrical components
Plant researchers theorize that aubergines were first eaten on the Indian ___________.
subcontinent
In the great ____________ of South Asia live more than a sixth of the earth’s population.
subcontinent
Subcontinent
A very large, distinct landmass that is part of a continent
These rocky slopes divide the area into four zones: mountain, _____________, coast and related marine area.
alluvial plains
With warming weather, the Himalayan snow will melt and torrential waters will flow down from the north, inundating the flat ______________.
alluvial plain
