Post on 30-Dec-2015
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Welcome to India!
WAR: 1) Write in agenda for the week2) Write vocabulary terms for ch. 5, Section 1: subcontinent, monsoon, sanskrit,
Make a map key underneath your map on the WOW continued side of your ISN and label and color the features as follows as we
discuss each feature:
• Brahmaputra River – light blue• Ganges River – dark blue• Deccan Plateau – green• Western Ghats – purple • Eastern Ghats – orange• Himalayas – gray
• Thar Desert – pink• Indus River – turquoise• Hindu Kush - fuschia
Brahmaputra River
• Starts in the Himalayas • Monsoons add water to
the valley part of the river
• Floods slightly and leaves rich soil behind
• Joins with the Ganges River and land is fertile here
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Brahmaputra River
Deccan Plateau
• Area between 2 mountain ranges
• Elevated, flat area of land• Has flat, rocky sections• Also has hillier parts with
thin forests• Dry with few rivers• Monsoons provide most
of water, soil good for cotton
Eastern and Western Ghats
• Mountain chains near coasts of India
• Deccan Plateau sits in between
• Steep slopes, narrow valleys, thick forests, heavy rains
• Wet climate• Rivers rarely flood and
are dangerous
Eastern and Western Ghats
Ganges River
• Flows across North India• Starts in Himalayas • Carries sediments to
plains, making it very fertile
• Water supply comes from melting ice and snow
• Dangerous flooding can occur and destroy crops
Himalaya Mountains
• Located on India’s northern border
• Mount Everest is here • “Home of snows” • Water from the glaciers
feed the rivers• Earthquakes and
landslides are common
Himalayas
• Mt. Everest goes 5 ½ miles into the sky and 10 feet of snow can fall on the area at one time! Mt. Everest grows a little more each year due to the earth’s movement.
Hindu Kush Mountains
• Form border between India and Afghanistan
• Not as tall as Himalayas• Many parts are
unlivable• Khyber Pass connects
Asia to India, which trader and invaders used.
Hindu Kush Moutains
Indus River
• Begins in Himalayas• Gets water from
melting snow from Hindu Kush mountains
• Flows through Pakistan and empties into Arabian Sea
• Carries sediments and makes soil fertile
Thar Desert
• In northern India• Mostly sand and stone• Little plant life and very hot• No rivers• Dust storms common