Geography of India

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As the Brahmaputra river flows from the mountains into the valley, it becomes

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Because of its large size and its pollution in relation to large masses of land water, India is called

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On the map, find the northern tip of the Bay of Bengal. Why is the nearby soil so fertile?

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Compared with the Eastern and Western Ghats, the Deccan Plateau has

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Farmers in the Deccan Plateau use the iron-rich black soil principally to raise

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During the summer in India, the monsoon brings

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Which phrase best describes the Eastern and Western Ghats

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Which of the following parts of India has the most fertile farmland

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Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from

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How has the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India

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Travelers went throguh the Khyber Pass to cross the

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The lower Indus River (the part nearer the sea) flows through what is now the country of

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A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many

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Where were the earliest known settlements in India

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How are the Indus and Ganges Rivers similar to the Nile in Egypt

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Which of these cities gets the least amount of rainfall- Simla, Mumbai, or Calcutta

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What is the location of the city on the graph with the largest amount of rain

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Because of the quantity of rainfall, farming would likely be especially difficult around which city?

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Suppose a specific crop grows best with a certain amount of rainfall. The area near Hyderpad in the Deccan Plateau gets too little rain for that crop, and the area near Calcutta on the north coast of the Bay of Bengal gets too much. Where would that crop most likely grow best?