SST exam term 2

How did India get the name Indos

The Greeks named it that during the invasion of Alexander the Great in around 332 BCE in reference to the Indus River.

Which mountains are in the north?

Hindu Kush, Karakorum, The Himalayas.

How would glaciers in mountains feed major river systems?

Water from glaciers would flow into the Indus River then the Arabian Sea to the west and the Ganges river into the Bay of Bengal to the east.

What did plains/passes do?

They allowed human travel thru difficult terrain

What were go al and khyber passes used for?

Located in the north; They were used by invaders to enter the Indus River.

What did other passes in chitral valley and ones thru karakorum mountains do?

They allowed communication and trade with Central Asia over the valuable Silk Road.

Where does the Indus River flow?

It flows down from the Indian Himalayas through Kashmir and into the Punjab region where we find rich agricultural land before passing into the Arabian Sea.

Where were some of the world’s earliest civilisations established?

Along the plains of the rivers of the Indus Valley

Where does the vindhya mountain range lie?

The south of the river plains.

What is in the other side of the vindhya mountain range?

Great Deccan plateau.

What does the southern peninsula rely on?

The agriculture here relies greatly on irrigation due to limited supply of water

What were volcanic Deccan plateaus used for?

To build temples and other structures.

Where were ancient trade routes developed?

In the Arabian gold and the African coast in one direction and to south east Asia in the other.

What is monsoon season?

The Indian subcontinent receives a large amount of wind, carrying warm tropical rain between April and September annually.

Where do monsoons come from?

The monsoons come from the Indian Ocean currents and wind patterns that move warm most air from southwest Indian Ocean to countries like Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka etc.

What r winter monsoons?

They’re sexy winds that blow from northeast region of the Himalayan mountains.

Y r winter monsoons known as winter monsoons?

Bc they don’t bring much rain

How do sailboats and merchant boats use these winds?

The used these winds on their journeys from the Arabian rule to India to the eastern shores of Africa.

What happens during th next monsoon season?

sailboats can sail in the other direction.