Geography and Climate of India
Across
- 2. Flows east from the Himalayas and is the most important river in South Asia
- 3. A teardrop shaped island to the southeast of India
- 5. A high tableland of forests in northeast India lying just south of the Gangetic Plain
- 8. Flows mainly through Pakistan, emptying into the Arabian Sea
- 10. Eroded ranges that form a triangle of rugged hills
- 11. Flows east through the Himalayas, west into India, and then south into Bangladesh
- 12. Theory that says Inda used to be a part of Africa before it collided with Asia
- 14. One of the smaller mountain ranges in central India
- 15. Lies to the east of the Indus River. Consists of desert scrub, low thorny trees, and grasses
Down
- 1. Fertile plateau resting between the Ghats
- 4. A wide fertile plain surrounding the Ganges river that is home to one tenth of the world's population
- 6. A large landmass that is like a continent, only smaller
- 7. Largest mountain range to the north of India
- 9. A mountain pass that connects Pakistan and Afghanistan
- 13. A collection of hundreds of tiny islands to the southwest of India