Geography, Climate, and Early Civilaiztions
Across
- 2. Farmers used the rich soil to grow crops to feed their families
- 4. Many Indian houses are made from ______ brick
- 6. Supplied water, and residence even had indoor bathrooms because of this
- 7. The ____________ Mountains are the tallest mountains in the world
- 10. The Himalaya's separate _______ from Asia
- 11. India is a __________________ because even though it's still part of Asia, huge mountains make a barrier between India and the rest of Asia
- 13. South of the river valleys is the dry hilly _________ Plateau
- 14. The two early civilizations that were near the Indus and Ganges rivers are ________ and Mohenjo-Daro
- 15. The __________ monsoons bring warm, wet air from the Arabian Sea
Down
- 1. The Himalaya's are growing at a rate of __ inches per year
- 3. Early civilizations were stared near the Ganges and _____ river
- 5. Today, there are five nations that occupy the Indian subcontinent; India, Pakistan in the northwest, Nepal, Bhutan, and _____________ in the northeast
- 6. It flowed to drains under the streets, running through pipes to pits outside the city walls
- 8. A strong wind that blows one direction in the winter and the opposite direction in the summer
- 9. The __________ monsoons bring cold dry air off of the mountains
- 12. Most Harappans were farmers
- 13. When there is not a monsoon in India it is very hot and _____