Geography and Early Settlement of India

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Across
  1. 5. River that flows across most of northern India starting in the Himalayas.
  2. 6. The land of India is a subcontinent of...
  3. 7. strong wind that often brings huge amounts of rain. These rains can cause the river to overflow its banks.
  4. 8. The ___________ of India greatly influenced the location of early settlements on the subcontinent.
  5. 9. The massive Thar (tahr) Desert in northern India is mostly sand and stone. Huge, rolling sand dunes stretch for hundreds of miles.
  6. 12. elevated, or raised, area of land that is flatter than a mountain.
  7. 13. parts of the plateau that have thin forests and low,scrubby bushes.
Down
  1. 1. The land of India is a ____________ of Asia.
  2. 2. Pass that forms a gap about 30 miles long in the mountains on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
  3. 3. Plateau triangle-shaped area that lies between two mountain ranges in southern India.
  4. 4. this river runs through the steep Himalayas, the mountains along the northern border of India.
  5. 10. mountain range extending through northern India.
  6. 11. The land where two rivers meet are very____.