Geography and Climates in India and China

Question 1

India: Waterways and Flood Plains

Answer 1

Indo - Gangetic Plain; Brahmaputra River; Indus River; Ganges River

Question 2

China: Waterways and Flood Plains

Answer 2

Huang He (Yellow River); Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

Question 3

India: Highlands and Drylands

Answer 3

Himalayas; Karakorum; Hindu Kush; Eastern and Western Ghats; Deccan Plateau; Khyber Pass

Question 4

China: Highlands and Drylands

Answer 4

Gobi Desert; Taklamakan Desert; Tibetan Plateau; Qinling Mountains

Question 5

India Rainfall (Monsoons)

Answer 5

Most prominently June-Sep, otherwise very minimal

Question 6

Himalayas

Answer 6

Has the highest mountains; People can climb them but it’s hard get through

Question 7

Karakorum Mountain Range

Answer 7

Not as high but much worse than the Himalayas - very steep; Only very skilled climber can get through;

Question 8

Hindu Kush

Answer 8

More of a connector than other mountain ranges; Has pathways through it

Question 9

Huang He (Yellow River)

Answer 9

Runs through northern China; Goes through the Gobi desert which is why it has a yellow tint; Called “River of sorrow” because of frequent flooding - so unpredictable even though it is the main source; Large amounts of silt / loess

Question 10

Chang Jiang (Yangtze River)

Answer 10

Longest and largest river in China; Very fertile; Flows from Tibetan Plateau to Shanghai; Below Huang He

Question 11

Loess

Answer 11

Particular soil that is carried in the Yellow River; Very small crystals of soil

Question 12

Eastern and Western Ghats

Answer 12

The mountain range that runs along the east and west coast of India; Separated by Deccan Plateau

Question 13

Khyber Pass

Answer 13

A mountain pass that connects Afghanistan and Pakistan

Question 14

Taklamakan Desert

Answer 14

Desert in China that is known for splitting the Silk Road into branches running down the north and south of it; Bordered by mountain ranges; Known as Sea of Death

Question 15

Ganges River

Answer 15

River that flows southeast from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal

Question 16

Brahmaputra River

Answer 16

River that begins in Tibet, flows through northeast India and Bangladesh, then joining with Ganges to empty into the Bay of Bengal

Question 17

Tibetan Plateau

Answer 17

Elevated plateau in Central and East Asia; 3 miles above sea level; Contains Himalaya Mountains

Question 18

Deccan Plateau

Answer 18

A high area of land in center of India; Separates Eastern and Western Ghats; Caused major rivers of south India to flow eastward into Bay of Bengal

Question 19

Indus River

Answer 19

River that flows from the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea; Not in India, in Pakistan

Question 20

Qinling Mountains

Answer 20

A mountain range in north-central China

Question 21

Indo - Gangetic Plain

Answer 21

A rich, fertile and ancient land encompassing most of northern and eastern India; Most populous parts of Pakistan and virtually all of Bangladesh; Contains rich silt and debris / Alluvial soil; Shaped by Ganges and Indus / A crescent

Question 22

Gobi Desert

Answer 22

High desert in China and Mongolia

Question 23

Silt

Answer 23

Every river carries silt, but the yellow river carries a freakishly high amount from desert river silt, it leaves so much more soil than most rivers, provides more fertility for farms, but is very inconsistent when it will flood problem for farmers especially in ancient times

Question 24

Monsoon

Answer 24

Seasonal combination of wind and rain; Wind patterns, prevailing - rains all over northern India because it can’t get over the Himalayas; Seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region

Question 25

What is the internal geography of India like?

Answer 25

Mostly flat, particularly in the North, which is divided into 2 parts by Indus and Ganges

Question 26

Indian Rainfall

Answer 26

Indus and Ganges Rivers provide year - round water for the regions through which they flow; Rest of India depends on monsoon for water throughout the year