Geography of the Indian Sub-continent

South Asia:
• Indian Sub-Continent- a wedged shaped peninsular that extends into the Indian Ocean
• Monsoons- seasonal winds that regularly blow from a certain direction for part of the year
• monsoons bring rain in the summer and dry air in the winter
• Not enough rain = crops failure
• Too much rain = rivers rise and bring floods

Mountains and Peaks:
• Hindu Kush
• Khyber Pass
• Himalayas- "him" = snow ; "aalaya" = home
• Western Ghats
• Eastern Ghats

Bodies of Water:
• Indus River
• Ganges River
• Brahmaputra River
• Arabia Sea
• Bay of Bengal
•Indian Ocean

Deserts & Plateau:
• The Deccan Plateau
• The Tibetan Plateau- "roof of the world"
• The Thar Dessert- great Indian dessert