Social Studies 7
Chapter 21, Section 1
Name ____________________________________________
(p.542-545)
Date _________________________________ Period _____
Physical Features
A subcontinent is ______________________________________________________________________________________________.
The Indian Subcontinent, or South Asia, contains 7 countries: ___________________________, _________________, _____________,
_____________________, _____________________, _____________________, and ________ _______________.
The rugged ______________ _____________ and Eastern/Western __________________ are lesser mountain features, but the most
impressive physical features in the subcontinent, however, are the __________________________.
What formed the Himalayas? _____________________________________________________________________________________
Mount Everest’s height above sea level is ______________________feet. K2 is the world’s ______________ highest point.
Two major river systems that start in the Himalayas are the ________________________ and ____________________ Rivers.
A delta is _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Pakistan’s Indus River valley was once home to ___________________ _______________________________.
The Thar, or _________________ _________________ ____________________, receives as little as 4 inches of rain per year.
Climates and Resources
Although it has almost every kind of climate type, _______________________ climates dominate much of the subcontinent.
A _________________ ____________________ climate brings warm temperatures and ______________ ______________ to parts of
southwest India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Bangladesh.
Monsoons are _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
What months are monsoons bringing heavy rains? ________________________________________
An extreme example of monsoons occurred in 2005 when Mumbai, India, received ________ inches of rain in ________ hours!!!
In the _____________________ when monsoons change direction bringing dry air, little rain falls from _______________________ to
______________________________.
The most important resource is the region’s ______________________ ______________. Crops grown include __________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Examples of the Subcontinent’s mineral resources are _________________________________________________________________.