Geo Bee 114
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jaystevens on July 17, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 monsoon | seasonal wind pattern in southern Asia; a primary feature of India's climate |
| himalaya mountain | Walls India off from the rest of Asia |
| ganges river | India's holy river |
| harappan civilization | major city in ancient India |
| mohenjo-daro | "City of the Dead"; second major city of ancient Indus River civilization; 400 miles from Harappa |
| loess | fertile soil |
| Chang Jiang | also called the Yangtze River ... is even longer/ stretches for roughly 3,400 miles across central China |
| Huang He | stretches across China for roughly 2,900 miles also known as the Yellow River ... provides yellow silt called loess |
| Gobi desert | north of china |
| taklimakan desert | land in west china |
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