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- Mostly sand and stone
- Sand dunes stretch for miles
- Water is a precious resource in the desert
- Rain is rare
- Dust storms are common
- Lots of animals

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- Begins in Himalayas
- Gets water from melting snow
- Contains some of the best farmland in the world
- Carries sediment in river
- Important source of water

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- Forms a fierce barrier between India and Afghanistan
- One of the highest mountain ranges
- Some peaks are almost 5 miles high
- The Khyber Pass is a 28 mile long gap between mountains
- Traders use it to pass Indus river
- Invaders used it, but died along the way

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- Located along india's north border
- Highest mountain range in the world
- Mt. Everest (World's tallest mountain) is part of the Himalayas
- 5.5 miles into sky
- Forms natural barrier
- Name stands for "home of snows"
- Fierce storms can dump up to 10 feet of snow at a time

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- Flows across northern India
- Starts in Himalayas
- Carries sediment in river
- Has very fertile land
- Good water supply from melting ice

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- Higher than eastern ghats
- Has steep slopes, narrow valleys, thick hardwood forests, and extremely heavy rain.
- Rivers move very fast, contains many rocks, and plunge suddenly off of cliffs.

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- Are not as wet as the western ghats
- Rivers rarely flood

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- Rocks in plateau date back to 600 million years ago.
- Fairly dry
- The soil is black, yellow and red
- Black soil is rich for iron and good for growing cotton, and yellow + red soils are missing important minerals

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- The Brahmaputra River starts in high Himalayas.
- Each summer, heavy monsoon rains upon the river.
- River becomes slower and deeper as it moves into the valley.
- Receives between 70-150 inches of rain.
- Temps along the river range from 45 degrees to 85 degrees.