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Barren Volcano: The only confi rmed active volcano in E
South Asia, and the only active volcano along a chain
Emergent: In the process of coming into being or
of volcanoes from Sumatra to Myanmar
becoming prominent
Beas River: A river in north India which rises in the
Endowed: Provide with a quality, ability or asset
Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and
fl ows for some 470 kilometres F
Betwa River: A river in Northern India, and a tributary
Fault: An extended break in a rock formation, marked
of the Yamuna
by the relative displacement and discontinuity of
Bhor: A mountain passage located between Palasdari strata on either side of a particular plane
and Khandala for railway and between Khopoli and
Khandala on the road route in Maharashtra, India G
Brahmaputra River: One of the major rivers of Asia, Ganga River: A large sacred river that fl ows through
a trans-boundary river which fl ows through China, India and Bangladesh, emptying into the Bay of
India and Bangladesh Bengal
C Garo Hills: Part of the Garo-Khasi range in Meghalaya,
India which are inhabited mainly by tribal dwellers
Chambal River: A tributary of the Yamuna River in
Ghaggar River: An intermittent river in India, fl owing
central India, and thus forms part of the greater
during the monsoon rains which originates in the
Gangetic drainage system
Sivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh and fl ows through
Chenab River: A river rising in the Himalayas and
Punjab and Haryana states into Rajasthan
fl owing south-west to the Sutlej River in Pakistan
Goan Coast: A section of the western coast of
Chota Nagpur Plateau: A continental plateau which
peninsular India that is in the state of Goa
has been formed by continental uplift from forces
Godavari River: A major river in South India, which
acting deep inside the earth
fl ows through Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra
Coral: The hard, variously coloured, calcareous
Pradesh which rises in north-western Maharashtra in
skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps
the Western Ghats range, only about 80 kilometres
Crescent-shaped: A thin, curved shape that’s thicker
from the Arabian Sea, and fl ows eastward across the
in the middle and tapers to thin points at each end
broad plateau of the Deccan
D Gondwanaland: A hypothetical landmass in the
Deccan Trap Region: One of the largest volcanic Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end
provinces in the world which consists of more than of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa,
2,000 metres of fl at-lying basalt lava fl ows and covers Antarctica, and Australia
an area of nearly 500,000 square kilometres Granary: A storehouse for threshed grain
Dhauladhar Range: A part of a lesser Himalayan chain Gulf of Mannar: A large shallow bay forming part of
of mountains which rises from the Indian plains to the Laccadive Sea in the Indian Ocean. It lies between
the north of Kangra and Mandi the west coast of Sri Lanka and the south-eastern tip
Dhaulagiri: A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal of India
which is 8174 metres tall H
Dune: A mound or ridge of sand or other loose
sediment formed by the wind, especially on the sea Himachal: Also known as the Lesser Himalaya, it is
coast or in a desert a major east-west mountain range with elevations
Duns: Longitudinal valleys formed as a result of 3,700 to 4,500 metres
folding when Eurasian plate and Indian plate collided, Himadri: The greater Himalayan range which consist
formed between lesser Himalayas and Sivaliks of the major peaks of the Himalayas

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