Olympiad Test Level 2: Indian Geography- 1

The Wular lake is located in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a freshwater lake, the water in this lake is fed by Jhelum river. This lake is formed by tectonic activity and it is the largest freshwater lake in Asia.

• The Bhakra-Nangal Dam is the second tallest dam in Asia and is located on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
• The Bhakra dam is built on the Sutlej River.
• It is the highest straight gravity dam in India with a height of about 207.26 meters and it runs across 168.35 km.

Arable is defined as land that is able to produce crops. An example of arable is a working vineyard. noun. The definition of arable is land with soil that will be able to support the growth of crops. An example of land that is arable is that on which you can see corn growing.

In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming. This type of landscaping is therefore called terracing.

• Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Manipur.
• It is famous for Phumdis.
• Keibul Lamjao National Park is the only floating national park in the world.
• Sangai, the endangered animal and the state animal of Manipur, is only found here.

The period June to September is referred to as the 'Southwest Monsoon' period. South-west Monsoon period is the principal rainy season for the Indian subcontinent. This is the summer monsoon period where the southwest monsoon holds away over the country.

A tsunami is a series of extremely long waves caused by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean, usually the result of an earthquake below or near the ocean floor. This force creates waves that radiate outward in all directions away from their source, sometimes crossing entire ocean basins.

If there is a large amount of rainfall in a short period of time, it results in a flood. The flood does not destroy not only homes but also agricultural crops which later leads to starvation. There is famine in a place where floods destroy crops as there is an extreme scarcity of food.

The four major coral reefs areas identified for intensive conservation and management in India are:

• Gulf of Mannar
• Gulf of Kutch
• Lakshwadeep Islands and
• Andaman and Nicobar Island

The major landslide-prone areas in India include western ghat's and Konkan Hill, Eastern Ghats, North-East and North-West Himalayas.