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TTYN: How does geography help shape civilizations?

Partner Activity – 20 minutes

Work cooperatively, identify key geographical locations on the

map located in your map packet. Label them. Then create your

own map using these same physical and political features.

Physical

Political

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Well-watered northern plains, the dry Deccan plateau, and the coastal plains on either side of the Deccan

The Indian subcontinent is divided into three major zones

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India is considered a

“subcontinent” because of its

size.

It is a part of Asia. In the

north are high mountains, the

Himalayas and Hindu Kush. In

the center - the Deccan Plateau.

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Northern plain lies south of the

mountain

Fertile land

Receives water from the Indus,

Ganges, and the Brahmaputra Rivers

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TTYN: Identify different weather events that could have an affect on a people and a nation

The Deccan lacks water resources

Much of the region is arid, unproductive, and sparsely populated

Coastal plains, similar to the northern plain, receive a sufficient

amount of water, plus have the added benefit of the coast for trade and

fishing.

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Partner Activity

What is the message within this poem?

“The summer sun, who robbed the

pleasant nights.

And plundered all the water of the

rivers.

And burned the earth, and scorched

the forest-trees

Is now hiding; and the rain-clouds,

Spread thick across the sky to track him

down.

Hunt for the criminal with lightning

flashes.”

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Monsoon – a seasonal wind

Winter – blows from the NE, bringing with it hot, dry air that

withers crops

May-June – the wet summer monsoon blows from the SW. Packed

with moisture from the Indian Ocean.

The monsoon has shaped Indian life.

Rain for crops; If later, famine and starvation may occur

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