Ancient India

Ancient IndiaLESSON ONE:PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

INDAIPHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYIndian SUBCONTINENTlarge landmass, smaller than a continentalso called South AsiaIncludes: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

INDIAPAKISTANNEPALBHUTANBANGLADESHMALDIVESSRI LANKA

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - MOUNTAINSHINDU KUSHmountains of Indianorthwestseparates South Asia from Central Asia

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - MOUNTAINSEastern & Western Ghatssmaller mountain rangesseparate Indias east and west coasts from the countrys interior

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - MOUNTAINSHimalayasstretch about 1,500 milesnorthern borderseparates India from Chinaformed by collision of tectonic platesworlds highest mountainshome of Mt. Everestaround 29,035 miles

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - RiversGanges Riveroriginate in the HimalayasIndias most important riverflows across northern India & into Bangladesh

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY - RiversIndus Riveroriginates in the Himalayaslocated in modern-day Pakistantoday Pakistans most densely populated regionhome to the earliest Indian civilizations (Indus River Valley)

INDUS RIVER

Why are these Geographic features important?MOUNTAINSRIVERSHimalayas provides source of water that empties into the Ganges River AND Indus Riveroften times create natural boundary between regions/countriesprovide protection from invaders

mode of transportation/easy way to travela way to trade goods with other groupssource of waterdrinking, cooking, cleaningseasonal floods deposit fertile silt (soil) along the banks of riversAllows for development of agriculture using irrigation systemssource of foodprovides building material

Your AssignmenteBackpack Geography of India Geography Challenge Handout

Use History Alive! and student atlasFinish for homework if needed. We will go over this assignment in class tomorrow.If you need to finish for homework, be sure to bring home your student atlas. The pages of History Alive! have been scanned and placed on my teacher website.