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Page 1: Geography of India - Kyrene

Geography of India

Class Discussion In what ways would you describe Indiarsquos geography

Physical Geography of India

India is a SUBCONTINENT which is a large landmass that is like a continent only smallerThe subcontinent includes present-day Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal and most of Pakistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Nepal

Pakistan

Geographers think the kite-shaped Indian subcontinent used to be a separate land It inched north until it hit Asia The collision pushed up mountains where the two lands met

What that collision created so many millions of years ago is still growing Inch by inch year by year The mountains are one of the most awe-inspiring features of planet Earth

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MountainsThose high mountains tower over the northern borders of

India They form several mountain ranges including the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas In the southwest and southeast are the Western and Eastern Ghats ranges LABEL THE RANGES ON YOUR MAP

HIMALAYAS The worldrsquos largest

mountain range It covers 420000 square miles The 10 tallest mountains on Earth are located here including Mt Everest (29029ft)

HINDU KUSH A large

mountain range that separates India from Western Asia It covers 60000 square miles

WESTERN GHATS This range stretches almost 1000 miles along the western portion of the land mass

EASTERN GHATS Similar

to the Western Ghats this range stretches roughly 1000 miles

WaterwaysIn addition to tall mountains the subcontinent has several great rivers These include the Ganges and the Indus Rivers

GANGES RIVER1596 miles

INDUS RIVER1976 miles

Like other rivers you have studied these two rivers carry water for irrigation The deposited silt made the land very fertile The first Indian civilization was located near the Indus River valley

The Arabian Sea Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal surround India Ancient Indians sailed these waters to other ancient lands such as Mesopotamia This travel helped encourage trade

LABEL THE WATERWAYS

ClimateThe tall mountains help block cold north winds from reaching much of India As a result temperatures are generally warm there In addition a seasonal winds called MONSOONS shape Indiarsquos climate Because of the monsoon India has a dry season in the winter a rainy season in the summer Indiarsquos summer monsoon provides rain for Indiarsquos crops But these rains can also cause severe floods

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INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer

Page 2: Geography of India - Kyrene

Class Discussion In what ways would you describe Indiarsquos geography

Physical Geography of India

India is a SUBCONTINENT which is a large landmass that is like a continent only smallerThe subcontinent includes present-day Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal and most of Pakistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Nepal

Pakistan

Geographers think the kite-shaped Indian subcontinent used to be a separate land It inched north until it hit Asia The collision pushed up mountains where the two lands met

What that collision created so many millions of years ago is still growing Inch by inch year by year The mountains are one of the most awe-inspiring features of planet Earth

httpsafesharetvwyPJcazHxyB

httpsafesharetvvss564a3978115be

httpssafesharetvxss5845e77f12567

MountainsThose high mountains tower over the northern borders of

India They form several mountain ranges including the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas In the southwest and southeast are the Western and Eastern Ghats ranges LABEL THE RANGES ON YOUR MAP

HIMALAYAS The worldrsquos largest

mountain range It covers 420000 square miles The 10 tallest mountains on Earth are located here including Mt Everest (29029ft)

HINDU KUSH A large

mountain range that separates India from Western Asia It covers 60000 square miles

WESTERN GHATS This range stretches almost 1000 miles along the western portion of the land mass

EASTERN GHATS Similar

to the Western Ghats this range stretches roughly 1000 miles

WaterwaysIn addition to tall mountains the subcontinent has several great rivers These include the Ganges and the Indus Rivers

GANGES RIVER1596 miles

INDUS RIVER1976 miles

Like other rivers you have studied these two rivers carry water for irrigation The deposited silt made the land very fertile The first Indian civilization was located near the Indus River valley

The Arabian Sea Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal surround India Ancient Indians sailed these waters to other ancient lands such as Mesopotamia This travel helped encourage trade

LABEL THE WATERWAYS

ClimateThe tall mountains help block cold north winds from reaching much of India As a result temperatures are generally warm there In addition a seasonal winds called MONSOONS shape Indiarsquos climate Because of the monsoon India has a dry season in the winter a rainy season in the summer Indiarsquos summer monsoon provides rain for Indiarsquos crops But these rains can also cause severe floods

httpsafesharetvvss5649ed0dbed5e

INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer

Page 3: Geography of India - Kyrene

Physical Geography of India

India is a SUBCONTINENT which is a large landmass that is like a continent only smallerThe subcontinent includes present-day Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal and most of Pakistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Nepal

Pakistan

Geographers think the kite-shaped Indian subcontinent used to be a separate land It inched north until it hit Asia The collision pushed up mountains where the two lands met

What that collision created so many millions of years ago is still growing Inch by inch year by year The mountains are one of the most awe-inspiring features of planet Earth

httpsafesharetvwyPJcazHxyB

httpsafesharetvvss564a3978115be

httpssafesharetvxss5845e77f12567

MountainsThose high mountains tower over the northern borders of

India They form several mountain ranges including the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas In the southwest and southeast are the Western and Eastern Ghats ranges LABEL THE RANGES ON YOUR MAP

HIMALAYAS The worldrsquos largest

mountain range It covers 420000 square miles The 10 tallest mountains on Earth are located here including Mt Everest (29029ft)

HINDU KUSH A large

mountain range that separates India from Western Asia It covers 60000 square miles

WESTERN GHATS This range stretches almost 1000 miles along the western portion of the land mass

EASTERN GHATS Similar

to the Western Ghats this range stretches roughly 1000 miles

WaterwaysIn addition to tall mountains the subcontinent has several great rivers These include the Ganges and the Indus Rivers

GANGES RIVER1596 miles

INDUS RIVER1976 miles

Like other rivers you have studied these two rivers carry water for irrigation The deposited silt made the land very fertile The first Indian civilization was located near the Indus River valley

The Arabian Sea Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal surround India Ancient Indians sailed these waters to other ancient lands such as Mesopotamia This travel helped encourage trade

LABEL THE WATERWAYS

ClimateThe tall mountains help block cold north winds from reaching much of India As a result temperatures are generally warm there In addition a seasonal winds called MONSOONS shape Indiarsquos climate Because of the monsoon India has a dry season in the winter a rainy season in the summer Indiarsquos summer monsoon provides rain for Indiarsquos crops But these rains can also cause severe floods

httpsafesharetvvss5649ed0dbed5e

INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer

Page 4: Geography of India - Kyrene

Geographers think the kite-shaped Indian subcontinent used to be a separate land It inched north until it hit Asia The collision pushed up mountains where the two lands met

What that collision created so many millions of years ago is still growing Inch by inch year by year The mountains are one of the most awe-inspiring features of planet Earth

httpsafesharetvwyPJcazHxyB

httpsafesharetvvss564a3978115be

httpssafesharetvxss5845e77f12567

MountainsThose high mountains tower over the northern borders of

India They form several mountain ranges including the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas In the southwest and southeast are the Western and Eastern Ghats ranges LABEL THE RANGES ON YOUR MAP

HIMALAYAS The worldrsquos largest

mountain range It covers 420000 square miles The 10 tallest mountains on Earth are located here including Mt Everest (29029ft)

HINDU KUSH A large

mountain range that separates India from Western Asia It covers 60000 square miles

WESTERN GHATS This range stretches almost 1000 miles along the western portion of the land mass

EASTERN GHATS Similar

to the Western Ghats this range stretches roughly 1000 miles

WaterwaysIn addition to tall mountains the subcontinent has several great rivers These include the Ganges and the Indus Rivers

GANGES RIVER1596 miles

INDUS RIVER1976 miles

Like other rivers you have studied these two rivers carry water for irrigation The deposited silt made the land very fertile The first Indian civilization was located near the Indus River valley

The Arabian Sea Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal surround India Ancient Indians sailed these waters to other ancient lands such as Mesopotamia This travel helped encourage trade

LABEL THE WATERWAYS

ClimateThe tall mountains help block cold north winds from reaching much of India As a result temperatures are generally warm there In addition a seasonal winds called MONSOONS shape Indiarsquos climate Because of the monsoon India has a dry season in the winter a rainy season in the summer Indiarsquos summer monsoon provides rain for Indiarsquos crops But these rains can also cause severe floods

httpsafesharetvvss5649ed0dbed5e

INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer

Page 5: Geography of India - Kyrene

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MountainsThose high mountains tower over the northern borders of

India They form several mountain ranges including the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas In the southwest and southeast are the Western and Eastern Ghats ranges LABEL THE RANGES ON YOUR MAP

HIMALAYAS The worldrsquos largest

mountain range It covers 420000 square miles The 10 tallest mountains on Earth are located here including Mt Everest (29029ft)

HINDU KUSH A large

mountain range that separates India from Western Asia It covers 60000 square miles

WESTERN GHATS This range stretches almost 1000 miles along the western portion of the land mass

EASTERN GHATS Similar

to the Western Ghats this range stretches roughly 1000 miles

WaterwaysIn addition to tall mountains the subcontinent has several great rivers These include the Ganges and the Indus Rivers

GANGES RIVER1596 miles

INDUS RIVER1976 miles

Like other rivers you have studied these two rivers carry water for irrigation The deposited silt made the land very fertile The first Indian civilization was located near the Indus River valley

The Arabian Sea Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal surround India Ancient Indians sailed these waters to other ancient lands such as Mesopotamia This travel helped encourage trade

LABEL THE WATERWAYS

ClimateThe tall mountains help block cold north winds from reaching much of India As a result temperatures are generally warm there In addition a seasonal winds called MONSOONS shape Indiarsquos climate Because of the monsoon India has a dry season in the winter a rainy season in the summer Indiarsquos summer monsoon provides rain for Indiarsquos crops But these rains can also cause severe floods

httpsafesharetvvss5649ed0dbed5e

INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer

Page 6: Geography of India - Kyrene

MountainsThose high mountains tower over the northern borders of

India They form several mountain ranges including the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas In the southwest and southeast are the Western and Eastern Ghats ranges LABEL THE RANGES ON YOUR MAP

HIMALAYAS The worldrsquos largest

mountain range It covers 420000 square miles The 10 tallest mountains on Earth are located here including Mt Everest (29029ft)

HINDU KUSH A large

mountain range that separates India from Western Asia It covers 60000 square miles

WESTERN GHATS This range stretches almost 1000 miles along the western portion of the land mass

EASTERN GHATS Similar

to the Western Ghats this range stretches roughly 1000 miles

WaterwaysIn addition to tall mountains the subcontinent has several great rivers These include the Ganges and the Indus Rivers

GANGES RIVER1596 miles

INDUS RIVER1976 miles

Like other rivers you have studied these two rivers carry water for irrigation The deposited silt made the land very fertile The first Indian civilization was located near the Indus River valley

The Arabian Sea Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal surround India Ancient Indians sailed these waters to other ancient lands such as Mesopotamia This travel helped encourage trade

LABEL THE WATERWAYS

ClimateThe tall mountains help block cold north winds from reaching much of India As a result temperatures are generally warm there In addition a seasonal winds called MONSOONS shape Indiarsquos climate Because of the monsoon India has a dry season in the winter a rainy season in the summer Indiarsquos summer monsoon provides rain for Indiarsquos crops But these rains can also cause severe floods

httpsafesharetvvss5649ed0dbed5e

INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer

Page 7: Geography of India - Kyrene

WaterwaysIn addition to tall mountains the subcontinent has several great rivers These include the Ganges and the Indus Rivers

GANGES RIVER1596 miles

INDUS RIVER1976 miles

Like other rivers you have studied these two rivers carry water for irrigation The deposited silt made the land very fertile The first Indian civilization was located near the Indus River valley

The Arabian Sea Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal surround India Ancient Indians sailed these waters to other ancient lands such as Mesopotamia This travel helped encourage trade

LABEL THE WATERWAYS

ClimateThe tall mountains help block cold north winds from reaching much of India As a result temperatures are generally warm there In addition a seasonal winds called MONSOONS shape Indiarsquos climate Because of the monsoon India has a dry season in the winter a rainy season in the summer Indiarsquos summer monsoon provides rain for Indiarsquos crops But these rains can also cause severe floods

httpsafesharetvvss5649ed0dbed5e

INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer

Page 8: Geography of India - Kyrene

ClimateThe tall mountains help block cold north winds from reaching much of India As a result temperatures are generally warm there In addition a seasonal winds called MONSOONS shape Indiarsquos climate Because of the monsoon India has a dry season in the winter a rainy season in the summer Indiarsquos summer monsoon provides rain for Indiarsquos crops But these rains can also cause severe floods

httpsafesharetvvss5649ed0dbed5e

INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer

Page 9: Geography of India - Kyrene

INFERENCE QUESTION Would people living throughout ancient India have been protected from outside invaders Explain your answer