Geoghraphics
Climate-
• Tall mountains block cold north winds, create warm Indian
climate
Monsoons—seasonal winds create rainy summer season—good for crops, but can cause floods
-also creat dry seasons
Mountains and Waterways,
Hindu Kush, Himalayas—high mountain ranges over Indiaʼs north border
• Ganges and Indus rivers irrigate and deposit fertile silt on
land
• Indus River valley was home to first Indian civilization
• Saraswati River once ran parallel to Indus, but dried up
• India surrounded by Arabia Sea, Indian Ocean, Bay of
Bengal
- travel made possible by these waters encouraged
trade
Founedd in Asia, Himalayas is a huge landform that divides the plains of the
Indian subcontinent from the plateau of Tibetan. You can find the Himalayas map at.
Ancient India's geology comprised land that had physical features such as http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=gCdRLS51NIrK9M&tbnid=D3IYDXB8FV9zXM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgeocitiessites.com%2Fhistorymech%2Frewindia.html&ei=z1-PUrbSIsblsATb04L4Bg&bvm=bv.56988011,d.cWc&psig=AFQjCNFxyJCD-CLIcfG5hFkKs12hgugZHg&ust=1385214272990760
rivers, mountains and deserts, plains and valleys. The weather was characterized by extreme droughts and strong monsoons.