So we have a new chapter to discuss. Before we begin, let's talk about how geography affects the region.
Question 1: What are some of the geographic features of the Indian subcontinent?
Question 2: How did the geography affected the people who lived in the Indian subcontinent?
Question 2) The geography kept India separated for many years.
ReplyDelete1. There are a variety of geographic features in India. This Indian subcontinent is home to many mountain ranges, such as the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas. Also, India has numerous rivers, one of them being the Indus River. Additionally, there are other features such as the Deccan plateau in Southern India, and the Thar desert in Western India.
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ReplyDeleteThe Indian subcontinent is divided into three geographic regions, the Gangetic plain, Coastal plain and the Deccan plain. A majority of people lived in the Gangetic plan because of the rivers and fertile land. The Coastal plains consist of small mountain and rivers. The Deccan plain is a plateau. Parts of this geographic region are dry, agriculturally unproductive, and also has a very low population. Mountain ranges limit contact with other lands and countries.
ReplyDeleteQuestion 2) How did the geography affect the people who lived in the Indian subcontinent?
ReplyDeleteThe Indian subcontinent is divided into three major parts. Because two out of these three zones are fairly hard to live in, most of the citizens that lived in the Indian subcontinent stayed in the Gangetic Plain. This region was extremely fertile and was watered by the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaptutra rivers. These rivers carried the melted snow from the mountains to the plains, allowing agriculture to occur. The Gangetic Plain was a reasonable place to live because the crops could grow with just the right amount of water.
Monsoons are seasonal winds that regularly blow from a certain direction for part of the year. These played a huge role in Indus people's lifestyle. They relied on the monsoons to bring hot air in October that withered their crops or the winds that carried the moisture to water the crops. Although the monsoons did affect the people who lived in the Indian subcontinent physically, they could have also affected other important aspects of civilization. For examples, when relying so much on the seasonal winds, the Indus people probably believed in a God that controlled the monsoons. Just like in Sumer, the people most likely believed that if they pleased this God then the monsoons would water the crops normally, but if they angered the God then the monsoons could either be late resulting in starvation and famine or they could over water the crops, unleashing horrible floods.
Question 1- Some of the geographic features of the Indian subcontinent would include the Deccan plateau, the Eastern and Western Ghats, and rivers including the Ganges. The peninsula touches the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. There is the Hindu Kush to the northern area above the Indian subcontinent, and there are the Gangetic Plains, generous mountain ranges drifting from the Himalayas up north, and the Thar desert to the west.
ReplyDeleteKatri-
ReplyDeleteA little sparse on the response ..no?
Everyone-
ReplyDeleteMake sure you can explain how they affect how people lived there.