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Chapter 13: Geography and the Early Settlement of India
Objectives: ~locate and describe 8 key physical features of the Indian subcontinent, including the major river systems.~explain how geography affected the location of early settlement in India and supported the rise of civilization there.~predict and map the location of early human settlement in India.
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Essential Question:
How did geography affect early settlement in India?
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~a triangle-shaped area between the Ghats~different kinds of lands: flat parts with rocks; thin forests on the hilly parts with low scrubby bushes~ it's an elevated raised area of land~fairly dry but watered by monsoons
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~long mountain ranges near the coasts of India, form a V, the Deccan Plateau is between~the Western Ghats are higher and has a wet climate~the Eastern Ghats are lower and not as wet
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~flows across most of northern India~begins in the Himalayas~leaves sediment behind in the plains making the land fertile
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~highest mountain chain in the world~natural barrier between India and the rest of Asia - naturally protects from outsiders~the snow and ice make water for the plains below ~the earth is moving underneath causing earthquakes & landslides
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~mountains that form a barrier between India and Afghanistan~about 15 inches of rain and snow a year~not as tall as the Himalayas~The Khyber pass is a 28-mile long gap
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~ begins in the Himalaya mountains and ends in the Arabian Sea~it is an important source of water for farming~Carries sediment that leaves the soil fertile
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~desert of sand and stones~ rain is rare but monsoons occasionally occur
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