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Chapter 7 - Lesson 1 "Geography and Indian Life"
MAIN IDEAS
• In India, mountains and seasonal winds shaped the climate and affect agriculture.
• The earliest Indian civilization built well-organized cities near the Indus River.
• Harappan civilization produced writing, a prosperous way of life, and a widely shared
culture.
Physical Geography
1. India is a subcontinent. Why is India considered to be a subcontinent? What are the 5
present day countries that use to be part of ancient India?
2. What are the two mountain ranges that are part of the Indian subcontinent? Where are
each of these mountain ranges located in India?
3. What were the THREE rivers in ancient India? Where are/ were they located in India?
4. Describe India's climate? What factors influence the climate in India?
5. Explain the summer and winter monsoons and how they affect the Indian subcontinent.
6. How do India's rivers and climate affect agriculture?
Cities in the Indus Valley
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7. Why was the earliest Indian civilization located near the Indus River? What was the name
of the first civilization in the Indus River Valley?
8. What were important crops raised by farmers? What did they do with these crops?
9. What animals were domesticated in the Indus Valley?
10. What tools did they learn how to make because they were more effective than stone?
11. What were the two largest and best known cites in the Indus and Saraswati valleys?
12. Describe the planned city of Harappa. They were well designed because they had
strong leaders.
- walls:
- streets:
- types of buildings in the city:
- large public buildings were used for:
- bathrooms:
13. How was Harappan civilization similar to other ancient civilizations?
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14. A mysterious form of writing covered the stone seals that were found in ruined cities.
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What were the seals used for? What do scholars think the writing stood for?
15. Describe Harappan religion:
16. People across a wide region shared Harappan culture. Harappan cities spread across
an area that was 500,000 square miles (an area TWICE as big as Texas) in size.
What made Harappan culture so prosperous?
17. What do historians think happened to Harappa & other civilizations on the Saraswati?
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subcontinent
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Hindu Kush
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Himalayas
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monsoon
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civilization
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planned city
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Geography Practice - Physical Features of India
Across the northern part of India rise high mountain ranges.
These mountains separate most of India from the rest of Asia. Just to
the south of these mountains stretches a broad area of plains. The
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Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers run through these plains in the
northern and eastern parts of the country, helping to make the land
fertile. These river valleys are among the most heavily populated
regions of India.
The southern part of India is a triangle-shaped peninsula that
extends into the Indian Ocean. A section of hilly country separates the
peninsula from the plains to the north. The peninsula itself has two
distinct areas. Covering most of the center of the peninsula is a high
plateau. Along the edges of the peninsula are lowlands that run along
the coast in a narrow strip.
Use the map on the next page to answer the following questions.
1. Color each of the five physical regions of India a different color.
2. What two bodies of water do the Coastal Lowlands border?
3. Which region is higher in elevation—the Northern Plains or the
Peninsular Plateaus?
4. Would you expect the Himalayan Mountain System or the Coastal
Lowlands to be more heavily populated? Explain why.
5. Some scientists believe India was once a separate landmass that
moved northward and collided with Asia. How do the physical
features of India shown on this map support that theory?
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