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• 10/9 Focus: – Geographic conditions in the Indus River Valley allowed for the development of civilization on the Indian subcontinent – Seasonal monsoons were and continue to be an important factor in the life of people on the Indian subcontinent • Do Now: – What is a peninsula? River Valley Civilizations The Indus Valley Geography of South Asia (Indian Subcontinent) • The Indus Valley civilization developed around 2,500 B.C. in the western part of South Asia Indian Subcontinent • Landmass that includes the modern day nations of: – India – Pakistan – Bangladesh • Separated from Asia by large mountain ranges in the North – Himalayas – Hindu Kush – Karakoram Indian Subcontinent • Southern half is large peninsula • Peninsula – Landmass with water on three sides Geographic Regions • Three distinct geographic regions – Mountains in the north – Deccan Plateau – Northern Plains Mountains • Kept climate subtropical • Limited contact with other groups • Ways through the Mts. – Khyber Pass • Mountain pass in the Hindu Kush • Allowed movement into the Indus Valley – Thar Desert • Khyber Pass is still an important way through the mountains today Deccan Plateau • Plateau – Raised, flat area of land • Dry, Arid region in the center of the subcontinent Northern Plains • Three rivers pass through this area – Indus – Ganges – Brahmaputra • Silt from flooding made the soil fertile • Civilizations developed here Monsoons • Seasonal winds • Summer – Heavy rains, warm air • Winter – Cool, Dry air Monsoons • Brought rain needed for crops • Led to flooding of rivers and creation of fertile silt Environmental Challenges • Floods along the Indus unpredictable • river can change course • Rainfall unpredictable; could have droughts or floods
