Ancient India Geography
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Ancient India: Teacher Guide & Activities
By Liane Hicks
People have been living on the Indian subcontinent for 250,000 years! Currently there are over 1.3 billion people living in the Republic of India, making it the second most populous country in the world next to China. Learn more with Storyboard That!
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G.R.A.P.E.S.: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economy and Social Life.
This storyboard explains the geographic features of Ancient India.
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- BAY OF BENGAL, ARABIAN SEA, INDIAN OCEAN
- LOCATION
- BRAHMAPUTRA, GANGES AND INDUS RIVERS
- India is surrounded by ocean on three sides: the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Indian Ocean to the south.
- India is a large country located in Asia and is called a subcontinent as it extends far south. The climate is warm-to-hot year round with two seasons: rainy and dry.
- India has many rivers, such as the Brahmaputra, which starts in the Himalayas, the Ganges, which flows across most of northern India, and the Indus, which begins in the Himalayas through what is now Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. The rivers were important sources of water for farmland and people.
- THAR DESERT
- GEOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT INDIA
- MOUNTAINS: Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats
- DECCAN PLATEAU
- The Thar Desert lies in northern India, stretching for hundreds of miles of sand, dunes, and stone with little plant life. It is dry and hot, and dust storms are common. Birds, lizards, snakes, and gazelles live here.
- There are seven mountain ranges in India including the Himalayan and Hindu Kush Mountains to the north and the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats that run south along the western and eastern coasts. All form a natural barrier.
- The Deccan Plateau is a massive triangle-shaped area that lies between the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats mountain ranges. It is raised, flat land that is dry with few rivers. The soil is black (rich in iron and growing cotton) or yellow or red, which are difficult for farming.
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