Writing Prompt 4/28/08

Thinking about pictures used on your photo story do you consider India to

be a wealthy country?

India’s Physical Geography

• 3 Main landform regions

• 1. Himalayas• 2. Gangetic Plain• 3. Deccan

Himalayas

• Run along India’s northern border

• Home to Mt. Everest

Gangetic Plain

• South of the Himalayas

• Stretches 1500 miles• ½ of India’s

population lives here

Deccan

• Most of the area is plateau, divided by hills and valleys

• Edges are defined by Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats

Ganges

• Begins in Southern slopes of Himalayas

• Hindus consider it sacred and call it “Mother River”

• It leaves rich silt in Gangetic Plain making it the farming heartland

Climate Types

• Himalayas have highland climates with snow and glaciers

• Near Pakistan is hot and dry year-round

• Farther south Tropical Climates and Steppe

• Monsoons are important to farmers

• If come too early or too late food production suffers

Resources• Most of India’s people

work in agriculture• Cash crops= cashew

nuts, cotton, spices, and sugarcane

• Gemstones are valuable export

• Teak-one of most valuable types of wood