6.3.1 Region and climate India is the seventh largest country in world, but is just one country that comprises the Indian subcontinent. The subcontinent has three main areas: the Himalayan region, the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Deccan Plateau. The Himalayas have some of the world’s tallest mountains and provide water to major rivers like the Ganges. The Indo-Gangetic Plain is þat and fertile, while the western side becomes the dry Thar Desert.
SOURCE2 A map of the Indian subcontinent
Khyber Pass
Leh
AFGHANISTAN
Peshawar
Islamabad
C H I N A
Rawalpindi
I RAN
Lahore
Shimla
PUNJAB
Chandigarh
Quetta
Multan
P A K I S T A N
New Delhi
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BALUCHISTAN
BHUTAN
Agra
Jaipur
Jaisalmer
Khasi Hills
Hyderabad
Varanasi
Karachi
Udaipur
BANGLADESH
Rann of Kutch
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Gandhinagar
Bhopal
Kolkata
I N D I A
MYANMAR
Mumbai
ARABIAN
SEA
Hyderabad
BAY OF
Vijayawada
Goa
Panaji
BENGAL
Chennai
Bangalore
Mysore
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OCEAN
Kochi
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Source: Spatial Vision
Colombo
SkillBuilder discussion Using historical sources
1. How do farmers in the Deccan Plateau use rivers for crops? 2. What are the main features of the Deccan Plateau’s terrain? 3. Why did ancient civilisations grow near river valleys?
The Deccan Plateau is rocky and barren, with farmers relying on rivers fed by monsoon rains. The Indian subcontinent has diverse weather patterns inþuenced by seasonal monsoons, featuring six seasons each year. Ancient civilisations developed along river valleys for reliable water, fertile soils and access to the sea, like other early civilisations in ancient Iraq and Egypt.
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