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Do Now: What are some elements needed for a civilization?

Do Now: What are some elements needed for a civilization?. Surplus Produce Cities Specialization of Trade Social Status Shared Values Writing Rivers . Geography of India . Geography of India . Bodies of Water . Deserts. Elevation Levels . Geography of India . Subcontinent

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Do Now: What are some elements needed for a civilization?

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  1. Do Now: What are some elements needed for a civilization? • Surplus Produce • Cities • Specialization of Trade • Social Status • Shared Values • Writing • Rivers

  2. Geography of India

  3. Geography of India

  4. Bodies of Water

  5. Deserts

  6. Elevation Levels

  7. Geography of India • Subcontinent • Mountains, deserts, rivers, and oceans separated the people of India from the rest of the World • 3 Major Geographic Zones • Far North – Himalaya Mountains • Snow melts and causes rivers • South – Deccan Plateau – high plateau that gets less rain • Northern Plains – where civilization first developed • Highlands used to support civilization • Floods regularly twice a year (Indus, Ganges, Brahmapurta River) • Heavy Rains • Monsoons

  8. Summer Monsoons

  9. Positive and Negative Effects of Monsoons • People NEEDED monsoons to bring water needed for civilization • Rains flooded rivers and deposited rich silt farmers needed to grow crops • Monsoon rains too heavy = devastation – crops, homes, and lives can be lost • Monsoon rains too late = drought – cant grow crops

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