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Geographical Influence of India
By Tommy Edited By Mohamed
Brahmaputra River It begins from the Himalayas
The water in river is clear and cold and a great source to drink from
It gets slower and deeper as it moves to the valley making it easy to collect water
In Summer, monsoon rains add more water to the river
It meets another river, the Ganges at last
The land where two rivers meet, is good for farming and they farmed in the area
It is one of the major rivers of Asia
The name of river means ‘son of Brahma” in Sanskrit
It is about 1800 miles (2900km)
Deccan Plateau Triangular-shaped place between two mountain ranges
It has different kinds of lands
One of the large plateaus in India
It has rocks that were from 600 million years ago
It is quite dry and the monsoon rains gives most of the water
There are three types of soil : Black, Yellow, Red
Black soil contains a lot of iron and it is good for growing cotton
The yellow and red soils are lack of some minerals
Some farmers have hard time growing plants in the yellow and red soils so it isn’t an ideal spot for farming
Ganges River
One of the major rivers of the Indian Subcontinent
It is 1560 miles (2510km)
It is decided as India’s National River
It starts from Himalayas
It contains some of the most fertile farmland in the world
It can flood and kill the crops when it is rainy season
It has a good water supply because of melting ice
The river receives about 25~60 inches of rain a year
Himalaya Mountains
It is located on the northern border of India
They are the highest mountain range in the world
It is about 5 and a half miles tall
The name of mountains mean “home of snows”
The peaks are always covered with ice and snow
Mountain Everest and K-2 are part of Himalaya mountains
It gets slightly taller every year
It causes earthquakes and landslides common in the area
Some of the major rivers in the world starts in the Himalayas
Indus River This river also begins from the Himalaya mountains
The water is provided from the melting snow and ice
Many types of fish live in the river and are good to eat
People catch fish and shrimps to sell and eat
It has one of the best farmland in the world
The river is often compared to the Nile river because both of them are important source of water
It is about 1976miles (3180km)
The land beside the river is fertile
The name of the river means “lion river”
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert is located in northern India
It is mostly made of sand and stone
The heat is sometimes unbearable
There are barely plants growing in the area
Rain is rare in the desert
Dusty storms and sand storms occur often
Water is unique and precious in Thar desert
There are a lot of animals and birds witch made good game
There are about 45 types of lizards and snakes
Kush Mountains
They acted as a barrier between India and Afghanistan
Some of the peaks are 5 miles high
Most of them are unlivable
There is a Khyber pass and it is 28 miles long
It connects central Asia to India
Traders used this pass for thousands of years but unfortunately their enemies did so to invade the Indus valley
Also it is one of the highest mountain range in the world
Steep slopes and peaks are always covered with snow and ice
Sources "Brahmaputra River." n. pag. Web. 20 May 2010.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmaputra_River>.
"Brahmaputra River." n. pag. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://www.indianetzone.com/4/brahmaputra_river.html>.
"Deccan Plateau." n. pag. Web. 20 May 2010.
"Ganges." n. pag. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges>.
"Himalayas." n. pag. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayas>.
"Himalayan Mountain." n. pag. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://www.visit-himalaya.com/himalayas/himalayan-mountains.html>.
"Indus-River." n. pag. Web. 20 May 2010. <http://www.travel-himalayas.com/rivers-himalayas/indus-river.html>.
Sources Continued
http://www.searchpictures.net/nature_scenes/winter_scenes/khumbu_valley,_himalaya_mountains,_nepal_-_800x600.jpg
http://www.pakembassy.cz/PakistanImages/IndusRiver.jpg
http://www.indiamike.com/photopost/data/504/4thar_desert.jpg
http://cannazine.co.uk/images/stories/afghanistan-images/hindu-kush-mountains.jpg
http://www.easternhimalayan.com/images/brahmaputra_river_assam.jpg
http://www.cyclingscholar.com/decca1.jpg
http://craigsindianblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/ganges-river.jpg
Sources Continued
http://www.easternhimalayan.com/images/brahmaputra_river_assam.jpg
http://www.cyclingscholar.com/decca1.jpg
http://craigsindianblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/ganges-river.jpg
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