GGR267H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Doab, Arabian Sea, Cherrapunji
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How do we look at it: non-physical (what humans make of it, historical (history of the area connects ppl to a. British saw it as impossible to unite all these different groups/types of ppl. Indian national congress trying to unite all these groups. Epigraph (different ppl have different sides of the story). This will come back on the final exam. Physical/natural (soils, water sources, hazards, resources, climates) region), linguistic, cultural (ex. Festivals in one region uniting the ppl there), structural (caste)) / how do you look at your religion as a scholar. Don"t worry as much about the facts but understand what its like living there. 3 diff regions: 1. the north-mountain region: sometimes geographical barriers are good to separate groups and preventing conflict but also openings like the khglar pass which are historically important and allow diffusion of ppl and ideas. Northern mountain region drove the himalayans: indo-gangeetic (below the himalayans central area)
