HISA04H3 Lecture 5: HISA04 - Lecture 5.docx
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Long distance trade became more important than ever in linking local and distance societies. Physical settings: the indian ocean is marked by physical settings. Mangrove in india special vegetation that grows in water and protects. 3 zones overlapping that are trade zones in the indian ocean world: western basin: arabian sea and indian ocean. Large open indian ocean links eastern coast of africa, madagascar, Arabic peninsula, western coast of malabar coast (kerala), gujarat: middle basin. Links bay of bengal, eastern coast of indian and sri lanka, coromandel. South china sea links china and southeast asia, tops of the edges of the. Pacific ocean: eastern side is controlled by the strait of melaka, 3 zones have different landscapes, different climates, but there is some continuity. Water frontier: region from mekong delta to maley peninsula, area marked by water that unites people and land. Element of continuity: monsoon winds: alternating wind currents blow predictably.
