HIST 88 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hindu Kush, Silk Road, Indus Valley Civilisation
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Places to focus on: india, pakistan, bangladesh, nepal, bhutan, sri lanka. Himalayan mountain range are the topmost boundaries of the region, with the hindu kush mountains to the left (ghats also w & e) Major river systems: indus, ganges-yamuna, narmada, godavari, krishna. Majority of middle land is a plateau, with plains such as chota nagpur, and. Many areas are below sea level along the plains (such as ganges). Climate: monsoon weather patterns are popular af. (monsoon: seasonal winds or winds that blow from a particular area towards a particular region in a particular direction) (she uses particular a lot lmao) Climate continued: southwest monsoon = sea to land, northeast monsoon. Monsoon rains are destructive but necessary for agriculture which is a main part of the economy and a failing monsoon year means that food and economy will suffer. India and south asia is very tech oriented: google, ibm, oracle, etc. Lots of monsoon-fueled trade (w/ africa, arabia, etc. )
