The India’s Geographic
Features
Mr. Henderson’s 6th Grade World Cultures
Objectives: Students will be able to: Identify the 3 major geographic areas of the Indus River Valley
Explain why India is a subcontinent
Analyze the pros and cons of the Indus River
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Beginning In the High Mountains
India is a
subcontinent of
Asia.
 India is separated
from the rest of
Asia by the
Himalaya
Mountains.
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– Its highest peak,
Mount Everest
stand 29,035 feet
high!
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The Indus River
The Indus River
begins as an icy
stream high in the
Himalaya
Mountains.
 It flows from the
Himalaya south to
the Arabian Sea.
 The Indus River
flows 1,800 miles
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The River’s Gift
The Indus River
flows through
China, Pakistan,
and India.
 It flows swiftly
down the
mountains and
slows down on the
flat, dry Indus
Plain.
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The River’s Gift (cont.)
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During the spring flood, the river spreads
silt across the Indus Plain.
– Twice as much as the mighty Nile!!
Like the Nile, the Indus branches into a
huge delta before it reaches the Arabian
Sea.
 Like people of Egypt, they depended on
the floods to bring rich silt.
 Like Mesopotamians, they built cities with
temples.
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Indus Valley Agriculture
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Around 6000 B.C.
people began farming
in the Indus Valley.
They grew
– Wheat, barley, beans,
and sesame.
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Crops grew quickly in
the hot climate.
Farmers planted and
harvested crops twice
a year!
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Working with the Enviorment
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Harvest was not
guaranteed in the
Indus Valley.
Flood walls did not
always protect crops
and villages.
Tiger, jackals and wild
pigs endangered
farmers.
Deer and birds often
ate crops.
To have a successful harvest,
Indus Valley farmers had to be alert
to many dangers!
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GREAT JOB!!
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Before you continue what do you know
about the:
– Himalaya Mountains?
– Indus River?
– Indus Valley?
If necessary click on the above topic your not comfortable
with to review again.
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If you can identify what you know about each of the
geographic features covered, click on the following images
for more information about India!