Indian Architecture Flashcards
forms a fertile farming valley.
Ganges river
farming region that produces wheat.
Indus river
is impacted by monsoons.
Climate
is a large landmass that juts out from a
continent.
Subcontinent
The Rome of India covering nearly fifty
square miles, was the capital of the Mogul Emperors, and its importance was undoubtedly due to its
commanding position at the junction of the four
historic roads from the Lower Ganges, the Hindu
Kush, the Indus Valley, and the Gulf of Cambay.
Delhi
India’s present-day relief features have been superimposed on three basic structural units:
-the Himalayas in the north
-the Deccan (plateau region) in the south
-the Indo-Gangetic Plain (lying over the subsidence
zone) between the two.
India can be divided into five physiographic regions.
They are:
The Northern Mountains
Indo Gangetic Plains
The Peninsular Plateaus
The Islands
The Coastal Plains
are snow covered peaks.
Himalayas
– Hot,Humid summers with lots or rains.
Humid–Subtropical – On the plains south of the Himalayas.
-Central India and Sri Lanka
-Warm all year , Wet and Dry Monsoon
Tropical
-Heavy monsoon rains to the SW, and Bangladesh.
Humid Tropical
-Southern and Western India and most of pakistan.
Desert and Steppe
Seasonal winds that bring heavy rains.
India’
s climate is dominated by the monsoon cycle.
If they come too early or late, or bring too much or too little rain,
crops are destroyed.
Farmers depend on the monsoons.
4 Zones
Zone 1-Human Zone
Zone 2-Semi-Arid temperate zone
Zone 3-Semi-Arid tropical zone
Zone 4-Arid Zone
Religions in India
Hinduism
Baha’i Faith
Jainism
Christianity
Buddhism
Sikhism
Islam
