Template- Geography Project (Michael Anand Smith) by Michael Anand Smith

Name of Country: India

cgross111 — 2024-10-25 16:05:48 UTC

Write 3 fun facts about your country

1) India is one of the oldest civilizations and one of the first Neolithic style civilization in the world.

2) India was made by the Indian-Australian Tectonic plate moving towards the European plate.

3) The Himalaya mountain range in India was named after two Sanskrit words "Hima" (snow) and alaya (abode).

Location

cgross111 — 2024-10-25 16:05:48 UTC

What is the relative location of your country? Which continent does your country belong to? Using the cardinal directions, north, south, east & west, where is your country in relation to another? What is the absolute location of your country? Find the coordinates: latitude (north or south) and longitude (east or west).

India is in the continent of Asia.

20.5937 N, 78.9629 E

North of Sri Lanka

South of China

Climate

cgross111 — 2024-10-25 16:05:48 UTC

What climate region does your country reside in? How does this climate help society? How does this climate hurt society?

India is very hot, causing some crops to grow well, but also attracting mosquitoes.

Natural Resources

cgross111 — 2024-10-25 16:05:48 UTC

What are the most important natural resources in your country? How does this natural resource help society? How does this natural resource hurt society? The natural resources India has are diamonds, bauxite, coal, iron ore, rare Earth commodities, petroleum (oil), limestone, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, manganese, mica, and arable land. This makes India rich, but if some of these resources were to run out, India would suffer economically.

Movement

cgross111 — 2024-10-25 16:05:48 UTC

Does your country have transportation? How does information spread? How does your country import and export goods?

India uses buses, cars, planes, and ships to move around. It also uses animals and bikes. India imports and exports goods by plane or ship.

Landform

cgross111 — 2024-10-25 16:05:48 UTC

What is an important landform in your country? What would it be like to live in a country with this landform? Does this impact food, shelter, water, trade, etc.?

An important landform in India is the mountains. The tall-peaked Himalaya mountains protect India from China, but make trade with the others north of the Himalayas difficult.

Conclusion

cgross111 — 2024-10-25 16:05:48 UTC

Tie your information together. How does location, climate, natural resources, movement and landforms impact the people who are living in your country?

The location, climate, and landforms make trade hard, and mosquitoborne diseases, like malaria, easy to spread, but it also protects India. Natural resources like rice may not go away, but natural resources like gold will. Movement is good, making it easier to move around.