The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 7
CHAPTER 7 India and Southeast Asia, 1500 b.c.e.?1025 c.e. I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Foundations of Indian Civilization, 1500 b.c.e.?300 c.e. A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . The Indian Subcontinent 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . India has three topographical zones: (1) the northern mountainous zone; (2) the Indus and Ganges Basins; and (3) the peninsula. The Vindhya Mountains and the Deccan plateau divide the peninsula from the other two zones. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . The peninsula itself includes further topographical sub-regions including: (1) tropical Kerala coast in the west; (2) Coromandel Coast in the east; (3) flat area of Tamil Nadu in the south; and (4) island of Sri Lanka.