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- Geography has played an important role in the history of India.
- A large country like India has diverse geographical features.
- There are high mountains, hot deserts, fertile river valleys, and numerous rivers.
- The Himalayan mountains in the north act as a n atural barrier between India and Central Asia.
- The passes in the mountains have acted as roots of contact since ancient times.
- People -soldiers, traders, travelers, scholars, and others have often crossed these passes and traveled from one place to another.
- They have brought new ideas customs, and habits that have made our culture richer.
- The Indus and the Ganga plain are very fertile regions.
- So is the valley of river Narmada.
- These rivers' valleys were areas where people settled first . This was because
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- the river provided sufficient water for all their needs.
- the land near the river was very fertile people could grow crops easily.
- the rivers served as the means of transport
- Geography determines the development scene in a particular area.
- Places with unfavorable environments are sparsely populated.
- The culture that develops there is not much affected by external influences.
- On the other hand, areas, where the environment is favorable, are densely populated.
