Valley Landscape

Recap
 What is the length of Himalayan mountain range?
 What are the mountain ranges that create Great Himalayan region?
 Name the tribal groups living in Himalayan range
 Write 2 physical adaptations of the people living in the Himalayan
range

• Name A,B,C and D(City)

A C
B

D
 Valley Landscape
 Thereare some unique valley landscapes in the
South Asian region including
 The Ganges valley in India
 The Indus valley in Pakistan and
 The Mahaweli and Kelani river valleys in Sri Lanka
 Indus River Valley
 One of the prominent
ancient civilizations
Mahaweli and Kelani Valleys
Ganges Valley
 This is the largest river valley in the South Asian
region
 It
begins in the …………………. And ends the journey at
……………………. Flowing for about ………….. Km
 Theupper part of this belongs to
……………………………….
 Lower and middle parts consist of different physical
and human features unique to each region
Physical features of the Ganges valley
landscape
 Undulating lands
 Braided rivers
 Meanders
 Plains
 Flood plains
 Sand sheets
 Wide river valleys
Undulating Lands Meanders
Braided rivers Plains/Flood plains
Sand sheets
Wide river
valleys
Many places of various
religions are located Considered
e.g. sacred by
…………………………….. Hindus
…………………………….

Cultural Landscape
around river Ganges

Different
languages
Hindus and River
Ganges
Human activities

 Main activity- agriculture

 Paddy,wheat and sugarcane (and
cotton)are prominent
 Extreme weather has frequent influence
on crop cultivations
 Lowerdelta-Jute cultivation(known as
Golden Fibre)
Jute Cultivation
Wheat cultivation
Paddy Cultivation

Cotton cultivation
 Population

 What are the cities where most industries

located?
 Whatcan you say about the density of
population in this region?
 Name a few cities where the density of
population is high?
Upper valley
• Covered by dense forests
• Lower population

Middle
• Paddy and wheat
cultivations
• High density of population

Lower valley
• Highly populated
• Frequent floods
• Jute cultivation