Question 14 Marks
Choose another region in India and do a similar study of the historical and geographical factors that influence the diversity found there. Are these historical and geographical factors connected to each other? How?
Answer
View full question & answer→We choose Assam and Maharashtra in India.
Both people are diverse but traditionally they are one and the same. Geographical and historical factors laid them together.
| Assam | Maharashtra |
| Geographical Factors : | Geographical Factors : |
| 1. Topography: River Brahmaputra valley | 1. Plateau topography- Konkan |
| 2. Climate: Hot and wet | 2. Hot and moderately wet. |
| 3. Vegetations : Dense forests Agriculture : Rice, jute, and tea Food : Fish, rice, and tea | 3. Less forested Rice, wheat, millets, cotton, sugarcane. Rice, wheat. |
| Historical Factors : | Historical Factors : |
| 1. Traders from Britain | 1. Traders from overseas |
| 2. Traders from China | 2. Traders from within the country |
Both people are diverse but traditionally they are one and the same. Geographical and historical factors laid them together.