Geography of South Asia

• The Himalayan Mountains served as a barrier between


  India and Asia
• Ganges River


  • flowed through India and Bangledash
  • farmland
• The Bay of Bengal and the Indian ocean prevented...


  contact
• South Asia's geography prevented...


  outside influence
• The influence of the Gupta Empire on the terrain of South Asia:


  • many universities were built
  • roads that connected South Asia to China, Africa, and the Middle East
  • temples alongside roads