An Overview of the Five Themes of Geography Culture, and all its numerous subcategories, is what defines a country and its people above all else. The individual society's habits andways of living set it apart from every other place in this diverse world.Culture, a comprehensive term that encompasses everything fromlanguage and music to transportation and education, is so multi-facetedthat its parts may in some ways conflict. India is a prime example of thedistinct contrast that occurs when tradition meets technology head on. Itis a country that is caught in a sort of generation gap; it tries to hold on toits natural heritage and "old school" mannerisms while desperatelyreaching out to the modern world of effective worldwide communication,technology, transportation, and government. The contrast is what makesIndia's culture so interesting and is what will hopefully bring color to whatmight otherwise be yet another black-and-white geographical summation. Before delving into the particulars of the culture, one shouldbecome acquainted with the country's more straight-forward aspects.Located precisely at 78 degrees East and 20 degrees North, India'sbordering neighbors include Nepal, Bangladesh, China, and Pakistan, withthe island nation Sri Lanka found off India's south east shoreline. India'scoastline touches the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the IndianOcean. This section of the world is called the Indus Valley andincorporates all of the above mentioned countries except China. Through India run three major rivers: the Narmada, the Ganges, andthe Indus. The land itself is divided into three plains. The northmost plain,creatively titled "The Northern Plain", is where the most fertile land can befound. This plain is watered by the nearby rivers, and for this reason,traditional tribes regard the rivers as incomparably sacred. The Deccanplain is arid, unproductive, and consequently sparsely populated. Thistriangular plateau physically jut...
