Afghanistan Geography Essay
Afghanistan is a landlocked country, filled with many distinct, natural features. It is located in Central Asia. Some landforms are resourceful, but some are harmful. Afghanistan highly depend on livestock and farming for survival. It is divided into three regions: The Central Highlands, Northern Plains, and Southwestern Plateaus. Each with their own geography and climate.
The Central Highlands has some very deep valleys and elevated mountains, which helps the people defend their land. It is apart of the Himalaya Mountains. It also has the chain of mountains, called the Hindu Kush. In this region, the climate is either really dry and hot in the summers, or really cold and icy in the winters. There is a famous route that lies there, called …show more content…
About 10 million people speak Pashto and about 5 million speaks Dari. Many cultures and religions thrive here such as pashtun, tajik, hazara, and uzbek. The Taliban destroyed most of the famous architectures that lied in Afghanistan during that time. Because of it, Afghanistan still incorporate some similarities between the buildings now and back then. Many of the architectures now, are beautifully and carefully placed with tiles, stones, and wood. Common plants that are located in Afghanistan are locoweed, mimosas, and spiny restharrow. The animals species depends on the climate. Afghanistan has a vast, variety of animals, varying from the gazelle, and goats to leopards, wolves, and bears. Sadly, some of those animals are becoming …show more content…
People have to be ready and think to survive. The climate and the barriers makes it hard to live around. Afghanistan has lived through many tragedies including wars, burning summers, icy winters, scarce water, sandstorms, earthquakes, and mountains. About 32 million people live in this region, and they all endure the area. James Fergusson said, “It’s difficult to move in (Afghanistan). We in the west tend to forget geography and climate still dictates a great deal of war in that region.” He simply says that Afghanistan is still going through hardships because of where it's’ located, while we live
The Central Highlands has some very deep valleys and elevated mountains, which helps the people defend their land. It is apart of the Himalaya Mountains. It also has the chain of mountains, called the Hindu Kush. In this region, the climate is either really dry and hot in the summers, or really cold and icy in the winters. There is a famous route that lies there, called …show more content…
About 10 million people speak Pashto and about 5 million speaks Dari. Many cultures and religions thrive here such as pashtun, tajik, hazara, and uzbek. The Taliban destroyed most of the famous architectures that lied in Afghanistan during that time. Because of it, Afghanistan still incorporate some similarities between the buildings now and back then. Many of the architectures now, are beautifully and carefully placed with tiles, stones, and wood. Common plants that are located in Afghanistan are locoweed, mimosas, and spiny restharrow. The animals species depends on the climate. Afghanistan has a vast, variety of animals, varying from the gazelle, and goats to leopards, wolves, and bears. Sadly, some of those animals are becoming …show more content…
People have to be ready and think to survive. The climate and the barriers makes it hard to live around. Afghanistan has lived through many tragedies including wars, burning summers, icy winters, scarce water, sandstorms, earthquakes, and mountains. About 32 million people live in this region, and they all endure the area. James Fergusson said, “It’s difficult to move in (Afghanistan). We in the west tend to forget geography and climate still dictates a great deal of war in that region.” He simply says that Afghanistan is still going through hardships because of where it's’ located, while we live