9.++Essay+Does+geography+matter?

You have just completed watching "The Last Viceroy," the story of how two modern democratic countries were created in 1947.

Please write a 5 paragraph, 500 word essay (1 single spaced typed page with 1 inch margins).

Describe how the physical and cultural geography impacted this story.

1. What geographical elements were involved in the problem to be solved by Mountbatten on the day he arrived? 2. What were the geographical elements in the alternatives to the problem being promoted by by Gandhi, Jinnah, Churchill? 3. Which geographical elements were considered by the document that was first signed and agreed upon. 4. What geographical elements were at play as the signed document was implemented? 5. What would you recommend to decision makers making countries with communal enmity?

Hints: Physical geography includes geology, climate, weather, biomes. Cultural geography includes past and present religious, economic, and political elements.