Geography- Stacy

I was surprised by the geography of Pakistan because there are four seperate provinces that all speak their own languages and rarely communicate with each other. Only having one main province that is industrial seemed very different to me because in the United States most all of the states have some sort of industry. It was interesting to see that the four different provinces in Pakistan not only had their own languages, but had various roles in the society of Pakistan. Sindh is closer to the coast, having the city of Karachi which is the largest port in Pakistan. Punjab is the main industrial and agricultural province. Baluchistan is also agricultural but is made up mainly of rural communities. The Northwest Frontier Province is vastly different because part of the section is tribal lands and the Swat Valley, which is currently controlled by the Taliban. I was not aware that the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan was made up of mountains and that the second largest mountain in the world, K-2, was located there.

It seemed different to me that in Pakistan farmers used tractors and other farm equipment. I thought that they would have used the old techniques and equipment, like using camels to pull plows and other equipment rather than use tractors and newer techniques of farming. I come from a major farming area and it seemed different to me that in Pakistan they use the same farming techniques as we do here in the United States. Because most of Pakistan does not use a lot of motorized vehicles it was odd to me that they would use tractors and other farm equipment.