The location of The Maurya Empire was in 324 B.C.E, in modern time India.
Chandragupta Maurya had gained control over a big amount of area like the east side of Bengal to Afghanistan in the West and as far South as the Narmada River because Chandragupta tried to reconquer the Eastern states with the war against each other.
The climate in India was dry . There was usually drought most of the time . Monsoons were good for crops but they could also be unpredictable and destructive since there was no rain every year, rarely.
The location and climate affected the people because of people always having battles against each other . For that reason, people usually had to keep moving place to place.