1. South Asia Dominion Christian High School Marietta, GA
Mr. Marston
South Asia
Dominion Christian High School
Marietta, GA

2. South Asia is a subcontinent
Large, Distinct landmass that is joined to another continent. In this case, Asia.
Forms a peninsula
Arabian Sea (West)
Indian Ocean (South)
Bay of Bengal (East)
Includes Sri Lanka

3. Indian subcontinent

4. Landforms Mountains: Himalaya: formed by collision of tectonic plates.
Mt. Everest: 29,035 feet
Karakoram Mountains:
Hindu Kush Mountains
Khyber Pass: narrow pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan

5. Indian Topography
Indian Topography

6. Himalayas

7. Himalayan Video

8. Himalayas

9. Internet Activity

10. Khyber Pass

11. Khyber Pass

12. Khyber Pass
Khyber Pass

13. Ganges Plain Wide, fertile plain at the base of Himalayan Mountains
Indus River
Ganges River
Brahmaputra
1/10 of the world lives here.

14. Ganges Plain

15. Chota Nagbur Plateau

16. Chota Nagbur Plateau

17. Central Landforms
Vindhya Range: mountain range in Central India. Divides the northern and southern regions.
Cuisine, architecture, and religious practices differ in north and south

18. Southern Landforms Eastern Ghats: rugged hills. Western Ghats
Deccan Plateau: contains rich soil, but relatively dry because rainy winds are blocked by Western Ghats.
Karnataka Plateau: south of the Deccan Plateau receives more moisture. Hills are lush.

19. Deccan Plateau

20. Karnataka Plateau

21. Other Sri Lanka: island southeast of India
Maldives: Island chain south of India

22. Major River Systems Rivers are the key to live in South Asia Indus
Brahmaputra
Ganges
All carry fertile soil from mountain slopes onto floodplains as the rivers swell from seasonal rains

23. Rivers continued Indus: cradle of ancient India
Brahmaputra: major inland waterway.
Ganges: Most important river in South Asia. Revered by Hindus who consider the river sacred.
Most productive agricultural area and world’s longest alluvial plain: an area of fertile soil deposited by river flood waters. The Ganges Plain is India’s most densely populated area.

24. Natural Resources Rivers of South Asia provide Alluvial soil
Drinking Water
Transportation
Hydroelectric Power
Fish

25. Energy Resources Petroleum Reserves Natural Gas: Southern Pakistan
Uranium

26. Minerals Leading exporter of iron ore Mica: makes electrical equipment
Graphite: lead in pencils

27. Timber
Conifers, silver fir, and hardwoods (oak, magnolia, beech, and birch)
Severe overcutting threatens Nepal’s timber
Massive soil erosion