1. Divergent Convergent Subduction Transforming Diverge- pull apart
Converge- collide
Subduction- one goes below the other
Transform- rub against each other.

2. Geography of South Asia2

3. South Asia: Sub-continent
Believed to be attached to Antarctica, but broke off, moved northeast until crashed into Asia
Creation of mountains on all northern borders 3

4. Isolating Factors Northern Mountains Water Hindu Kush Himalayas
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal 4

5. Major Geographic Regions
Northern Mountains
Northern Plains
Most fertile and populated region
Deccan Plateau
The Discovery video- Land and Resources reviews the same information…This is the slide that references the video information as well/ 5

6. Himalayas 1,500 mile long chain of mountains.
Include tallest mountains in the world.
Create a massive wall separating South Asia from East Asia. 6

7. Mount Everest Tallest mountain in the world at 29,000 feet.
First climbed by New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay from Nepal. 7

8. Hindu Kush
Smaller in area than the Himalayas, but almost as high and just as rugged.
Located mostly in Afghanistan.
The word “kush” means “death.” 8

9. Indus River Largest river of Pakistan. The word “indus” means “river.”
India’s name comes from this river. 9

10. Ganges River Largest river in India. Most holy river of Hinduism.
1,500 miles long
Most holy river of Hinduism.
Used as a sacred place for people
Joins with Brahmaputra to create an enormous delta in Bangladesh. 10

11. Thar Desert
Large desert in India and Pakistan. 11

12. Islands Sri Lanka Maldives Mountainous in the center
Very green and tropical
Maldives
1,200 island archipelago
Mostly made up of the tops of submerged volcanoes 12

13. Kashmir Isolated valley in northern India.
Famous for the production of a fine wool.
Split between India, Pakistan and China. 13