1. The
Geography
of the
Indian subcontinent

2. South Asia

3. Satellite View of South Asia

4. The Size of South Asia

5. Topography of
South Asia

6. South Asia: Physical Map

7. The Ganges River System
1,560 miles long

8. “Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

9. The Brahmaputra River System
1,800 miles long

10. The Indus River System
1,975 miles long

11. Valleys / Plains
Indo-Gangetic Plain

12. Elevation Levels

13. Mountains & Peaks Hindu Kush Khyber Pass I I Karakoran Mts. Himalayas
Mt. Everest ▲
Himalayas
Vindhya Hills
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats

14. Hindu Kush

15. The Khyber Pass

16. The Himalayas “him” [snow] “aalaya” [home]
Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest mt. peak in the world.

17. “Fire Rim of the Pacific”

18. Deserts / Plateaus
Tibetan Plateau
Thar Desert
Deccan Plateau

19. The Deccan Plateau 31,800 square miles in size.
Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.
From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].

20. The tibetan Plateau The “Roof of the World.”
average elevation is 16,400 feet.

21. The Thar Desert The Great Indian Desert 200 - 1500 feet in elevation.
up to 127ºF in July.

22. Climate of
South Asia

23. Climate Regions of South Asia

24. Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April

25. Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.

26. Global Areas of Malaria

27. Population Density