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South Asia Physical Geography
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South Asia
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Satellite View of South Asia
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The Size of South Asia
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Mountains & Plateaus Himalaya Mountains
-Natural barrier to rest of Asia -Still growing-colliding w/ Asia -Nepal & Bhutan
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The Himalayas “him” [snow] “aalaya” [home]
Mt. Everest is 29,035 feet. It is the highest mt. peak in the world.
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Mountains & Plateaus cont.
Hindu Kush Mountains -Barrier b/w Pakistan & Afghanistan -Fight over passes
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Hindu Kush
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The Khyber Pass
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Mountains & Plateaus cont.
Deccan Plateau -Most of southern India -Surrounded by Western & Eastern Ghats -Arid: Mts. Block moisture
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The Deccan Plateau 31,800 square miles in size.
Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high. From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].
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Rivers & Plains Three Great Rivers -Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra
-Begin in Himalayas
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The Ganges River System
1,560 miles long
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The Brahmaputra River System
1,800 miles long
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Flooding on the Brahmaputra
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The Indus River System 1,975 miles long
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Rivers & Plains cont. Indo-Gangetic Plain -North India
-Formed by Indus, Ganges & Brahmaputra (3 Great Rivers) -Most heavily populated area (3/5 of population)
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The Thar Desert The Great Indian Desert 200 - 1500 feet in elevation.
up to 113ºF in July.
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South Asia: Physical Map
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Resources Water & Soil -Provides food (Farming/fishing)
-Alluvial soil: fertile, river soil -Water: CROPS & transportation
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Resources Forests -Rain forests -Highland forests
-Deforestation: PROBLEM Leads to: soil erosion flooding/landslides habitat loss
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Resources Minerals -Coal, petroleum, natural gas -Iron ore
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Climate 1. Highland – coldest 2. Humid subtropical – lush land
3. Semiarid 4. Desert 5. Tropical wet 6. Tropical wet & dry
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Climate Monsoons -Seasonal winds -Good: Rain
-Bad: Unpredictable, flooding
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Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April
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Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.
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Climate Cyclones -Violent storms -Dangerous
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Major Farming Systems of South Asia
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Economic Activities & Resources
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Silk Cultivation
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HEI: Ganges River Most well known in region Important
-Drinking, farming, transportation Hinduism -Most popular religion in India -Sacred River -Healing power
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HEI: Ganges River Pollution -Most polluted in world
-sewage, industrial waste, corpses -Diseases: cholera, hepatitis, typhoid -Enormous problem!!!!
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