1. South Asia Regional Overview

2. Physical Geography:
South Asia is a subcontinent formed by plate tectonics.
The South Asia plate is still moving.

3. I. Physical Features Himalayas Run through India, Nepal, and China
Formed when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate

4. I. Physical Features Himalayas Run through India, Nepal, and China
world’s highest mountain range.
Formed when the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate

5. Review What effect can mountains have on trade and migration?
What about culture?
What about population?

6. B. Mt. Everest The highest point in the world
29,035 feet (5+ miles)
Sits on the border of Nepal and China
Still growing today, but less than 2 inches per year

10. Climbing Mt. Everest
The climb is broken into stages over several weeks
Climbers much stop to acclimatize (Adjust to lower oxygen levels)
Accute Mountain Sickness: nausea, headache, brain swells

12. Sherpas Sherpas are Everest’s expert climbers They are native to Nepal
Serve as guides/cooks, set up camps, and carry supplies

13. Frostbite

18. Rivers
Rainwater and snowmelt from the Himalayas form the region’s major rivers, the Indus and Ganges.

19. C. Indus River

20. D. Ganges River

21. D. Ganges River Drinking, farming and transportation
Sacred– Hindus believe it brings life to its people; believe it has healing powers
Ashes of deceased scattered in river sometimes

22. Ganges River - Pollution
Pollution in the Ganges video

23. E. Deccan Plateau and Ghats
The Deccan Plateau is surrounded by the eastern and Western Ghats (mountains).

24. Deccan Plateau and Ghats
Why do you think the Deccan Plateau is arid?
Rain shadow effect.

25. II. Climate The climate of much of this region is shaped by monsoons
Strong, seasonal winds that create distinct rainfall patterns
In summer, monsoons blow in from the ocean toward the land, bringing heavy rains

27. Monsoons Challenges of summer floods:
Death, polluted water, and disease
Crop loss
Closed streets, schools, and businesses
In the winter months, little to no rainfall

28. Supual, in the northern Indian state of Bihar, as seen from the air on August 2, Though the monsoon is an annual event, this is the heaviest season Bihar has seen in 30 years, bringing incessant rains to a wide area of north India and Bangladesh since June.

32. III. Vegetation

33. IV. Population

34. IV. Population
Give two facts regarding India’s population you can learn from this graph.

36. IV. Population High population densities:
The region is still mostly rural, but rapid urbanization is taking place.
Jobs, space, resources?