1. The
Geography
of South Asia
Answer #1 on your worksheet.

2. South Asia

3. Satellite View of South Asia

4. The Size of South Asia Team Question:
Describe the size of South Asia in relation to the United States.

5. Countries Afghanistan China Iran Bhutan Nepal Pakistan Myanmar India
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka

6. cities Kabul Islamabad Lahore Kathmandu New Delhi Benares Thimbu
Karachi
Dacca
Calcutta
Bombay
Madras
Colombo

7. Topography of
South Asia
Answer #2 on your worksheet

8. South Asia: Physical Map
3) ___________ is height above sea level. ____________are physical features at the highest heights.

9. Bodies of Water Answer #4 and #5 on your worksheet Indus R.
Brahmaputra R.
Ganges R.
Answer #4 and #5 on your worksheet
Bay of Bengal
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean

10. The Ganges River System
1,560 miles long

11. “Mata Ganga” (Mother Ganges)

12. The Indus River System
1,975 miles long

13. Valleys / Plains
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Answer #6 on your worksheet

14. Elevation Levels Answer #7 on your worksheet with a partner.
Where are the highest elevations and how do you know? What landforms are located there?

15. Mountains & Peaks Answer #8 and #9 on your worksheet Hindu Kush
Khyber Pass I I
Karakoran Mts.
Answer #8 and #9 on your worksheet
Mt. Everest ▲
Himalayas
Vindhya Hills
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats

16. Hindu Kush

17. The Khyber Pass

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

19. The Himalayas What caused the Himalayas to form?

20. Deserts / Plateaus Answer #10 on your worksheet Tibetan Plateau
Thar Desert
Answer #10 on your worksheet
Deccan Plateau

21. The Deccan Plateau Answer #11 on your worksheet
31,800 square miles in size.
Elevation range: 2,000 – 8,000 feet high.
From the Sanskrit word, “dakshina” [“the south”].

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

23. Completed Map Hindu Kush Khyber Pass I I Karakoran Mts.
Tibetan Plateau
Kashmir
Mt. Everest ▲
Punjab
Indus R.
Himalayas
Brahmaputra R.
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Thar Desert
Ganges R.
Vindhya Hills
Bay of Bengal
Deccan Plateau
Eastern Ghats
Western Ghats
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean

24. Climate of
South Asia
Answer #12 on your worksheet

25. Climate Regions of South Asia
Describe the climate in the Northeast region of India.
Answer #13

26. Winter Monsoons: Nov.-April

27. Summer Monsoons: May-Oct.

28. Temperature Answer #14 on your worksheet
What regions of South Asia have the lowest average temperatures?
Answer #14 on your worksheet

29. Global Areas of Malaria
Answer #15 on your worksheet
Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia.
What might cause it to be common in these regions?

30. Vegetation of
South Asia
Answer #16 on your worksheet

31. Major Farming Systems of South Asia
Answer #17 on your worksheet

32. Economic Activities & Resources
Answer #18 on your worksheet

33. Silk Cultivation
Answer #19 on your worksheet

34. Tiger regions
Answer #20 on your worksheet

35. Demographic
Data
for
South Asia

36. Indian States & Union Territories
What type of map is this?
How do you know?
Answer #21 (review question) on your worksheet

37. Population Density
Where is the highest population density?
Answer #22

38. Population Density
Answer #23

39. Per Capita Income in India
What is income?
Which region has the highest?
Which regions have the lowest?

40. Language in India alone

41. Literacy Rate in India
Answer #24

42. REVIEW ROUND ROBIN
Seat #1: Describe the physical geography of South Asia. Seat #2: Describe the political geography of South Asia. Seat #3: Why do you think that India is the country we are going to focus on in South Asia? Seat #4: How do you think the climate of South Asia is different from Central and North Asia?