Chapter 24 Introduction to South Asia

_________________, the world’s ____________ mountain, and other towering peaks of the ______________ Mountains are part of South Asia. South Asia is sometimes called a _______________, a landmass that is like a _____________, only ___________. The South Asian _____________ extends south into the _________ Ocean & is bordered by the ________________ to the west and the ________________ to the east. The Himalayas form the _____________ edge of South Asia. The ______________ Mountains lay at the_____________ end of ______________ mountain chain. The mighty _______________ Mountains rise in the _______________ portion of the __________. They are home of the world’s ___________ highest peak, _____________________________. Mount Everest Arabian Sea subcontinent Ch. 24:1 – Landforms & Resources Bay of Bengal Hindu Kush Karakoram K2 (Mount Goodwin Austen) tallest Himalaya continent smallerpeninsula Indian northern western Himalaya north-centralchain second

South Asia - Physical

Mt. Everest -29,035 ft. (8850m) Located on the border of Nepal and Tibet

The lofty Himalayas stretch 2,900 km along the border between India and Tibet. This immense mountain range began to form between 40 and 50 million years ago, when two large landmasses, India and Eurasia, driven by plate movement, collided.

Sunset over the Himalayas

Snows atop the Himalayas

River flowing through the Himalayas

NASA Image of the Hindu Kush Mountains They are the westernmost extension of the Himalayas located in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Karakoram Range in Pakistan

Beyond the ___________ Plain lies the ____________ Plateau. Two mountain ranges, the ________________ and the ___________________, flank either side of the plateau. The _____________________ stretches from ______________ in the west to Bangladesh in the east. It is formed by three great river systems; the ___________, the ______________, and the __________________. Two ___________________ are also part of South Asia. _______________ is located in the Indian Ocean just off India’s southeastern tip. The ________________ are situated farther off the Indian coast to the ______________. South Asia counts heavily on its ______ and __________ resources for ___________ and ______________. Deccan Western Ghats Indus Eastern Ghats Ganges Brahmaputra Sri Lanka Maldives Ganges Indo-Gangetic Plain Pakistan island groups southwestsoil waterfarmingfishing

Harvesting tea in Sri Lanka

Tea workers waiting to weigh their harvest

The Dalada Maligawa ( Temple of the Tooth )

One of the islands of the Maldives archipelago

The _________ is enriched by ____________ soil, which is brought by the great ___________________ from the mountains. Most ____________ in South Asia is still generated from ___________________________. alluvial mineral resources land river systemsenergy

alluvium

1. South Asia has ______ main ___________ zones. The _____________ zone has the ___________ climate because it is found in ____________________. 2. This is the area of the _______________ and other ____________ mountains. The _____________ zone—a region of high ______________ & light ___________ -- is found at the western end of the__________________ Plain and in parts of the _____________ Plateau. 3. The __________ part of the _________ zone is the__________ Desert. 4. The_______________ zone is found along the ____________ and _____________ coasts of India and in ________________. Temperatures are _______ there, and _____________ is heavy. highland Indo-Gangetic semiarid Ch. 24:2– Climate & Vegetation Thar tropical wet sixclimate coldest Himalayasnorthern temperatures rainfall Deccan driestdesert western eastern Bangladeash highrainfall higher elevations

5. Although ____________ varies in South Asia, the ___________ as a whole is greatly affected by_____________, or seasonal _________. 6. The most ___________ weather _____________ of South Asia is the ____________, a violent _________ with fierce _________ & heavy _______. 7. The most ______________ parts of South Asia lie within the ______________ zone, particularly the ____________ coast of India and southern _______________. monsoons tropical wet cyclone climateregion winds extremepattern stormwindsrain forested western Bangladesh

SUMMER MONSOONS WINTER MONSOONS

1. The __________ is the most ____________ of all South Asian rivers. It flows more than _____________ from its ___________ in a Himalayan ___________ to the _________________. 2. The Ganges in _________ is known as ____________, which means _________________. According to ___________ beliefs, the Ganges is a ___________ river that brings _______ to its _____________. 3. Unfortunately for the ___________ of India, the Ganges is in ____________. After centuries of intense _______________, it has become one of the most ____________ rivers in the world. Bay of Bengal polluted Gangamai Ch. 24:3 – Human Environmental Interaction Gangesfamous 1,500 milessource glacier India “Mother Ganges” Hindu sacredlifepeople trouble human use

4. _____________ of people ________ in the river or _________ the water and become ill with _______________ or ________________ diseases. 5. Since 1986, the Indian ______________ has tried to restore the health of the river. _________ have called for a network of_______________________ to ____________ the water. So far, however, ___________ has been ________. 6. Just as the Ganges is the _____________ of India, the __________ of Bangladesh are ___________ to that country’s ______________. The most _____________ of these rivers is the ____________________. stomachintestinal sewage treatment plants Brahmaputra Thousandsbathedrink government Plans clean-upprogressslow lifebloodrivers crucialsurvival important

7. Another ________ of Bangladesh, the_________, flows through a low- lying ______________ that borders the Bay of ___________. This flat, __________ area is subject to flooding during the ___________________. To control the _____________ of this river, ______________ built a_________ across the river using __________ materials and ____________ procedures. Feni dam river coastal plainBengal marshywet season flooding engineers cheaplow-tech