SOUTH ASIA

OBJECTIVES Students will • discover what monsoons are, why they occur, and how they influence climate. examine the effects of climate and how it shapes life in four climate zones in South Asia. investigate how climate affects other parts of the world.

South Asia is located on a SUBCONTINENT The HIMALAYAS cuts off South Asia from the rest of Asia.

CLIMATE Climates range from ARID –to TROPICAL

India is the 2nd most populated country in the world India is the 2nd most populated country in the world. (after CHINA ) 1 out of 5 people in the world live in South Asia

ECONOMY Most people in this area are FARMERS It is one of the POOREST-areas after sub Saharan Africa. India has become one of the fastest growing major economies, and is considered a newly industrialized country; however, it continues to face the challenges of poverty, illiteracy, corruption and inadequate public health. A nuclear weapons state it has the third-largest standing army in the world.

RELIGION HINDUISM -in India and Nepal - Pakistan is ISLAM