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South Asia Dominion Christian High School Marietta, GA Mr. Marston South Asia Dominion Christian High School Marietta, GA

South Asia is a subcontinent Large, Distinct landmass that is joined to another continent. In this case, Asia. Forms a peninsula Arabian Sea (West) Indian Ocean (South) Bay of Bengal (East) Includes Sri Lanka

Indian subcontinent

Landforms Mountains: Himalaya: formed by collision of tectonic plates. Mt. Everest: 29,035 feet Karakoram Mountains: Hindu Kush Mountains Khyber Pass: narrow pass between Afghanistan and Pakistan

Indian Topography Indian Topography

Himalayas

Himalayan Video

Himalayas

Internet Activity

Khyber Pass

Khyber Pass

Khyber Pass Khyber Pass

Ganges Plain Wide, fertile plain at the base of Himalayan Mountains Indus River Ganges River Brahmaputra 1/10 of the world lives here.

Ganges Plain

Chota Nagbur Plateau

Chota Nagbur Plateau

Central Landforms Vindhya Range: mountain range in Central India. Divides the northern and southern regions. Cuisine, architecture, and religious practices differ in north and south

Southern Landforms Eastern Ghats: rugged hills. Western Ghats Deccan Plateau: contains rich soil, but relatively dry because rainy winds are blocked by Western Ghats. Karnataka Plateau: south of the Deccan Plateau receives more moisture. Hills are lush.

Deccan Plateau

Karnataka Plateau

Other Sri Lanka: island southeast of India Maldives: Island chain south of India

Major River Systems Rivers are the key to live in South Asia Indus Brahmaputra Ganges All carry fertile soil from mountain slopes onto floodplains as the rivers swell from seasonal rains

Rivers continued Indus: cradle of ancient India Brahmaputra: major inland waterway. Ganges: Most important river in South Asia. Revered by Hindus who consider the river sacred. Most productive agricultural area and world’s longest alluvial plain: an area of fertile soil deposited by river flood waters. The Ganges Plain is India’s most densely populated area.

Natural Resources Rivers of South Asia provide Alluvial soil Drinking Water Transportation Hydroelectric Power Fish

Energy Resources Petroleum Reserves Natural Gas: Southern Pakistan Uranium

Minerals Leading exporter of iron ore Mica: makes electrical equipment Graphite: lead in pencils

Timber Conifers, silver fir, and hardwoods (oak, magnolia, beech, and birch) Severe overcutting threatens Nepal’s timber Massive soil erosion

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