South Asia C. 23 Section 1 Quiz notes.
C.23 Section 1 What countries are in South Asia? Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh Bangladesh, Professor’s story from UND?!
South Asia
ID the 7 countries!
C.23 Section 1 Himalayan Mountains Formed when the subcontinent collided with Asia Mount Everest is the highest mountain peak in the world. ***What is the subcontinent?***
Himalayan Mountains
Himalayan Mountains
Himalayan Mountain Facts Fact One: When translated, the Himalayas means the ‘abode of snow’! Fact Two: The Himalayas formed approximately 70 million of years ago following a collision between India and Asia via the Indo Australian and Eurasian plates. This tremendous collision resulted in the beautiful Himalayan range for which Nepal is now so famous. Fact Three: 75% of Nepal is covered by the Himalayas Fact Four: Although the Himalayas is the highest mountain range in the world, it is also the youngest. Fact Five: The Himalayas in Nepal contains over 250 beautiful peaks which all exceed 6,000 meters in height. Fact Six: 31 of the Himalayan peaks exceed 7,600 meters
Himalayan Vid. Clips Altitude sickness prevention http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiUgX4WrjX0 clips about 5 minutes: Hillary Documentary, about 7 min. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjRiKoOYOLk
C. 23 The Khyber Pass is route between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Water in South Asia? Indus River flows through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea The Brahmaputra flows west into India and Bangladesh Bay of Bengal is east of the Subcontinent
Khyber Pass
Kyhber Pass
K.P.
Rivers of South Asia
C.23 Misc. Items for section 1… Ganges Plain: Extremely fertile region in north India What is the name of the chain of islands off the coast of the subcontinent? How were they formed? Hindus believe the ____________ river is sacred. (filthy) END 1 Section Notes Sinking Maldives clip about 2 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJVfYBrp1DM
C.23 SECTION 2 Quiz notes Rain Forests They are very common to South Asia RF are near the Ganges Delta RF are in southern Sri Lanka RF are also located on the west coast of India RF vegetation includes: ebony trees, orchids, bamboo, mango, lush vines, and mangrove Because of high temperatures and a good supply of water, rice can be grown all year!
Rice (Staple food)
Modern Harvest
C. 23, Section 2 The Himalayas The lower foothills are covered with grassland and stands of bamboo The Himalayan highlands have year round snow! The climate varies with elevation
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo Bamboo can grow up to 39 inches in 24 hours!
C.23 Section 2 misc. and special features The Sundarbans are a swampy area in southwest Bangladesh The Deccan Plateau is an arid area between the Eastern and Western Ghats Tropical Savanna climate regions have grasslands and deciduous forests The Great Indian Desert are just east of the Indus River END SECTION 2 QUIZ NOTES
Sundarbans: Low lying islands, mangrove swamps
Deccan Plateau
Great Indian Desert
Bamboo Video Clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGdMTIxU9Uc About 7 minutes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYzKbM-hieA Largest Bamboo building 2 min clip Island of Bali in Indonesia!